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The fonds consists of a copy of a 30 page typed manuscript, "Dawson Days", written by Margaret H. Strong. Mrs. Strong reminisces about going to Dawson City, Yukon as a newlywed with her husband Art and the years they spent there. She writes about people they met and socialized with, outdoor sporting activities, travelling to and from the Yukon and Oregon, and about the Twelve Mile Ditch. The fonds includes original photographs taken by Mr. and Mrs. Strong, which illustrate many of the people and places talked about in her manuscript. Images include Dawson City, roadhouses, the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) stage and a shot of Juneau from a steamer going up the inside passage. Captions accompany the photographs (82/524). The remaining original photographs in the fonds are prints and postcards of Dawson City, Fort Yukon in Alaska, sternwheelers, mining activity, Yukon Gold Company's 60 Mile Camp, and construction of the Yukon Ditch. Alfred K. Schellinger, an engineer for the Yukon Gold Company, took many of the photographs and Art Strong may have taken the remaining (78/50).