St. Peter's Cathedral Archives houses and makes available the Cathedral official archives, along with archival materials related to the church community in Charlottetown and across Prince Edward Island.
The photograph is a formal portrait of the Reverend Canon J. Simpson, St. Peter's priest incumbent, with three assistants. From left to right, the men are: Reverend. G. F. Scovil, B.A., sitting; Reverend Canon J, Simpson, M.A., B.G.L.; Reverend A. E. Andrew, B.A.; and Reverend T. H. Hunt, M.A.
The photographs all show the same image: a formal class portrait, taken outdoors, of the students and two teachers of St. Peter's School. All the students are male.
The portrait is an etching of Edward King, the Bishop of Lincoln from 1829-1910. The item is an original; the artist's signature shows "F. W. Vroom, 1899".Dr. F.W. Vroom was Archdeacon of Nova Scotia in 1919 and preached at the Julbilee service.
The photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of a man; the inscription on the back reads "Alexander MacNab, one of the parishioners of St. Peter's." The number "3" is also written on the back of the photograph.