Accession Number

2012.007.001.029

Description

A black and white photograph of the Sir Arthur Bromley - Laura Mary ("Maye") Dunsmuir wedding party standing on the steps of Burleith.

Narrative

This photograph depicts the Sir Arthur Bromley - Laura Mary ("Maye") Dunsmuir wedding party standing on the steps of Burleith. Laura Mary 'Maye' Dunsmuir and Lieutenant Arthur Bromley were married at St. Saviour's Church in Victoria on the evening of Friday, June 24, 1904. Attending bridesmaids were Kathleen and Muriel Dunsmuir, Miss Vernon, Miss Bromley and Miss Gertrude Rithet. The groomsman was Arthur's brother, Lieutenant Maurice Bromley-Wilson. After the church ceremony, some 500 invited guests attended a reception at the Dunsmuir home, Burleith.

History of Use

This photograph was taken in 1904 and placed in an album created by the James and Laura Dunsmuir family at Burleith, their home on Victoria's Gorge Waterway. In 1906 it was probably taken by the family to Victoria's Government House where they lived while James served as British Columbia's eighth Lieutenant Governor. From there it was taken to the family's new house, Hatley Park, in 1910.

Sometime after Laura Miller Dunsmuir's death in 1937, the album became the property of Dola Frances Dunsmuir (also known as Mrs. Dola Cavendish) and was kept at her house Dolaura in Colwood, B.C. After hear death, the album was owned by her sister Kathleen's daughter, Judith Humphreys (also known as Mrs. Judith Joy). Her daughter donated the album to Craigdarroch Castle in 2012.

Date

June 24 1904

Dimensions

20 x 25 cm

Support

Paper, Photographic paper

Country of Origin

Canada