| RCS contains: |
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| Y3059L |
Kimberley Diamond Diggings |
| Y3059V |
Views in Port Elizabeth |
| Y3059Y |
Photographs of Cape Province and of African types |
| Y305A |
Views in South Africa and Mozambique, circa 1875-80 |
| Y305B |
Photographic Scenery of South Africa, [S.l.]: S. Alexander, 1880 |
| Y305C |
South Africa Illustrated by a series of one hundred and four permanent photographs, Port Elizabeth : R Harris, 1888 |
| Y305D |
South and East Africa, 1880s |
| Y305E |
South Africa, circa 1925 |
| Y305F |
Views in South Africa, circa 1899 |
| Y305G |
Views in Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria, circa 1890-1900 |
| Y305H |
Photographs of South Africa, circa 1900 |
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South Africa Illustrated by a series of one hundred and four permanent photographs, Port Elizabeth : R Harris, 1888
| Title |
South Africa Illustrated by a series of one hundred and four permanent photographs, Port Elizabeth : R Harris, 1888 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y305C |
| Creator |
Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer |
| Covering Dates |
1888 (Date refers to date of publication.) |
| Extent and Medium |
104 images in 1 file; The photographs are generally in good condition, apart from slight dirt marking and crazing of the emulsion in a few instances. The volume was disbound in February 1980 owing to water damage to the cover caused by the flood of that date. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Robert Harris was one of the most accomplished commercial photographers operating in South Africa in the latter part of the last century. From 1880-1890 he was based at Donkin Street, Port Elizabeth and from 1891-94 was in partnership with Thomas McNaught at the same address. His activities before and after these dates are unknown, although he was certainly photographically active at an earlier date. At the 'Photographic Studio' in Donkin Street he advertised a wide range of photographs, including 'farms, houses, monumental tablets, boats, horses, dogs, birds, etc.' and a 'complete series of views of Port Elizabeth' (The General Directory and Guide Book for the Cape of Good Hope 1883). His speciality appears to have been the production of printed albums of views and Mendelssohn's South African bibliography lists three other works illustrated by Harris in addition to this volume: Harris, R (c. 1876) Photographic views of Port Elizabeth and neighbourhood, Port Elizabeth : [s.n] (26 prints); Harris, R (188?), Photographic Album of South African Scenery, Port Elizabeth : [s.n.] (108 prints); Cowen, Charles (1882), Southampton to South Africa, London : [s.n.], (24 prints). The first two of these works, and the present volume, were probably produced at the printing and stationery firm of William Harris and Co., 35 Main Street, Port Elizabeth. Harris exhibited at both the South African Exhibition at Port Elizabeth in 1885 and at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London the following year. At the former exhibition his 'enlargements, panoramic scenery and instantaneous studies' were commended as 'particularly good specimens of the respective classes of work'.
Originally a printed book containing carbon prints tipped on to the leaves above brief letterpress captions. Now the photographs are encased in inert archival sleeves. Most of the photographs, with the exception of a few large format prints, measure approximately 190 x 125 mm.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, South Africa Illustrated by a series of one hundred and four permanent photographs, Port Elizabeth : R Harris, 1888, Y305C |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 156-157.
