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.
In this image, one woman is feeding the sheep with a bottle while the other is holding a small child on the sheep's back. The woman with the bottle may be Ada or Ida Catterall. There are also chickens in the background.
Undated. First, second, third floor plans. Shows existing layout, space to be made available by construction, and proposed renovations. 3 pages.
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.
Image is probably taken outside the gardener's cottage, home of Minnie and Phillip Francis Hayward. Peter Bugslag was a carpenter and caretaker at the Hatley Park estate.
Embroidered crest of armoured hand holding a beer mug. Motto: Nemo me impeun lassessit (no one can harm me unpunished)
Hatley Castle was designed by renowned British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure for James Dunsmuir. The estate was further developed from 1912-1914 by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall. This included addition of a new entrance on Sooke Road that would bring the visitor down a winding, serpentine road to the main house. An extensive network of roads and trails were added to the estate.
February 15 1984. Proposed floor plans for rooms 309, 310, 311. Working document- extensive pencil notes. 1 page.
Architectural, electrical, plumbing floor plans; details; schedule; reflected ceiling plan; elevations. 9 stapled pages.
Floor plan. 1 board.
Maps with hand-drawn ink lines showing the location of planned utilities alterations. Both deal with same area of campus, but different details. Some notes on back. 2 pages.
