This collection consists chiefly of 1,634 aerial photographs, 162 of which are stereographs, dated from 1938 to 1975. The first six containers consist of Landsat 1:1 000 000 Prints & Negatives. The photographs depict various geographic and geological features including mountains, deserts, volcanoes, farmland, lakes, and rivers. Some photographs depict roads, settlements, and dams. Canada and the United States features prominently in this collection however there are also photographs of the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. There are 52 pages of documents most of which are indexes to the photographs. There are also shipping transmittals, survey cards, letters, a purchase order, and diagrams with flight lines and photo set numbers. The 15 maps in this collection are of flight lines (some with film roll numbers added), hand-drawn maps of locations in the photographs, geographic maps, and physiographic maps.

Aerial photographs of farmland, rivers, lakes, highways/roads, and forest. Dated 3, 23 September 1958. Most photographs have markings drawn on them.

Aerial photographs of farmland, rivers, lakes, highways/roads, and forest. Dated 5, 20 August 1958 and 3 September 1958. Some photographs have markings drawn on them.

Aerial photographs of farmland, lakes, rivers, highways/roads, and towns. Dated 30 April 1957. Some photos are damaged.

Aerial photographs of farmland, rivers, lakes, highways/roads, and forest. Dated 3 August 1958. Some photographs have markings drawn on them.

Aerial photographs taken by J.H. Mitchell on main aerial reconnaissance flight from Hazelton via Fort St. James to Finlay Forks, Sifton Pass, Pelly River and Dawson, returning to Whitehorse via Yukon river and thence to Atlin. Additionally, aerial photographs from flight from Atlin Lake to Takla, via Nakina, Tanzilla and Klappan Rivers. Photographs show creeks, rivers, river valleys, lakes, mountains, and forests. Dated 12, 13, 16 and 17 July 1939.

Box contains 7 folders of photographic prints, chiefly black and white prints with a few duplicate prints in colour. The pictures have no latitude or longitude data, so the precise locations in the photographs cannot be determined. Each photograph has a multi-component identification number (handwritten on the negative) as part of the image, in a standard format, indicating sets of photographs. The first and last images in each set (when present) provide supplementary identification data, including the date and the general location. Some photos have pen lines or annotations drawn on them in blue or red ink.

The black and white prints are captioned "12. Air Photo Division, Energy, Mines & Resources - Canadian Govt. Copyright" (colour prints are not captioned). The sets of photographs are as follows:

RS/RC8/69/7/2448
Consists of 53 photos, numbered 1 to 53; photos 33 to 35 are missing. The "Start" photo is numbered "1-53". The "End" photo is numbered 53. The Start and End photos omit the "/69/" element from their identification number because the full date (9 August 1969) appears as supplementary data on each image, along with the phrases "Map Lines 6,1, Inuvik, N.W.T., Burnt Area".

RS/RC8/69/6/2448
Consists of 128 photos, numbered 1 to 128, grouped into two folders; photos 8 to 10, and 84 to 86, are missing. The "Start" photo is numbered "1-128". The "End" photo is numbered 128. The Start and End photos omit the "/69/" element from their identification number because the full date (9 August 1969) appears as supplementary data on each image, along with the phrases "Map Lines 1-5, Inuvik, N.W.T., Burnt Area".

RS/RC8/69/5/8443
One set of black-and-white prints and one set of colour prints, both incomplete. The colour set, which has both "Start" and "End" photos, indicates that a full set consists of 73 photos, the main batch comprising photos 1 to 72 (dated 7 August 1969) plus a single supplementary photo labeled "72 + 1 - Y" (dated 9 August 1969). The Start and End photos include the "/69/" element in their identification number and also include the phrase "Inuvik, N.W.T., Burnt Area". Photo 1 gives the phrase "Map lines 2, 1, 2, 1" for the main batch of photos and the phrase "Map lines 2, 3" for the supplementary photo.

RS/RC8/69/4/8443
One set of black-and-white prints and one set of colour prints, both very incomplete. There are no "Start" and "End" photos; the first photo present in each set is numbered 7 and the last one is numbered 50. Photos 35 and 36 from this set show topographical features which are recognizable in photos 105 and 100 of set RS/RC8/69/6/2448 (whose Start and End photo give the general location as "Inuvik, N.W.T., Burnt Area.")

Aerial photographs of farmland, lakes, rivers, highways/roads, and towns. Dated 30 April 1957. Some photos are damaged.

Aerial photographs of farmland, rivers, lakes, highways/roads, and forest. Dated 22 July 1958. Many photographs have markings drawn on them.

Contains:

• 1 printed “Index Map of Canada According to the National Topographic System”.
• 1 folder containing 6 sheets of computer printouts.
• A stapled set of sheets with a cover page titled: "LANDSAT - Stored at McGill University, Burnside Hall, Room 319 - Updated to October 21, 1980 - NUMBERS: 000001 to 000795"
• 42 folders of aerial photograph transparencies, dated between 1972 and 1974 and encompassing geographic range: Furthest north: 61 degrees North; Furthest south: 51 degrees North; Furthest west: 77 degrees West; Furthest east: 71 degrees West.