Accession Number

2023.003.015

Description

One sepia-toned studio photograph of Margaret Joan Harvey, about age 57. The image depicts her from mid-chest up. It is a side profile photograph showing her right side. Her gray hair is wavy and cropped just below her ear. She is wearing a darkly-coloured dress with shoulder straps visible through a dark sheer blouse. A floral corsage covers her left shoulder. At the lower right corner is the embossed name of the photographer’s studio in gothic font: “De Barron New York City”. On the back of the print, stamped in black, is: “PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE De Barron Studio 148 WEST 46TH ST., N.Y.C.”

Narrative

Margaret Joan Harvey (1871-1952) was born and raised in Nanaimo. Her mother was Agnes Crooks Harvey, the second daughter of Robert and Joan Olive Dunsmuir. Her father was Nanaimo shopkeeper James Harvey. In 1896, she married Lt. Berkeley Holme-Sumner (RN) at Victoria’s Christchurch Cathedral. She never returned to British Columbia after her marriage, but travelled to New York City at least once, when she posed for this photograph. Mrs. Holme-Sumner was also known as “Madge” and “Mousie”.

This photograph was collected to aid in the understanding and presentation of the Dunsmuir family story.

History of Use

This photograph was created in about 1928 and was used by Margaret Joan Harvey for an unknown period of time until it was donated to Craigdarroch by her grandson in 2023. He had been using it at his home in Scotland. 

Date

circa 1928

Dimensions

26.2 x 21.2 cm

Subject/Image

Margaret Joan Harvey

Support

Paper, Photographic paper

Country of Origin

United States of America