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The images cover locations in the western arctic and northern Alberta including: Fort Good Hope, Fort McPherson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Yellowknife and King William Land. The photographs are predominantly from the 1920s and illustrate a variety of subjects including: both Anglican and Catholic missions and missionaries, transportation along the Mackenzie River and payment of treaty. Included among the photographers are O.S. Finnie, J.A. Moran, J.F. McDougal, and L.T. Burwash.

The photographs document the search for, and burial of, the members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Patrol, commonly known as the Dawson Patrol or Lost Patrol. The Dawson Patrol was led by Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The patrol attempted to travel from Fort McPherson to Dawson City.

The records relate to the Northwest Territories' float that was entered in the Grey Cup Parade and contains newspaper clippings, two copies of the Miss Grey Cup Pageant handbook, correspondence, notes and information releases relating to Grey Cup activities. The photographs feature Emmeline Curley, Georgina Blondin and Jean Anne Hartley. The participation in the 1967 Grey Cup was the first official function of the Northwest Territories after the transfer of the Territorial Government to Yellowknife in 1967.

Records include photographs of former Commissioners of the Northwest Territories and members of the NWT Council from 1905 to 1967.

Records include photographs of a group of people that may have been taken in Ottawa in August 1965 at an official political function. Former Commissioners Ben G. Sivertz and Stuart Hodgson and Father Bern Will Brown appear in the photographs. The two photographs are signed on verso by Ben G. Sivertz.

The photographs document a variety of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachments and personnel, the 1973 RCMP Ball, the Flat River Patrol of the South Nahanni, Governor General George Vanier's 1961 tour of the Northwest Territories. Locations include Hay River, Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Inuvik. The map, (National Topographic System Sheet 106 M) depicts Fort McPherson, and is annotated with the location where the Dawson Patrol died in 1911 and the location where Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper, killed an RCMP constable in 1932.

Records include photographs taken during Corporal D.C. Martin's investigation into the death of Phil Powers. The photographs show views of Phil Power's Cache, Corporal Martin and views of the South Nahanni River.

The black and white images document a ceremony to erect a plaque at Port Radium on July 16, 1978 commemorating the uranium industry. The colour print depicts the unveiling of a plaque erected at Fort McPherson on July 7, 1977. Included in the images are Chief Johnny Kay [Kyikavichik], Dr. Henry Cook, R.P. Malis of Parks Canada, Father G. Duchaussois and Mr. Chuck Vaydik of the Northwest Territories Chamber of Mines.

Records include photographs of Governor General and Madame Georges Vanier's northern tour in June 1961. The photographs include views of northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Yellowknife, Norman Wells, Fort Norman, Inuvik and Bear River. In addition, there are images of educational and church facilities in many of these communities, and photos of traveling the Mackenzie River on the barge "Radium 103".

Records include images of Yellowknife and Dettah: a view of 50th Street and the Royal Canadian Legion Building (:0001); a trailer camp in Yellowknife (:0002); a view of Willow Flats (:0003); the docks at old town (:0004); and views of Detah in winter (:0005 and :0006). The photographs appear to have been part of the Canadian Government Travel Bureau's collection.

Records include photographs of members of the Northwest Territories Council, predecessor to the Legislative Assembly. The images include individual portraits of members of the Council, as well as group photos of the members in session and staged group photos. Contained in the collection are portraits of many Commissioners, including John H. Parker and Stuart M. Hodgson.

The material includes memorabilia from the 1973 Legislative Ball at the fictional "Fort Michener", a certificate in the name of Raymond the Raven, Pete Baker's certificate of election to the Council of the Northwest Territories, a commemorative brochure on Martin Frobisher signed by Capt. C. Frobisher, a notice concerning the establishment of the St. John Ambulance in the Northwest Territories, and a public notice concerning land ownership by the Chiefs in Council. These records were collected by Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson.

Records include photographs of various members of the Northwest Territories Council (predecessor to the Legislative Assembly) from the 1920s through the 1960s. Included among the images are portraits of council members such as John H. Parker, Merv Hardie and O.S. Finnie.

This accession consists of a photograph taken by O.S. Finnie in 1929 at Fort McPherson. It may have been taken at treaty payment time. Included in the photograph from left to right are: Simon Dizik, Reverend John Marten, Ben Kunnizzi, Christopher Colin, Corporal Wilson (RCMP), Old Robert, Johnny Kay [Kyikavichik], Fred Tuth, Chief Julius, L.A. Giroux, Old William Vittrewka, Charlie Snowshoe, and Abraham Francis. Identifications provided by Sarah Simon.

The photograph is of a group of participants at the 1977 Fish and Wildlife Convention.

The images depict the arts and crafts display and the Dene and Inuit demonstrations that took place at the 1976 Olympics. In addition, there are two copies of a brochure entitled "1976 Olympics, Government of the N.W.T. Arts and Crafts" and an introduction to the demonstration of games, dancing and drumming performed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

This accession consists of memorabilia collected by Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson and includes Christmas cards from Governor General Roland Michener and Norah Willis Michener, and memorabilia concerning a dinner at the Explorer Hotel held 28 April 1975 for His Royal Highness Prince Charles.

Included are images of communities; buildings; indigenous animals; landmarks; Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line sites; people; special events; Anglican and Catholic Missions; schools; Dene and Inuit involved in traditional activities; and landscapes. The images would have been used in government publications and displays.

This accession, collected by Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson, consists of a variety of unrelated material. Included in the collection is the transcript of an interview between [Clarence?] Johnson and [Des?] Fogg. The subject of the interview is Mr. Johnson's work aboard the ships "Emma" and "Nigalik". Also included in the collection are 5 unrelated photographs. The photographs include images of: Herbert Charles Wilson, speaker of the NWT Legislative Assembly from 1883-1888, Gordon Robertson, Game Wardens at Fort Smith, the unveiling of a plaque at the Northern United Place in Yellowknife and the NWT Council.