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The fonds consists of 929 glass plate negatives, primarily the work of H. C. Barley, official photographer for the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) during the period 1898-1902, and as such mainly document the construction and early operation of the WP&YR railway. The work of F. A. Callarman, a photographer based in Skagway, is also represented. Callarman's photographs date from c. 1899-1912 and consist of images of Skagway and other communities along the Yukon River system and scenic views both near Skagway and along the WP&YR railway. Besides extensive coverage of the actual construction of the WP&YR narrow-gauge railway, Barley's photographs also depict the activities of related organizations: the Red Line Transportation Company; the Canadian Development Company (views of roadhouses which were taken over by White Pass in April 1901) and the British Yukon Navigation Co. (BYNCo.) (views of sternwheelers and their construction). Subjects include early operation of the WP&YR, railway repairs, snow removal, construction crews and camps, accidents, blasting, surveying, excursion groups on the railway, officials and ceremonies, stations and trains. A large group of photographs relate to Skagway and include street scenes, fires, houses, businesses, schools, churches, the wharf area and steamships near the Skagway harbour. The fonds also includes images of Atlin, boat building at Bennett, Canyon City, Carcross, Dalton Trail (including Porcupine City), Five Finger Rapids, glaciers, leisure activities, mines and mining, North West Mounted Police (NWMP) roadhouses, Fort Selkirk, sternwheelers, White Pass City, White Pass Summit, Whitehorse, and the Alaskan communities Chilkat, Douglas, Fort Yukon, Haines, Juneau, New Metlakatla, Petersburg, Rampart, Sitka and Wrangell. Other locations include Green River, Wyoming; Port Townsend, Washington; San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.

The collection consists of photographs taken by H.F. Chritchley during his trip to Skagway and Lake Bennett in 1932. Views include Wrangell, Alaska; Skagway; historical markers at the International Boundary on the White Pass Route, and at the Church at Lake Bennett; Soapy Smith's Skull; and a White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) train engine.

This fonds contains ten photographs taken by a member of the Hanulik family of a drilling project to test for dredging possibilities on the frozen Yukon River near Dawson City, Yukon. Anglo American was the company testing for gold.

The fonds consists of photographs depicting the Hudson's Bay Company (HBCo.) store at Lower Post, the Rancheria River and the construction of a bridge. Also included is a "Whitehorse District Road Map" and a mileage schedule of the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, B.C. through the Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska. Highway construction camps are indicated on the latter.

The fonds consists of copies of photographs from three of the Ewings' albums. Photographs show many people, including Harry Ewing, the Grant Family and Percy de Wolfe, the Dawson City, Yukon area, airplanes and the Dawson City flood. Any descriptions on the backs of the photographs were transferred on to a caption list contained with the photographs.

The fonds consists of one hundred original black and white photographs which depict construction of the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, B.C. to Whitehorse, Yukon in 1942 and 1943. The majority of photographs capture the area between Fort Nelson to Watson Lake. The original caption list accompanies the photographs.

The fonds consists of photographs which capture scenes and life around Conrad, Skagway, and Whitehorse ca.1900 to 1903. It is possible that Harry Lay took the photos. There are scenic views of Montana Mountain, waterfalls possibly near Skagway, river rapids, creek scenes and horse pack trains. Other images show mining scenes near Conrad; tramways, mineshaft, wall tents, log cabins and sawmill. There are a few scenes showing the launching of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) sternwheeler Gladys. Whitehorse street scenes show the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Gould & Campbell Carpenters & Builders, Main Street, and a few other Whitehorse buildings of early 1900. There are images of Mr. Lay's son Nelson, a dog, and various individuals. The textual records are three original letters written to Mr. Lay. One typewritten letter is an offer of the position of manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Closeleigh (early name for Whitehorse); the second letter is a thank you from M. King, the manager of Upper Yukon Consolidated Company; and the third letter is from the Board of Trustees of the Whitehorse General Hospital signed by F. McLennan and W. Phelps.

The fonds consists of six films taken by Harry McConachie. The first three films capture a driving trip by four people in a Packard along the Alaska Highway (1942). Scenes include stops of interest, people, and communities from Fort St. John to Whitehorse and return. Many of the buildings in downtown Whitehorse and the shipyards are depicted. The remaining films (ca. 1939-1942) possibly document flights along the Yukon Southern Air Transport route (Whitehorse, Fort St. John, Peace River, Prince George, Dawson Creek, and Vancouver). Much of the film was taken from the air while flying in a Barkley Grow. The majority of locations are not positively identified except for scenes of Watson Lake, Whitehorse and Lake Laberge. Identified individuals include Grant McConachie, Sheldon Locke and Stan Emory or Harvey Johnson.

The fonds consists of four series: North Yukon Special Constables Oral History Project series, Research Paper series, Interview series and "A Structural History of the White Pass and Yukon Railway Depot, Whitehorse and Associated Structures" series.

The fonds consists of photographs documenting Father Henk Huijber's life in Europe during World War II and his travels throughout the Yukon. The photographs include images of Father Huijbers passports, identities, and the Red Cross ambulance used during the war, the Oblate of Mary Immaculate novitiates (1936-1937), Father Huijber's ordination portrait (1943), and the chalice he designed that was given to him at his first Mass. The fonds also includes photographs of Lower Post, Mayo, Keno, and Dawson City landscapes, scenes of the Alaska Highway, the dogteam in Watson Lake, snowshoeing, the dredge on Bonanza Creek, and the church and rectory at Burwash Landing.