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Duffus Bros (fl. 1880-1899) (photographers)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1880 - 1899

Biography

Duffus Bros (Jack and W.) had a studio in Joubert Street, Johannesburg circa 1891 to 1899. In 1893 the firm appears to have been active in Potchefstroom. Circa 1889 Jack Duffus was the official photographer for the London 'Sphere' and had a 'Royal Appointment' (Bensusan 1963, p.231). The firm also had a studio at Burlington House, Pritchard Street, Johannesburg.

Sources:

Bensusan, A.D. (1963), '19th century photographers in South Africa'. 'Africana notes and news'. Volume 15, number 6, pp.219-252.

National Portrait Gallery (200?) 'Photographers represented in the National Portrait Gallery's collections [Internet]'. London: National Portrait Gallery. Available from: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/photosd.asp [Accessed 19th March 2004].

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Kate S. Jennings, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055C/2
Scope and Contents

Showing Kate Jennings, the mother of gold mining engineer Hennen Jennings, seated with an unidentified child.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Society women of Johannesburg
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Major (later Lieut. Col. A.O.L. Kindersley, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055C/11
Scope and Contents

A half length portrait of Archibald O.L. Kindersley (1869-1955) in military uniform. He served in the West African Brass River Expedition 1895; the South African War 1900-02; as Honarary attaché to the British Embassy in Tokyo 1911-13; and in the First World War 1914-19 (Salonika 1916-19); probably around the turn of the century he was employed in the Department of Native Affairs, Johannesburg.)

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Society women of Johannesburg
 Item

Mrs. Perkins, Johannesburg, S.A., 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055C/3
Scope and Contents

A head and shoulders cabinet portrait of the wife of an American gold mining engineer.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Society women of Johannesburg

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