Accession Number

2012.007.003.041

Description

Black and white photograph of Laura Dunsmuir and a man dressed in working overalls and heavy gloves. They are standing in a clearing surrounded by trees and looking at a large sawn log with an axe handle pointing towards Laura. Laura is holding a cane in her right hand, the tip of which is resting on the log. They are both slightly smiling.

Narrative

Laura and the worker are on the property of the Dunsmuirs' Cowichan River fishing lodge. 

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