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| Index Terms |
| Harris, Robert (fl 1880-1899) photographer |
| RCS/Y305C contains: |
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Cape Town, western province. 328 x 233 mm. A view from the Signal Hill Station looking in a southerly direction over the western side of Cape Town towards Devil's Peak. At the left of the print are the houses of parliament standing next to the central wooded area of the botanical gardens. Roeland Road leads off from the gardens (with the roman catholic cathedral at their junction) before petering out on the foothills of Devil's Peak. In the centre foreground St. Martin's Lutheran Church (with spire) and St. Paul's Church stand on either side of Orphan Street below Schoon Kloof.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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2
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Table Mountain and Lion's Head, Cape Town. 192 x 126 mm. A view from north of Cape Town looking westwards towards Table Mountain and the Lion's Head, with the western outskirts of the town visible at the left of the print.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition, apart from slight dirt marking.. |
1888 |
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3
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Government Avenue, Cape Town. 191 x 126 mm. A view looking along the oaklined avenue in the Botanical Gardens with part of the government buildings visible at the left of the print.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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4
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Little Paradise, Wynberg, near Cape Town. 193 x 127 mm. A view looking along a tree-lined road at Wynberg near Cape Town, with Devil's Peak in the background.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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5
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Avenue, Bishop's Court, near Cape Town. 192 x 126 mm. A view looking along an avenue of fir trees at Bishop's Court, a farm and vinyard between Kirstenbosch and Claremont originally named Bosheuval. Bought by Bishop Gray in 1848, it was planned to use the house for a school and was so employed until 1851 when the Collegiate School moved to Woodlands at Rondebosch.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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6
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Adderley Street, Cape Town. 193 x 125 mm. A view looking south-west along Adderley Street from the corner of the Parade, with hansom cabs lining the street and part of the Standard Bank Buildings (1883) visible at the left of the print.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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7
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Houses of Parliament, Cape Town. 193 x 127 mm. Showing the NE facade of the houses of Parliament.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer. |
1888 |
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8
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Knysna, Western Province. 192 x 127 mm. A general view looking over the houses of Kynsna towards the lagoon and the sea beyond Kynsna Heads.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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9
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Knysna Lakes. 191 x 126 mm. Showing one of the lakes near Knysna, surrounded by cliffs and hills.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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10
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Keiman's Gat, Knysna District. 191 x 126 mm. Showing the waterfall and narrow river gorge on the Kaaiman's River near George.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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11
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Barrington's Mountain Pass. 190 x 126 mm. Showing a wagon and a span of oxen descending a narrow steep mountain road surrounded by dense woodland. This is probably the Homtini Pass on the Upper Road to George the building of which was largely due to the determination of Henry Barrington (1808-1882) a farmer and landowner near Knysna.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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12
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Meiring's Poort, western province. 188 x 126 mm. A view looking along the track leading into the rocky pass through the Swartberg Mountains, with a few figures in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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13
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Simon's Town [i.e. Simonstad], naval station, Cape of Good Hope. 184 x 127 mm. A view looking northwards along the waterfront at Simonstown towards the west dockyard, with a steamer in dock on the slipway and the mast house (with small square tower) beyond. On a slight rise behind the town is the Wesleyan Chapel.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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14
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The Shipping, Algoa Bay [i.e. Algoabaai]. 191 x 126 mm. Showing shipping moored off Port Elizabeth being tossed about in rough seas. It seems probable that this photograph has been inadvertently reversed.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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15
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Westerly Gale, Algoa Bay [i.e. Algoabaai]. 190 x 126 mm. Showing surf breaking on the beach at Port Elizabeth, with part of the pier visible at the left of the print and shipping at anchor in the bay beyond. It seems probable that this photograph has been inadvertently reversed.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Main Street, Port Elizabeth. 190 x 124 mm. A view looking along Main Street, lined with commercial premises and with oxcarts standing along its length, towards Market Square and the Town Hall.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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17
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Town Hall, Port Elizabeth. 190 x 126 mm. A view looking across Market Square towards the Town Hall (completed in 1862), a solid stone building with a central clock tower. With a horse tram and hansom cabs in the square in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Port Elizabeth, from the jetty. 174 x 113 mm. A view looking back towards the town from the pier, with the lighthouse and the Grey Institute visible on the summit of the hill beyond.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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19
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Conservatory, St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth. 192 x 125 mm. Showing the attractively designed conservatory situated among well tended lawns in St. George's Park.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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20
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Palmerston Hotel, Port Elizabeth. 192 x 125 mm. Showing the Palmerston Hotel standing on the corner of Jetty Street in central Port Elizabeth. Beneath the hotel's name is a legend reading 'Established 1839'.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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21
