The Microfilming Section of the Department of Archives was established in February 1972 with the use of a camera at the Lands and Surveys Department. Later that same year the department purchased its own camera.

Since its inception the Microfilming Section has embarked on a vigorous programme concentrated in the areas of:
(a) Preservation,
(b) Acquisition,
(c) Reference microfilming, and
(d) Security filming.
This approach has not only enabled the department to preserve fragile and heavily used original documents, but also to acquire copies from foreign repositories, and to make these easily accessible to researchers.
The Department of Archives possesses a large collection of microfilmed documents and has in-house microfilming processing and duplication facilities.

The modest photographic facility was established in 1977 and has been able to meet the demands of the annual exhibitions and the numerous requests from researchers for photographs. The photograph plays an important role in the Department of Archives. In the photo collection there are hundreds of photographs relating to people, places of interest, churches, society and other events of historical interest.

In addition, numerous articles and publications have been produced by the Department of Archives in which photography has played a major role. The constant acquisition and production of photographs have created one of the best photographic collections within The Bahamas.

The Microfilming and Photography Section continues to acquire, preserve and make available documents and photographs of historical significance to all who require them.