The subseries consists of photographs collected by Walter Bruce MacDonald for his biography of R.C. MacDonald. The records are a combination of family photographs and photographs from various sources that were used in the book. More information about the majority of the photographs can be found in the book, "Catch-as-catch-can."

The series consists of records produced and accumulated as part of Craig Hodge's duties on the Pioneer Tales Committee Book Committee. The series includes photographs in the form of copy negatives and prints, as well as some original prints, and assorted documentation.

The collection consists of three photographs of the 1948 flood at Fraser Mills.

The file consists of photographs and a few newsclippings related to life in early Maillardville and at Fraser Mills (which was owned during this time by Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited).