Miscellaneous photographs documenting Canadian historic events, ca. 1896-1927; views of towns, harbours, canals, bridges, and buildings (Canadian and some foreign); photos of boats and weapons; and portraits of aristocrats, politicians, leaders (religious, military), and professional groups.
The following events and activities are documented: historic ball in the Senate Chambers given by Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Ottawa, Ont. (1896); ceremony of blessing the bell given by Lord Aberdeen to the church in Pointe Gatineau, Québec (1897); fire and aftermath of the Governor's Residence in Dawson, Y.T. (Christmas Day 1906); first rural mail delivery, Hamilton to Ancaster, Ont. (1908); Sir Robert Borden on Parliament Hill speaking on behalf of the Victory Loan Campaign, Ottawa (1917); construction of the Welland Canal, Ont. (ca. 1927). Photographs by unknown photographers and by the following: S.J. Jarvis, Ottawa; A.G. Pittaway, Ottawa; E. Reardon; Wolfe.
Views of the following: St. John harbour; Booth's raft of pine timber in Sillery Cove, Québec (1891); display of canons on the property of Mr. H.M. Price at Montmorency, Québec; Interprovincial Bridge in Hull, Québec after the 1946 fire; Nicholas Sparks' house, Ottawa, Ont.; aerial view of Ottawa including the Parliament Buildings, Chateau Laurier, and Rideau Canal locks (1928); Lady Grey Drive and Ketchum Boat Co., Ottawa; Grey Room in the Public Archives, Ottawa (ca. 1930); Public Archives building on Sussex Drive, Ottawa (1953); Mattawa, Ont. (ca. 1906); navy hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.; Cobalt, Ont. (hand-coloured panorama postcard, ca. 1908); Sandwich, Ont. (Assumption R.C. Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Essex County court house and jail); Glengarry cairn, Lancaster, Ont.. Photographs by unknown photographers and by the following: William Quinn; Royal Canadian Air Force; John Thomson, Quebec.