Accession Number

983.930a-b

Alternate Name

reprint

Description

a. One black and white photograph of the Robert and Joan Dunsmuir family grave in Ross Bay Cemetery. The image depicts one large gray granite obelisk engraved with family names of those buried there, with a draped urn at its top. Gray granite curbing surrounds the lawn where the obelisk stands. Two rectangular voids are cut into the print in the area of the lawn. Into each of these is situated enlarged photographs of the wording on the monuments. b. This is a circa 1976 plain wooden framed painted black with clear glossy glass.

Narrative

This photographic record of the Dunsmuir family gravesite at Victoria's Ross Bay Cemetery was created for The Castle Society by photographer John Barnard in 1976 under the direction of Society President James K. Nesbitt. It was one of many such displays of Dunsmuir history that were exhibited in Craigdarroch during that time. Mr. Nesbitt commissioned Mr. Barnard to take the photographs and assemble the display.   

History of Use

This photographic display was commissioned for exhibit in Craigdarroch in 1976. It hung in Craigdarroch's dining room until about 1985 when the decision was taken to present the dining room as it might of appeared during the time that Mrs. Dunsmuir lived in the Castle (1890-1908).  

Date

1976

Dimensions

19.7 x 24.8 cm

Subject/Image

Dunsmuir grave, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC.

Country of Origin

Canada