The fonds consists of records of the restoration of Edmonton Radial Railway Street Car Number 1. It includes a photograph album, technical literature and plans relating to street railway equipment from several manufacturers.
The photographs include the Cromdale car barns and yard of the Edmonton Transit System.

The fonds consists of photographs of early Edmonton including Fort Saskatchewan, Sturgeon River, and Pendennis Hotel.

The fonds consists of records created by Hooks Signs Ltd. of Edmonton.
The textural records (1912-1949, predominantly 1912-1919) include 9 invoice books from 21 Oct 1912 to 31 Oct 1919 and 2 Sep 1947 to 31 Jan 1949, as well as Hook Signs labels, certificates, Licenses, administrative records, and materials for an anniversary book.
The photographs (1920-1980) include images of the billboards and signs created by Hook Signs. There are also various street scenes and intersections in Edmonton, with a blank billboard sign in the background. These were used to show advertising opportunities to potential clients.

This series contains a photograph album taken by Charles E. McLaughlin of Edmonton on a trip from Wolf Creek on the McLeod River through to the Peace River country in 1912.

Fonds consists of 8 photographic postcards of Edmonton scenes and 1 photograph of High Level Bridge under construction.

The fonds consists of scrapbook about Lord Thomas Shaughnessy's CPR career (1913-1922); an album of photographs taken during the 1929 CPR annual inspection trip for the chairman, president and directors; and a scrapbook of obituaries for Lord William J. Shaughnessy.

The fonds consists of scrapbooks and reports about City of Calgary power, electricity and street railways, and Turner Valley oil; photographs Bowness Park; personal financial records of Mrs. Christina Brown; business records of United Oils and United Electric and Engineering Company.