Laura Dunsmuir can be seen walking on a path through what is probably the Japanese garden at Hatley Park.
Image is likely taken at Dallam Tower, home of the Bromley family. Laura Mary 'Maye' Dunsmuir married Arthur Bromley in 1904.
Image is from a series of photos taken by HU Knight. Other prints from the same photo session appear in different Dunsmuir family albums. On the back of one of the prints is written "taken on my 70th birthday". Laura Dunsmuir was born February 13, 1858.
This image is from a series of photos taken by HU Knight for Laura Dunsmuir's 70th birthday.
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir, seated in arm-chair in drawing room at Hatley, with dog at her feet.
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir, seated in armchair in drawing room at Hatley, wearing dark dress with pleated skirt. Handwritten caption on back says: "Taken on my 70th birthday."
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir, posed seated in a gilt chair in drawing room at Hatley. Wearing black dress, pearls, and shawl.
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir, posed standing next to gilt chair in drawing room at Hatley. Wearing black dress, pearls, and shawl.
Laura Dunsmuir is on the left, holding a parasol
Image is probably taken at the Dunsmuirs' Cowichan River property
L to R: Kathleen, Laura, Marion, James, Kathleen
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir with Tolly Wingfield, standing on porch at Cowichan River property.
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir, seated on lawn chair, holding Jill or Judy Humphreys
Mrs. Laura Dunsmuir, seated on porch at Cowichan River property, with grandchildren James and Joan Humphreys.
This image forms the left side of a panoramic picture
The Italian garden to the west of the castle was added as part of extensive development of the Hatley Park estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914. This image shows the lawns between the Italian garden, visible on the right, and the Japanese garden. White garden benches are positioned under the maple in this picture.
Miss Ransom and Miss Bridges’ School for girls in Piedmont, California, existed from 1908 to 1932. Low enrollments during the Depression years forced the school to close. However, when Dola Dunsmuir attended in 1920, the school was thriving. More than a finishing school for young ladies, the school offered a challenging curriculum for university preparation. The school had accommodation for 50 girls and offered frequent outings to concerts and plays as well as riding and hiking clubs. Students also performed an annual Shakespeare play. This picture is from one of the many outings.
This image shows cadets and their instructor gathered around a cutaway model of a ship's bow. Cadets learned the principals of anchorage and the arrangement of anchors and cables of a destroyer in this lesson.
