The collection consists of pictures taken by an unknown photographer, or photographers, in Kingston and the surrounding area, around the turn of the twentieth century. The photos show local landmarks such as Kingston City Hall, Kingston homes, Kingston Mills, Martello Towers and Jones Falls. Also included are photographs of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, men, horses and guns. Steam vessels such as the Rideau Queen, the Toronto and even pleasure sail boats, ice boats and quite a number of pictures of canoes and canoeists are included along with pictures taken at or near the Kingston Yacht Club. There are many pictures of as yet unidentified individuals in various poses including family scenes, picnics and fishermen. Another sizable lot of pictures were taken away from Kingston at various sites that have yet to be identified. One series were shot in what looks like a summer resort area and several others are of cities or a city yet to be identified.
Item is a photograph of R.M.C., Navy Bay and Kingston taken from Fort Henry Hill, this photograph is a continuation of Neg. #99 to capture the rest of the scene that could not fit into one shot
Item is a photograph of a girl posing for a photograph with a cat while sitting in a chair, the white sheet on the wall behind the girl looks as if it was taken in a home not in a studio and that the photograph was likely going to be cropped when developed into a print (see #101, #111)
Item is a photograph of a woman fishing at Water's Edge (is Water's Edge a location?), photograph is taken from the opposite side of the water, wooden building is three storeys tall and is old/ falling apart (parts of the wall are missing indicating it may be a barn or storage barn?)
Item is a photograph of the same square brick house as Image #78 but the photograph is taken from a different perspective that captures the front of the house rather than the side, a number "7" can be seen on the post of the gate farthest to the right in the image See #78
