"Sprays from the Gem Fountain"; composite photo of infants, box 14, file 465.
- I-51987
- Item
- 1880
Part of Newcombe family fonds
Maynard, Hannah (Hatherly)
"Sprays from the Gem Fountain"; composite photo of infants, box 14, file 465.
Part of Newcombe family fonds
Maynard, Hannah (Hatherly)
"Gems of BC"; photo composite of infants and young children; Box 14, File 466.
Part of Newcombe family fonds
Maynard, Hannah (Hatherly)
Part of Todd, Gillespie family fonds
This "Gem" from photographer Hannah Maynard’s “Gems of British Columbia" series appears to have been created for 1883. The work includes child and baby portraits taken in previous years and features the portrait of a child from the pioneering Spotts family. Located beside the left flag in the centre of the work, it is likely “Cecillia Spotts”.
Several of the Spotts family children were photographed by Victoria-based Hannah Maynard of Mrs. R. Maynard's Photographic Gallery, including “Cecillia Spotts” and “Percy Spotts.” The Alexander and likely Barnswell families, also appear to have been clients of the Maynard Studio and represent other pioneering Black families of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
Maynard, Hannah (Hatherly)