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Copy negative of a postcard depicting Trafalgar Square in London, England. Image submitted for copy by the Wascana Centre Authority.

Documentary: A documentary focussing on the Canadian Wing of the Guinea Pig Club. Describes the history of the club from its beginnings on July 20, 1941 to the present. Includes a descripton of Canadian doctor Ross Tilley's work at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead in England where doctors pioneered reconstructive surgery to repair injured airmen's physical features. Includes interviews with nurses, veterans who received for their wounds, villagers of East Grindstead and and with Prince Phillip, the president of the club. Also included is archival footage of patients undergoing operations, general shots of the hospital, and of East Grindstead.

News segments: (1) Streets scenes in Moscow, USSR (Russia). (2) Vita, Manitoba aftermath of storm? (3) Unidentified man and woman on murder in Mississippi. (4) Unidentified mass gathering in Buenos Aires. (5) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip with two of their children in Scotland. (6) Queen Elizabeth II and family at Braemar games in Scotland. (7) Unidentified people arrive in Quebec. (8) Revolution in Argentina. (9) Speed boat racing. Bluebird boat sinks. (10) Unidentified footage in Ontario. (11) Greta Garbo at airport in Paris. (12) Marlene Dietrich performing in Las Vegas.

Travelogue: Poole family trip to Liverpool and London, England.

Travelogue: Poole family vacation in London and Paris.

Dramatized short: An adaption of Sir Walter Scott's story of the Lady of the Lake. Includes scenes of Scotland and illustrations.

Travelogue: Records the travels, through Europe, of a group which leaves by ship from Montreal, Quebec, to attend the 22nd Convention of Rotary International in Vienna, Austria. Includes scenes of: the group's departure from Montreal aboard the S.S. Duchess of York and activities aboard ship; the ports of Cherbourg, France and Antwerp, Belgium; Brussels, Belgium; Vienna and rural Austria; rural Switzerland and France; Paris, as seen from the Eiffel Tower; the trenches and cemetary at Vimy Ridge; Canterbury Cathedral; and the changing of the guard at St. James Palace in London. Intertitles are used to explain different scenes.

Newsreel: A 2 part newsreel that follows the activities of Balloon Squadron 992 as it positions its balloons to guard the Firth River Bridge, near North Queensferry, Scotland, against German air strikes. These precautions are taken after a German air strike which took place on Monday, October 16, 1939, the first air strike of the war. The film shows the work of the men who handle the defensive weapon, how they maneuver the balloons and how mobile units are quickly moved to sites to defend against low flying airplanes. Includes air battle scenes as British Supermarine Spitfires clash with German Heinkel 111 bombers. Also describes Canada efforts, through the British Commonweath Air Training Programme, to train pilots to help Britain fight off the threat of invasion from Germany. Also included is a 2 minute item entitled BRITAIN FACES INVASION THREAT. Describes Britain's readness to fight off a German invasion and emphasizes the importance to Canadaians of purchasing war savings certificates.

Travelogue: Includes scenes from different areas of Scotland including Alloway, Ayrshire, birthplace of Robert Burns; Abbotsfords, Sir Walter Scott's home; Dryboro Abby, Sir Walter Scott's burial place; the city of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland with shots of the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, Linlithgow Palace, Holyrood Abby and John Knox's home; Dunfermline, Andrew Carnegie's birthplace; St Andrew's golf course; the highlands of Braemar. Also included are scenes of highland dancers. CAUTION - EXTREME SHRINKAGE - DO NOT PROJECT!!

Items are images of various animals, including a lizard, sea lions, ducks, swans, cattle (cows), a butterfly, a yellow-headed blackbird, a hawk, water buffalo, horses, snow geese and black geese.