Collection consists of photographic views of: Ontario Business College, Belleville, Ont., ca. 1870-1880; cabinet photo by D.A. Weese; unidentified Negro family, Chatham, Ontario, ca. 1870-1880; cabinet photo by J.S. Butler; portraits of unidentified men, women and children, Belleville, Berlin (Kitchener), Gananoque, Toronto, Waterloo, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, ca. 1860-1890; tintype, carte-de-visite and cabinet photos by C.W. Bigden, W.W. Black, Dominion Photograph Gallery, Gagen & Fraser, H.A. Huber, Robert McCormick, Charles Schneuker, H.K. Smith, D.A. Weese, J.W. Wilson, William Wunsch.
The collection also includes two Canadian Souvenir Post Cards of the Review Canadian Militia and three postcards of hand-coloured photographic views of Cavalry Drill, Canadian Militia, Canadian Militia in Camp, Church Parade and the Cavalry Line, Niagara Camp.
Additionally, there are black and white photographic postcards depicting a Canadian Military Camp; Valcartier Camp - Canada, 5th Royal Highlanders Detraining and Valcartier Camp - Canada, Arrival of Western Contingent. The two postcards of Valcartier were posted and include hand-written correspondence. Other black and white photographic postcards include the Canadian Engineers Orderly Room; Quartermaster and Staff C.S.M.E. North Camp, Sussex; No.1 Lines North Camp, Sussex; N.C.O. Canadian Engineers Training Depot at Shorncliffe, June 1916; an unidentified location with hand-written correspondence; 3rd SECo. [?] Canadian Division; two unidentified locations with correspondence on one postcard and text (possibly names of those in photograph) on the other; 12th Regiment Receiving New Issue of Ross Rifle, Niagara Camp; Sheffield Choir; and Canadians [bathing] in a brewery after a battle in France or Belgium.
There are also two postcards created by the popular war-time illustrator Captain Bruce Bairnsfather; Keeping His Hand In and "Well if you know of a better 'ole, go to it.".
Publishers of the postcards include Warwick's Bro.'s & Rutter Limited Printers, Toronto; The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd.; F.H. Leslie of Niagara Falls; Hilton of Brighton (United Kingdom); Walshams Ltd.; G.A. Hadden, Alviston, Ont.
