The photographs are arranged by subject matter and cover activities in and around the town of Deseronto, Ontario. The majority date from the late nineteenth century and many depict the lumber-related industries of the Rathbun Company in Deseronto. There are also photographs of school groups, churches, railways, First World War airfields and portraits of Deseronto citizens.
Collection comprises: 1) Typewritten history of the Argyll Chapter, IODE, printed in 1980 for the organization's 70th anniversary 2) Menu and program for 90th anniversary dinner held on 10 November 2000 3) Undated newspaper clipping on plans for a military ball on 19 November 4) Printed history of the Argyll Chapter, updating the 1980 edition to mark the closure of the group in 2000
Poem, published in February 1916 (an article on the reverse of the poem mentions a candidates' meeting of the 1916 Peel by-election which took place on 23 February).