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This fonds consists of 71 photographs, 47 colour slides, one photocopy of a map showing the settlement of Hay River in 1945, 6 original sketch maps of various other communities also from 1945, and one report entitled "Report on Physical Geography Study of the Western Arctic, 1947." The photographs show various communities across the north including, Hay River, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Fort Providence, Pine Point, Tulita, Inuvik, Aklavik, Port Radium, Rankin Inlet and Yellowknife. The photographs of Hay River show dwellings and tents; however, there are also images of the meteorological station, airfield and Hudson's Bay Company. The images of Yellowknife are primarily aerial images of the town, images of Old Town, residential areas and places of business. There are also photographs of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) barracks, Con Mine, Gordon Lake Mine, Negus Mine and commercial gardens. The photographs of Port Radium show the Eldorado uranium mine. Other photographs show pipeline activity at Inuvik. The slides are also mainly aerial images, and document communities throughout the NWT and Nunavut, including Yellowknife, Fort Smith, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Tuktoyaktuk, Aklavik, Hay River and the Mackenzie river. Nunavut locations documented on slides include Cambridge Bay, Baffin Island, Mansel Island, Prince Charles Island, Boothia Peninsula and Arctic Bay. One colour slide is a picture of Tom Doornbos of Yellowknife, carrying his water pails. The report was generated from personal observations by Robinson during a visit to the western arctic in August of 1947. The majority of the report focuses on observations about Victoria Island, Prince of Wales Island, Somerset Island and the Boothia Peninsula; however, there are also notations concerning the topography from Yellowknife to Bathurst Inlet. The report includes a diary of the trip and contains discussions of the topography, mapping, geology, ice conditions, vegetation and animal life. The report was originally produced for the Federal Government, Lands and Development Services Branch, Northwest Territories and Yukon Services.

The records depict the settlement of Hay River in 1945. The photographs are primarily of the dwellings and houses in the settlement, however, there are also images of the meteorological station, airfield and Hudson's Bay Company.

Photographs depict Northwest Territories communities and activities. The colour slides, taken at Fort Smith, Tulita, Pine Point and Inuvik, are of the communities. Some relate to mining and pipeline development. The prints include enlargements of aerial photographs of Fort Smith, a paddle steamer at Fort McPherson, a residential school in Fort Providence, gardens at Fort McPherson, a view of Arviat from the water, and the Cambridge Bay RCMP police detachment. The community planning sketches were drawn by J. Lewis Robinson in 1945.

The photographs include three taken at Fort Providence in 1945 which depict the community and what appears to be early attempts at commercial agriculture. The fourth image is an aerial view of Fort Simpson and the Mackenzie River, taken in 1967. The sketch maps, of Fort Providence and Fort Simpson, were both completed by J. Lewis Robinson in 1945. The Fort Providence map was drawn at a scale of roughly 1.5 inches : 500 feet, while the Fort Simpson map was drawn at a scale of roughly 1.5 inches : 1000 feet. Each map shows the relative locations of the communities' buildings including: hotels, RCMP stations, hospitals, churches, Signal Corps buildings, post offices, Hudson's Bay Company buildings, retail stores, private homes, and fuel tanks.