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L to R: James (Boy), Marion, Kathleen, Muriel, possibly Bessie

L to R: Marion, Elinor, Kathleen

L to R, Back: Marion, Laura, Elinor, Byrdie. Front: James, Kathleen, Muriel

L to R: Elinor, Kathleen, Muriel. The girls appear to be in nightwear and are pretending to be sleepy.

L to R: Kathleen, Laura, Marion, James, Kathleen

L to R: Marion, ?,?, Muriel

The Canadian was built in 1898 and ran until 1937. It was the largest of ships in the Yukon

L to R: Elinor, Kathleen, Marion, James, Muriel

Siblings, James and Kathleen are stood on the lawn at Burleith.

The Clifford Sifton ship was built in 1899 on Bennett lake and travelled between Bennett, Dawson and White Horse. It was wrecked in 1904. The ship was named for the Minister of the Interior, Clifford Sifton (1896-1905) who implemented various policies to encourage immigration to western Canada.

Robert (Robin) Dunsmuir was the eldest child of James and Laura. He married Maude Shoobert in November, 1901.

L to R: Elinor, ?, Muriel

The house was built in 1899 by Samuel Maclure for Col. J. Peters.

Although the woman is unidentified, she also appears in image 24 in this album, seated next to Maye.

This picture shows a ship stuck in ice. Although captioned as Shackleton's ship, this is quite likely the RRS Discovery, captained by Robert Falcon Scott. It became stuck in ice on the expedition to the South Pole in 1902. Shackleton was part of the crew during this voyage.

In September 1901, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall & York (later King George V and Queen Mary) visited Victoria during their 1901 tour of Canada. The Duchess spent time with Laura Dunsmuir and visited Burleith. James Dunsmuir was Premier of the province at this time.

James Dunsmuir Jr. is pictured holding the reins of a small horse. He is stood in front of some stables, which could be government house in Victoria or the Dunsmuir family home, Burleith.