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The fonds consists of the bulk of the Cunningham Photographers photographic holdings and include wedding portraiture, commercial photographs, scenic photographs, 1959 Royal Tour photographs, personal photographs, and event photographs.

The wedding and family portraiture, including formal portraits and candid images, represent the largest portion of the images. The subjects and dates are all identified and span several decades. Commercial photographs for such businesses and Hudson’s Bay Company and many Alberta-based companies including manufacturers, retailers, energy companies, and others are also present and include images intended for advertising, personnel, sites, and interiors. Many events such as parades, banquets, and festivals are also represented in the fonds.

Scenic photographs of locations around Alberta such as Banff and Jasper National Parks are sampled, as are personal and family photographs.

The textual records consist of indexes to the photographs and negatives, arranged by portraits, weddings, commercial, and events.

The fonds consists of photographs and negatives taken in or near Coal Branch, Jasper, Banff, Luscar, Mountain Park, Lovett, and Yellowhead County with some photos taken in Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia.

The photos have a wide breadth of subject material including mining (including mine fires, rescue horses, miners, specific mines, equipment, and infrastructure), sports (including baseball, curling, tennis, soccer, and track), leisure activities (including music, parties, and performances), women, outdoor activities (including picnics, hunting, camping, ice skating, horseback riding, and snow-shoeing), landscapes, and people in a wide age range.

The fonds consists of images by William McLennan depicting various sites around Alberta, including Edmonton, Drumheller, Calgary, Jasper, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Fort McMurray, various provincial parks, several heritage sites, churches, and more. The slides also contain images of community events such as Edmonton’s Heritage Fest, chuckwagon races, etc.

There are also slides of McLennan family members and events. Furthermore, there is a relatively comprehensive collection of close-up images of various species of butterflies and other insects from across Alberta. Lastly, there are title card slides that McLennan would have used to create slide shows from his work.