Accession Number

2007.004.031

Description

A sepia toned photograph of four Dunsmuir girls mounted on card. Two of them are standing on either side of a stool where a female baby is sitting. One girl is sitting on the floor. They all wear light coloured dresses. On the back of the photograph in the top left corner "P-22" is written in pencil. On the front of the photograph on the right side of the cardstock "Savannah PARIS PANEL Five Sisters Block, Victoria, BC" has been impressed. On the top centre of the cardstock there is a small hole with a piece of string tied into it.

History of Use

This photograph was used by the Dunsmuir family in Victoria and British Columbia's mainland. It was donated by Kathleen Euphemia Dunsmuir's grandson in 2007.  

Date

circa 1892

Dimensions

17 x 25 cm

Material

Paper, cardstock; Paper

Subject/Image

From left to right: Joan Marion Dunsmuir; Kathleen Euphemia Dunsmuir; Emily Elinor Dunsmuir; Jessie Muriel Dunsmuir.

Medium

Photographic

Support

Paper, Photographic paper

Inscription

Recto, bottom right to top right of cardstock, impressed: Savannah PARIS PANEL Five Sisters Block Victoria, BC
Verso, top left: P-22
 

Country of Origin

Canada