Shoyer Bros (fl. 1878-1894) (photographers)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1878 - 1894
Biography
A. Shoyer was a commercial photographer active in South Africa. He had a studios at: Long and Loop Streets, Cape Town 1878-88; 43 Grave Street, Cape Town 1882-88; 1255 Eloff Street, Johannesburg 1889-91. Shoyer also may have had studios with his brother at: 77 Loop Street and 27 Adderley Street, Cape Town 1888-94 (Bensusan 1963, p.247).
Sources:
Bensusan, A.D. (1963), '19th century photographers in South Africa'. 'Africana notes and news'. Volume 15, number 6, pp.219-252.
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Item
Mackenzie, Missionary, 1860 - 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/29
Scope and Contents
104 x 146 mm. A Cabinet Card Photograph, half length portrait of the missionary John Mackenzie (1835-1899) seated at a table. Mackenzie came to Kuruman as a L.M.S. missionary in 1858. In 1862 he was transferred to Shoshong and from 1869-71 he was on furlough in England. In 1873 he was appointed tutor at the Moffat Institution, then temporarily based at Shoshong, and moved with the school to Kuruman, where he taught from 1876-82. After a second furlough he resigned from the Society in...
Dates:
1860 - 1899
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