photograph
Artwork
Accession Number
2012.007.002.014Description
Sepia toned photograph of a man dressed in a full dress military kilt uniform, standing in front of a motor car with a house in the background. On the extreme right of the photograph is a child's pram.Narrative
The man depicted in this photograph is dressed in the full dress uniform of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders. It is possibly John Hope.
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The man is standing in the grounds of the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hope (Elizabeth Maude "Bessie" Dunsmuir) in Vancouver. In the background, to the right is the home of the Hope's neighbour, Francis W. Peters, who was a general superintendent for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Peters home was at 1550 Marpole Avenue in Shaughnessy Heights, built in 1910, and the Hope home was known as "Luffness", at 1628 Marpole Avenue, built around the same time.
The first child of Mr. and Mrs. Hope, Edward James Hope, was born on July 19, 1911. The pram is likely for him.
1. See also image of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1913, including John Hope, from City of Vancouver Archives:
https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/72nd-regiment-seaforth-highlanders-of-canada-annual-inspectionHistory of Use
This photograph was taken in about 1913 and placed in an album created by the James and Laura Dunsmuir family at Hatley Park.
Some of the images of Hatley Park in the album show minimal landscaping, suggesting those photos date from when the house was newly completed, around 1910. At least one of the album's photographs was used as a post card and a postmark on the back shows a date of 1929, giving an approximate date range for the photographs in the album.
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 her 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
circa 1913Dimensions
11 x 8.6 cmSupport
Paper, Photographic paperCountry of Origin
Canada