Series contains graphic materials, 1827-1984, predominant 1860-1975. 24 b&w photographs include views of the Rideau Canal, Ottawa, 1875, by William Notman; the St. Lawrence River from the Citadel, Quebec City, ca. 1880, also by Notman; stereoviews of Quebec city, taken ca. 1865-1880: Chain Gate, Old St.Louis Gate, Ice bridge on St.Lawrence River, Parliament Building, Hope Gate (inside and outside views), entrance to the Citadel Gate, Kent Gate, Montgomery House, Wolfe's Cove, plains of Abraham, Hope Gate & Dambourges Hill, Montmorency Falls in winter, Quebec lower town from Dufferin Terrace, by Louis-Prudent Vallée; the pavilion and Citadel, Quebec, by Underwood and Underwood; the Ottawa River from Government Grounds, Ottawa, Ontario, ca. 1880, by C. Bierstadt.
Series also contains graphic materials records, 1957-1989. 67 photographs (16 b&w, 51 col.) are autographed and inscribed portraits of various individuals, presented to Esmond Butler during his service as Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, 1959-1985: H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, 1957; Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada, March 1958; H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1962; Rt. Hon. Georges P. Vanier, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Pauline Vanier, Christmas 1965; H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, 1967; H.M. King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium, 20 April 1971; Rt. Hon. Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Norah Michener, 1973; H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward, 1973; H.R.H. Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, 1974; H.R.H. Prince Charles, April 1975; Rt. Hon. Jules Léger , Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Gaby Léger, December 1978; H.R.H. Princess Anne, 1979; Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, 1979; H.R.H. Princess Margaret, 1980; Constantine Karamanlis, President of Greece, 18 May 1982; H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Princess Diana, 1983; H.R.H. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Mr. Pieter Van Vollenhoven, September 1983; H.R.H. Prince Richard of Gloucester, 1983; Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, 1984; H.R.H. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard; H.R.H. The Princess Royal (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary); Prince Philip; State visit of Rt. Hon. Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Michener, to Persepolis, Iran, October 1971; Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada, investing Mr. Esmond Butler with Order of Canada, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ont., 1989; Mr. Esmond Butler with Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada, and Mrs. Mila Mulroney, ca. 1989. The photographs are by Cecil Beaton; Michael Bedford; Peter Bregg / Canapress Photo Service; Anthony Buckley; Cavouk; Carole Cutner; John Evans; Desmond Groves; Yousuf Karsh; Max Koot; Norman Parkinson; Lord Snowdon.
Series also contains graphic materialss, 1964-1982. 751 photographic positives, negatives and slides are related to the career of Esmond Butler, as follows: Assistant to the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada (Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey), 1955-1958; Acting Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth, Royal Tour of Canada, 1959; Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, 1959-1985 (Major General Georges Vanier 1959-1967, Rt. Hon. Roland Michener 1967-1974, Rt. Hon. Jules Leger 1974-1979, Rt. Hon. Edward Schreyer (1979-1984); Secretary General of the Order of Canada, 1967-1985, and of the Order of Military Merit, 1972-1985. The photographs are by various news agencies, government agencies and departments (incl. Department of National Defence, National Film Board) and individual photographers (incl. Cecil Beaton, London; Yousuf Karsh, Ottawa; Malak, Ottawa).
