The series consists of job files containing negatives, slides, and photographic prints (in the form of proofs, prints or contact sheets) and digital images (in a variety of formats). These files represent the product of jobs carried out for clients of Destrubé Photography Ltd.
The client job files selected for preservation by the BC Archives document a number of Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island industries, including advertising, construction, forest products, hospitality, real estate, shipbuilding, and tourism, as well as education and the arts. Urban and regional development is also highlighted. There is a limited selection of portraiture jobs, mainly depicting public figures (including four Lieutenant-Governors) and people in the arts.
These files contain only the photographic material that remained with the studio when jobs were completed; consequently, the contents consist primarily of negatives (1972-2002) and computer disks (2002-2013). They also contain a small amount of textual material in the form of work orders, correspondence, and photocopies of contact sheets.