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The Port Elizabeth Club. 192 x 125 mm. A view looking across a well tended lawn and flowerbed towards the substantial stone built club premises.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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22
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Valley of Desolation, near Graaff Reinet. 330 x 235 mm. A view looking out over the eroded rock formations to the valley beyond.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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23
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Zwartkops River, near Port Elizabeth. 190 x 123 mm. A view looking along the Zwartkops River near Algoa Bay (i.e. Algoabaai) with promenaders on the path running along the riverside.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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24
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Uitenhage, Eastern Province. 191 x 126 mm. A general view of the town of Uitenhage, situated on the Zwartkops River about twenty miles from Port Elizabeth.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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25
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Van Staaden's Pass, Cape Road. 190 x 123 mm. Showing a group of travellers on horseback and in a cart about to cross a drift on the Cape Road. Exact location unknown.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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26
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Gamtoos River, St. Francis Bay. 192 x 127 mm. A view looking along the Gamtoos River, with picnickers on the bank in the foreground beside a moored sailing dingy. The Gamtoos enters the sea in St. Francis Bay near Humansobrp.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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27
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Grahamstown, Eastern Province. 192 x 124 mm. A general view of Grahamstown with the spire of St. George's Cathedral prominent on the skyline at the left of the print.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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28
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Blauw Krantz Bridge, Grahamstown and Kowie Railway. 192 x 126 mm. Showing the graceful girder bridge spanning a gorge on the railway line between Grahamstown and Port Alfred.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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29
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Port Alfred, Kowie River, Eastern Province. 192 x 128 mm. A general view looking down on to the mouth of the Kowie River at Port Alfred with the man-made lagoon at the left of the print.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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30
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East London, Buffalo River, Eastern Province. 191 x 127 mm. A view from the east bank of he Buffalo River looking towards the sea where work is in progress on the restraining walls and south breakwater. The crane 'Hercules', which arrived in East London in 1875, can be seen at the end of the breakwater. Railway lines run to the newly built wooden wharves in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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King William's Town, Eastern Province. 190 x 124 mm. A general view from a neighbouring hill looking over King William's Town on the Buffalo River.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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32
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Buffalo River, East London. 190 x 126 mm. A view looking inland along the Buffalo River from the east bank, with the hand-operated pontoon crossing the river in the middle ground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Public buildings, Queenstown. 191 x 126 mm. A view looking along Cathcart Street towards the Town Hall, completed in the early 1880's. Clocks were not placed in position in the clocktower until 1897, in celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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34
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Zuurberg Pass, old waggon road to the north. 193 x 125 mm. Showing a pony trap ascending the old wagon road, with dense forest covering the hillside behind.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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35
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Ostrich Camp, Bavariaan's River, Bedford District. 191 x 126 mm. Showing a group of ostriches in a field near Bedford in the eastern cape, with a farmer standing to one side.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Ostrich farm, near Graaff Reinet. 190 x 125 mm. Showing a large group of ostriches and a herdsman on horseback.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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37
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Kafir dance, Zululand. 191 x 127 mm. Showing a large band of Zulu warriors gathered for a dance, with a few figures in the foreground holding umbrellas above their heads.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer. |
1888 |
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Kafir woman and child, Cape Colony. 193 x 127 mm. Showing an African woman, dressed in loose woven cloth and turban, seated on the ground with a young child on her lap.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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39
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Somerset East. 192 x 125 mm. A view looking along the tree-lined main street of Somerset East in the Eastern Cape, with pedestrians in the roadway and a hill towering over the town in the background.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Cradock, Eastern Province. 191 x 126 mm. A general view of the town of Cradock, situated 120 miles north of Port Elizabeth, with the bridge over the Great Fish River in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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41
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Graaf Reinet. 191 x 126 mm. A view looking across the central part of Graaf Reinet with the third Dutch Reformed Church in the middle of the photograph.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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42
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Government buildings, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State [i.e. Free State]. 191 x 124 mm. Showing the old government buildings, a long narrow construction with a central square tower, facing on to (?) Mailtland Street.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Group of coolies, Umzinto. 190 x 124 mm. A group portrait of an immigrant Indian family posed outside their homes in the sugar mining centre of Umzinto in southern Natal.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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44
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Barkly Bridge, Vaal River. 190 x 123 mm. A view looking along the Vaal River towards the girder railway bridge near Barkly West, with ponies and traps on board the hand-operated pontoon ferry in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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45
