Accession Number

2012.007.003.040

Description

Black and white photograph of a cabin on the edge of a lake, surrounded by trees. At the water's edge, there is a small jetty with some barrels and boxes on it. There is a row boat pulled up onto the shore. Two men are walking away from the property along the shoreline to the left and a child is standing on the rocks to the right. A woman is standing on the cabin porch. The photograph is taken from the water, or from an opposite shore.

Narrative

The property depicted in this photograph is the Dunsmuir fishing lodge on the Cowichan River.

History of Use

This photograph and the Dunsmuir family album that it comes from was passed down through Laura Dunsmuir's daughter Dola Frances Dunsmuir (Mrs. Henry Cavendish) to the family of her sister Kathleen Euphemia Dunsmuir (Mrs. Seldon Humphreys) from whom it was acquired by The Castle Society in 2012.  

Date

circa 1919

Dimensions

11.5 x 6.5 cm

Support

Paper, Photographic paper

Country of Origin

Canada