Lee, Thomas, fl. 1893-1899 (photographer)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1893 - 1899
Biography
Thomas Lee was a commercial photographer active in South Africa. From circa 1893 to 1899 he had a studio in Barberton, Mpumalanga (Bensusan 1963, p.240).
Sources:
Bensusan, A.D. (1963), '19th century photographers in South Africa'. 'Africana notes and news'. Volume 15, number 6, pp.219-252.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
A creek scene near Barberton, 1900 - 1910
154 x 208 mm. A view looking along a small stream running through thick woodland, with two figures standing among the vegetation.
A glimpse of Barberton, De Kaap Gold Fields, 1900 - 1910
204 x 151 mm. A view from surrounding hillside looking down on the town of Barberton in the eastern Transvaal. Founded in 1884, Barberton was the centre of the De Kaap Goldfields which up to about 1887 produced several million pounds worth of gold. After that date gold mining activity fell off.
Barberton, Transvaal, from Scott's Hill, 1900 - 1910
206 x 149 mm. A view looking down on the scattered homesteads of Barberton, with a range of hills in the background.
Crown Street, Barberton, Looking E. [i.e. East], Transvaal, 1900 - 1910
207 x 151 mm. A view looking along Crown Street with the junction with President Street in the foreground and the premises of A.L. Murray and Co. at the left of the photograh. Pedestrians and dogs stand on the unsurfaced roadway.
Pilgrim Street, Barberton, Transvaal, looking east, 1900 - 1910
205 x 152 mm. A view looking along the wide unsurfaced street with the premises of Chester and Co. in the left foreground and an unidentified building with a small onion-shaped dome futher down.
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