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Bushbuck hunting, Wycobe Vale. 191 x 124 mm. Showing a group of hunters seated in a semicircle on a hillside with the bodies of antelopes arranged in front of them.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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46
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Easter hunt (The Larder). 192 x 126 mm. Showing part of a camp site in a bush, with the bodies of antelopes hanging in a row from a rope strung between two trees.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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47
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Zulus in war dress, Zululand. 190 x 125 mm. Showing a group of Zulu warriors arranged in two rows in front of characteristically thatched huts. The younger men in the back row carry the black shields of the more inexperienced regiments while the men in front have the white or near white shields of an older regiment. Most of the men in the front row also wear the 'isicoco', a headband signifying marriage.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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48
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Valley of Desolation, near Graaff Reinet. 191 x 126 mm. A view looking out over the eroded rock formations to the valley beyond.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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49
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Kimberley Diamond mine, Griqualand West. 191 x 125 mm. A view showing the Big Hole at Kimberley mined to about half its final depth, with machinery at the base and pulleys and winches running down from the lip.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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50
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Central Company's Shaft, Kimberley Mine. 192 x 126 mm. Showing miners and company employees grouped around the main shaft at the base of the Big Hole.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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51
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Kimberley mine and town. 192 x 125 mm. A view looking across the top of the Big Hole towards the town of Kimberley on the farther side.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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52
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Diamond office, Kimberley. 191 x 124 mm. Showing a sorter grading diamonds into piles of various sizes onto a long table, with a figure beside him entering details into a ledger.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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53
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Diamond Market, Kimberley. 191 x 123 mm. A view looking along an unidentified street in Kimberley lined with the small single -storey premises of diamond brokers. Most of the owners are standing on the stoeps outside their offices posing for the photographer.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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54
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Queen's Hotel, Kimberley. 190 x 123 mm. Showing the ornate facade of the Queen's Hotel, a brick building with an elaborate wrought ironwork verandah. On the gables, fashioned after Dutch Cape Colonial style the legend '1881 Queen's Hotel' is carved in relief on inset panels. A group of men pose on the stoep for the photographer, with a carriage and a team of horses in the roadway.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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55
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Kimberley Club, Du Toits Pan Road. 190 x 124 mm. Showing the front facade of the club, a two-storey brick building with wide wooden verandahs, facing out on to Du Toits Pan Road. A group of members is gathered around the front entrance. Founded in 1881, the original articles of association contain, among others, the names of Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson, who for some years shared a ramshackle cottage opposite the club. The club 'is such perfection. Electric bells wherever you like to touch. Velvet pile and turkey carpets to walk upon and then one loses oneself in a luxurious lounge' (Rhodes, 1969, p.53). The present club building dates from 1896, the building seen here having been destroyed by fire.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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56
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The Bend, Vaal River. 191 x 124 mm. Showing a herd of long-horned cattle on the bank of the Vaal River.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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57
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De Beers Diamond Mine. 191 x 125 mm. Showing winding gear and mining plant at the edge of the Big Hole, Kimberley.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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58
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Washing gear, Bulfontein Diamond Mine. 191 x 124 mm. Showing the washing machinery at the Bulfontein mine with a large group of miners posed on the hillside for the photographer. Bulfontein was one of the larger Kimberley mines.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition. |
1888 |
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59
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Morning market, Kimberley. 328 x 233 mm. A fine view looking down from the upper storey of a building on to the busy scene in the market place below. Long spans of oxen drawing wagons loaded with timber and other produce stand in the foreground while an auction of some kind appears to be taking place in the market square itself. The far side of the square is lined with commercial premises with the buildings of the town beyond.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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60
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Washing gear and floors, Kimberley Mine. 192 x 126 mm. A view looking down on washing machinery and plant at the Kimberley mines.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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61
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Du Toits Pan Diamond Mine. 190 x 124 mm. Showing excavated land, with winding gear on the lip of the hole in the background at the Du Toits Pan Mine in south east Kimberley.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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62
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West Street, Durban. 192 x 126 mm. A view looking east along West Street with the tower of the town hall in the distance. The Methodist church is in the right foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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63
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Town Hall, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 190 x 124 mm. A view from the junction of Gardiner and West Streets looking across towards the town hall, a porticoed building surmounted by an over large clock tower. Built in 1885, it was converted into the Post Office in 1910 when the new city hall was completed.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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64
