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File consists of one aerial photograph of downtown St. Albert and surrounding land from ca. 1943. Depicts Perron street and bridge, Community hall, Bruin Inn, skating rink, and Banque Hochelaga building.

This photograph depicts an aerial view Braeside neighbourhodd, including Broadview crescent and Burnham Place in St. Albert. A caption on the donor receipt notes that there is no pool built yet in that area when the photograph was taken.

Photo depicts the exterior of the Bruin Inn in the winter.

Depicts an oblique aerial view of downtown St. Albert looking northeast from Grandin area. Visible is St. Albert Trail (Highway 2), Perron street, St. Anne street, Mission hill, Youville building, Little White School (Father Jan annex), Father Jan school, St. Albert high school, Bishop's Palace (Vital Grandin centre), St. Albert parish, Grey nun's barn buildings, downtown stores, St. Albert Community hall, Bank of Montreal building, Bruin Inn, Hec's Confectionary, view of river lot system, Memorial Drive (that no longer exists).

Depicts a portrait of Edmond Brosseau. Edmond Brosseau farmed in St. Albert from 1873 and also established a grocery and dry goods store that was sold in 1900 to Cheri Hébert and Fleuri Perron, St. Albert's first two mayors. Brosseau was also the builder of the granary in St. Albert. Edmond Brosseau (1825-1917) was born in Lapraire near Montreal and died in St. Paul-Minneapolis. He married Métis Julie L'Hirondelle in St. Albert in 1876 and they had eight children. Later he moved to build a house south of Edmonton on the North Saskatchewan River which soon became a hamlet known as Brosseau, where Edmond is buried.