The fonds contains 23 black and white photographs, 21 black and white negatives, and 1 photocopy of a photograph from Charles Hillary Hopkins' private collection. The majority of the photographs were reprinted in 1996, but the original copies of these photographs date from the 1930's to 1959. The photographs were taken in Melfort, Saskatchewan and surrounding areas including the Stoney Creek and Whittome districts. They include images of Melfort High School (Melfort Collegiate Institute)students and staff, Broadway School students, snow plowing, and a flood.

Prize winner at the Boys and Girls Calf feeding Competition.

The Melfort High School Staff. back row L to R: Jack Whitely, Jack C. Joslyn, George Anderson, front row L to R: Isla McHarg, Miss. Nickelson, May Louise Long, Marie Howie

Melfort High School. Back Row: L-R: Marvin Pyett, Don Elliot, Bob Blakely, Isla McHarg, Philip Jocelyn, Les Holroyd, Joe Vickar; Middle Row L to R: (Unknown), Iona Wiemken, (Unknown), (Betty Kio?), (Unknown), Beryl Gunderson, (? Graham), Thora Joslyn; Front Row L To R: Shirley Price, (Unknown), Hazel Sproule, (Unknown), Donald Manson, Dorothy Hurd.

A group of Melfort High School students standing and sitting in front of the school. There is a large tree on the left.

Melfort High School Student Council. standing L to R: Jack Bell, ?, Paul Wanamaker, Don Elliot, (Les Hollyroid?), (Harold Swift?); sitting L to R: Thora Joslyn, Marie Howie

Eleven of the Members of the Whittome Snow Plough Club; the inauguration of the S. P. Plough in March, 1959; L to R: Gordon South, Carl G. Carlson, Charlie Hopkins, Gordon Bethune, Grover Heavin, George Schlechte, Percy Price, Elgin (Slim) Hodgins, Jack Levring, Howard Moggy, J. S. Blakely.

The remains of the Bridge on Stoney Creek west of Thaxted after the flood.

The Stoney Creek flooding. The photo is taken looking west towards the Wittig House.

The Stoney Creek flooding. The photo is looking east toward the L.H. Fennell farm. It was taken just east of the George Wittig home.

Melfort Collegiate minstrel show. standing L to R: Charlie Hopkins, Jack Bell, Mel Hanson, Carrol Chlopan, Don Dafoe, Ken Nelson, Reclining-Albert Bodnarchuk.

The Melfort Collegiate Night Minstrel Show. front L to R: Carrol Chlopan, Charlie Hopkins, Jack Bell, Mel Hanson.

Melfort Collegiate Night minstrel show; L to R: Carrol Chlopan, Charlie Hopkins, Jack Bell, Mel Hanson, ? Wilkenson, Don Dafoe

The Melfort Collegiate Night Minstrel Show. L to R: Carrol Chlopan, Charlie Hopkins, Jack Bell, Mel Hanson, Ken Nelson