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Inscription on back of copyprint reads "a Yorke Boat. One of the most . . .carriers of James Bay". Chesterfield attempted to edit part of a dog out of the foreground of this image, however, the dog remains on the negatives. Shows part of a dock in the foreground, with the boat in the middle ground, with three large sails, and a cluster of four people upon it. In the distance there are rolling hills dotted with trees, and a vast expanse of sky beyond that.

Photograph depicts a native woman and child in a canoe. The women is wrapped in a shawl (painted red on the lantern slide), and the child wears a white dress, and is standing holding a doll. They are floating in a marsh, smiling at the viewer. In the distance is it possible to see the out post buildings in Great Whale River.

Photograph shows rapids in winter, flowing over rocks and ice. The banks to either side are snow covered, and several fir trees are visible. The river seems to be at the bottom of a ravine, as both banks slop sharply upward.

File contains a typescript of Chesterfield's article titled "Viking Doctor of Labrador."

Photograph is of the out post buildings at Moose Factory. There are five buildings in total, two on the left three on the right. There is also a beech schooner, along with planks, row boats, and bits of equipment scattered around the area.

Photograph depicts two Cree men on GWR unloading a midsized schooner. To the left of the composition there are dozens of boxes, presumably containing supplies. To the right is a canoe which is ashore. One man sits on a box and looks out to sea, the other is bending over upon the ship.

Photograph shows two men on the rightm one standing on and over turned kayak, the other holding an oar, standing in front of another one. The scene is divided diagonally right to left, by the shore line. In the background there is a small sail boat. Both men look away from the viewer, and are dressed in western style work clothing, they are possibly Cree men, however they have been thrown into shadow.

Writing on the back of the photograph as follows "A mild day west when traveling in Hudson Bay- Photo by Bert Chesterfield". Image depicts three men and four dogs who are harnessed to a dog sled. The three men stand in the background, none of them look at the viewer, the dogs are all in the foreground, some are laying down, some are in motion. The dog sled provides a solid divide in the middle ground.

File contains a typescript of Chesterfield's poem titled "The Fur Trader's Reverie."

Photograph of a very large ship, resembling an ocean liner, almost centered in the middle of the Hudson Bay. Horizon line divides the composition in half, leaving only water and sky as the background.