Consists of analogue and digital records donated by the City of Winnipeg’s Public Works Department with ca. 2000 photographs including slides, negatives, and polaroids. Many photos capture public parks, boulevards, streets, and playgrounds created for the daily functions of the department including presentations, research, and documentation. Photo albums created by municipal parks boards such as the St. James Parks Board before Winnipeg amalgamation were collected by Public Works and depict the parks created and maintained by the St. James Parks Board. Other historical photos and prints of public parks, and recreational activities were collected for research and display purposes.

Photos of Exhibition Park, Triangle Park, Old City Hall, New City Hall, the Horse Show Ampitheatre, and Portage and Main in Winnipeg. All of these parks and landmarks either do not exist anymore, or have changed significantly. Photocopies of Exhibition Park show where it was located between Selkirk, Jarvis, and McPhilips Streets and served as an entertainment event and industrial fair. It had a variety of circus activities, Ferris wheel, art, a stampede, games, and music for the public to enjoy from 1891 until the 1920s. Triangle Park, also known as Odeon Park, was previously located in the Exchange District. City Hall photographs depict the old "Gingerbread" City Hall and the City Hall that replaced it, as it is seen today. The Horse Show Ampitheatre is a copy of a postcard showing the exterior of the Ampitheatre. The last photo is an aerial photograph of Portage Avenue and Main Street with surrounding downtown area.

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activities in Winnipeg with photos of the old City Hall.

Photos of Assiniboine Park, including the old Pavilion, English Gardens, Duck Pond, cricket players and the cricket pavilion, band stand, Boy with the Boot Statue, conservatory, bear enclosure, and other recreational activities.

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activities in Winnipeg with photos of the Assiniboine Park Zoo Bear Enclosure

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activites in Winnipeg with photos of cricket in Assiniboine Park

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activities in Winnipeg with photos of the Assiniboine Park band stand

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activities in Winnipeg with photos of the old conservatory in Assiniboine Park.

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activities in Winnipeg with photos of the Assiniboine Park duck pond.

Photos of the gardens, foot bridge, park space, golf course, and golf club house in Kildonan Park.

From a collection of records about the history of parks and recreational activities in Winnipeg with photos of Kildonan Park.