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Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 191 x 125 mm. A view looking south west along Church Street from its junction with Commercial Road, with St. Peter's Church and the Zulu war memorial in the left foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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65
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Umbilo Falls near Durban. 192 x 124 mm. Showing the cascades of the Umbilo Falls.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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66
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Sugar mill and plantation, Umznto, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 192 x 124 mm. A view from a neighbouring hillside looking down on the sugar mill buildings, with cultivated land beyond and the manager's bungalow on the hillside in the background.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Cutting sugar cane, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 193 x 124 mm. Showing Indian immigrant labour loading harvested cane on to bullock carts mannes by African labourers.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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68
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Zulu headmen or chief. 191 x 126 mm. Showing three Zulu-warriors in their full regalia standing in front of a circular thatched hut. The men carry the near-white shields of an experienced regiment in the smaller size introduced by Cetshwayo in the 1850's.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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69
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Zulu family and Kraal. 190 x 125 mm. Showing a Zulu family standing in front of a circular thatched hut.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Umkomaas River, south coast, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal]. 191 x 125 mm. Showing a wagon crossing a drift on the Umkomaas River, with a hand-operated pontoor ferry moored on the further bank and a settlement of houses beyond. The Umkomaas enters the Indian Ocean south of Durban.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Crossing a drift, road to the Umzinto. 192 x 125 mm. Showing an ox-drawn wagon crossing a drift on a small river on the Umzinto road.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Howick Falls, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal], height 365 feet. 234 x 328 mm. A view looking along the cliff face towards the sheer drop of the falls, situated fifteen miles from Pietermaritzburg on the Umgeni (i.e. Mgeni) river.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Goldfields coach, Royal Hotel, Potchefstroom. 191 x 127 mm. Showing the stage coach, drawn by a team of ten horses standing in front of the single-storey Royal Hotel at Potchefstroom. The hotel, which was rebuilt in 1902 was, until the coming of the railway, a stopover for passengers travelling by coach between the diamond and the gold fields. The date of the construction of the original building is uncertain.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Vaal River, near Potchefstroom. 191 x 124 mm. A view from a hillside looking down on to the Vaal River, with a drift across the stream in the centre of the photograph leading to small farms and ciltivated land on the farther bank.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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75
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Potchefstroom, Transvaal Republic. 191 x 127 mm. A view looking along an unidentified street in Potchefstroom, with the Royal Hotel in the left foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer. |
1888 |
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76
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Church Street, Pretoria. 192 x 125 mm.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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77
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Dutch Reformed Church, Pretoria. 190 x 124 mm. Showing the newly completed Dutch Reformed Church in Church square, with a wagon and a span of oxen drawn up in front of the building. The church, which was inaugurated in January 1885, replaced the one which was burned down in 1882.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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78
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The Wonderboom, near Pretoria. 191 x 125 mm. A close up view of the wonderboom, a wild fig tree outside Pretoria estimated to be over a thousand years old.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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Lovers Walk, Pretoria. 191 x 125 mm. Showing a pony trap on a tree-lined path with a stream in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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80
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Entrance to Pretoria, Middleburg Road. 191 x 124 mm. Showing a horseman and two Africans standing beside a small river, with the road into Pretoria in the background lined with willow trees. This is presumably the point at which Church Street East crosses the Aples River.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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81
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Bronker's Spruit, Pretoria and Middleburg Road. 192 x 127 mm. Showing the stream of Bronker's Spruit in the foreground, crossed by the Pretoria - Middleburg Road in the background.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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82
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Johannesburg, Witwatersrand, Transvaal. 192 x 125 mm. Showing the city of Johannesburg in its early stages, with single-storey buildings and tents on the Witwatersrand ridge. A photograph probably taken in 1886-7 during the first year of the city's life. Surface gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand in 1884 but the area was not officially declared an open mining area until 1886.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1886–1887 |
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83
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Morning market, Johannesburg. 193 x 125 mm. Showing wagons and long spans of oxen in the open market square at Johannesburg.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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84
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Witwatersrand Gold Mining Company. 193 x 124 mm. Showing the stamp battery buildings in the course of erection. William Knight came to the Witwatersrand in July 1886 and formed Knight's Witwatersrand Gold Mining Company which was registered on 8th January 1887. This was the first Rand Gold Mining Company to be registered in the Transvaal.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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85
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Witwatersrand main reef workings, showing banket formation. 190 x 125 mm. Showing neatly excavated trenches on the Witwatersrand, with groups of miners digging in the background. Banket is rock containing pebbles and is associated with the presence of gold.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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86
