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This watercolour depicts white boys setting fire to an Indigenous burial site on a shoreline. It illustrates a story in Edgar Fawcett's memoire, Some Reminiscences of Old Victoria, that tells of the author and his friends setting fire to the burial boxes at Halkett Island in 1867.

This watercolour on construction paper depicts people in the foreground waving to 6 ships as they sail away. The artist included a descriptive card that reads: Good-bye to the “flying squadron” and the days of sail in the Royal Navy. May 25, 1870.

This watercolour on blue construction paper depicts the bow and sail of a boat with a figure in black with a distinctive "Spanish" hat planting a cross on the shore. The artist included a description that reads: The Spanish explorers were the first white visitors to the W. Coast. In 1790, Lieut. Don Manuel Quimper sailed into Esquimalt Harbour.

This watercolour depicts children leaving a school house and resting under Garry Oak trees and amid camas and other flowers. The artist also included a calligraphic description that reads: In a grove of oaks, and surrounded by wild flowers of all kinds, was the Old Colonial School, on the site of the present Central. It was built of square logs, white washed, and was also the residence of the master.

This watercolour depicts a group of likely Lekwungen women gathering camas amongst arbutus trees. The islands and mountains in the background suggest the location maybe be from the vantage of present day Oak Bay. The artist included a descriptive card that reads: “Camosun,” Indian name for Victoria. The gathering of the “camass” was a ceremony. Only start in Indian diet.