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Ferreira Gold Mining Company. 191 x 126 mm. Showing miners at work shifting boulders excavated from the trenches on Ferreira's mine. The Ferreira Gold Mining Company and the Ferreira Deep were named after Colonel Ignatius P. Ferreira (1840-1921) who had laid out Ferreira's Camp in 1886 and was one of the leaders of the early diggers. These two mines were among the most successful on the Wittwatersrand, paying out a dividend of 400% for many consecutive years. Whitehead's Mine can just be made out on the horizon.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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87
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Grahamstown Gold Mining Company. 192 x 126 mm. Showing miners at work in the excavated trench of the Grahamstown Gold Mining Company at Johannesburg.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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88
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Heidelberg, Transvaal. 190 x 124 mm. A general view from a neighbouring hill looking down on the town of Heidelberg, situated on the Biesbok Spruit River thirty miles southeast of Johannesburg. Heidelberg was the capital of the South African Republic during the last Boer War of 1880-1.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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89
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Little Hell, Elandsberg, road to Barberton. 191 x 126 mm. Showing a trap drawn by a team of horses on the Barberton Road.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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90
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Elands Spruit, road to Barberton. 190 x 126 mm. A view looking along the Eland's Spruit River, with two figures and a horse in the foreground.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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91
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Devil's Kantoor, De Kaap, Alluvial Gold Fields. 190 x 125 mm. Showing the small settlement and mine workings at Devil's (or Duivel's) Kantoor near Barberton.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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92
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Barberton, De Kaap Gold Fields. 189 x 126 mm. A view of the town of Barberton, the headquarters of the De Kaap gold fields. The neatly laid out houses and streets are enclosed in the semi-circular ridge of hills from which the photograph is taken. The heyday of gold production in the area was from 1882-1887 and this view was probably taken around the end of this period: By the beginning of 1887 it had, indeed, developed into a town of open structure which spread from under the Saddleback to Lomas Ridge, while in the east and west respectively residences of some pretension were being erected on the Berea and in Belgravia' (Praagh, 1906, pp. 360-1).
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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93
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Elephants Creek, road from Barberton to Fair View and Eureka City. 190 x 127 mm. Showing African travellers on the track at Elephants Creek.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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94
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Barberton. 189 x 127 mm. A view of the town of Barberton, the headquarters of the De Kaap gold fields. The neatly laid out houses and streets are enclosed in the semi-circular ridge of hills from which the photograph is taken. The heyday of gold production in the area was from 1882-1887 and this view was probably taken around the end of this period: By the beginning of 1887 it had, indeed, developed into a town of open structure which spread from under the Saddleback to Lomas Ridge, while in the east and west respectively residences of some pretension were being erected on the Berea and in Belgravia' (Praagh, 1906, pp. 360-1).
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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95
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Republic Gold Mining Company, De Kaap. 191 x 126 mm. Showing a mixed group of European and Africn miners posed near mne workings on a steep hillside.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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96
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Republic Gold Mining Company's Battery. 191 x 124 mm. A head-on view of the four-stamp battery.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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97
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Sheba Hill, showing Oriental Company, Brays' Golden Quarry and Eureka. 192 x 127 mm. Showing the mine workings of the various companies on the steep slope of Sheba Hill.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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98
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Moodies from Union Company's Battery, showing Pioneer United company, Barberton in distance. 192 x 127 mm. A view looking out over the mine workings on the hillside with the union Company's stamp battery in the foreground. Barberton, to the east, can just be made out in the distance beyond the spur at the right of the photograph.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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99
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Crown Street, Barberton. 191 x 126 mm. A view looking along the wide unsurfaced street towards the Kaapsche Berg with the Royal Albert Hall (billiards, concerts and restaurant) in the right foreground and the Temperance Hotel at the farther end of the street.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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100
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The Exchange, Barberton. 193 x 124 mm. Showing a large group posed on the stoep of the the Transvaal Share and Claim Exchange, a single storey corrugated iron building run by the Trust and Agency Company Limited.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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101
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Sheba Reef, Brays' Golden Quarry. 127 x 192 mm. Showing mine workings on the steep hillside of the Sheba Reef.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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102
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Sheba Reef Oriental Company, Da Kaap. 124 x 192 mm. Showing mine workings on the steep hillside of the Sheba Reef.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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103
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Pilgrim's Rest, Lydenburg Gold Fields. 175 x 125 mm. Showing a section of the mining town of Pilgrims Rest.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition, apart form slight dirt marking.. |
1888 |
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104
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Hydraulic Mining, Lydenburg Gold Fields. 174 x 125 mm. Showing two prospectors using a powerful water hose to sluice away the top soil on a claim.
Creator: Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Good condition.. |
1888 |
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