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 14 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.
Elands Spruit, Waterval Boven, Transvl.[I.e. Transvaal], 1900 - 1910
208 x 152 mm. Showing cascades and rapids on the Elands River near Waterval Boven.
IMRY Transvl. Overhanging rock, Elands' Spruit, nr. Waterval Onder, 1900 - 1910
206 x 152 mm. Showing a section of the Laurenco Marques Railway Line near Waterval Onder passing under an overhanging cliff face, with the Elands River at the right of the print.
Komatie River, Komtaiepoort, 1900 - 1910
208 x 145 mm. Showing a cascade and rapids on the river.
Looking towards Devil's Bridge, Swazie-Transvaal border, 1900 - 1910
206 x 151 mm. A view from a hillside looking down into a steep valley gorge with hills and steep rockface on the farther side.
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.
Sheba G.M. Co. General view of Cyanide work, Battery, Mine etc. looking up Sheba Valley, De Kaap G. Fields, 1900 - 1910
The Waterfall, Waterval Boven, 1900 - 1910
153 x 206 mm. A view looking down on to the face of the waterfall on the Elands River after which Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder are named.
Tunnel and cogwheel section Waterval Onder end, I.M.Ry Transvl., 1900 - 1910
206 x 148 mm. A view looking down on a curving section of track climbing the side of a steep hill on the Laurenco Marques line near Waterval Onder. The tunnel in the sheer cliff face can be seen in the background. The line here features a central rack meshed into cogs on the underside of the locomotive to provide purchase on the steep gradient. The only rack railway in South Africa, it became obsolete with the advent of more powerful engines.
Tunnel of rack section, Waterval Boven end, I.M.Ry, Transvaal, 1900 - 1910
206 x 147 mm. Showing the rack railway running between sheer rock faces towards the entrance to the tunnel near Waterval Boven. Founded as a railway camp around 1894, Waterval Boven was used by the Boers as a prisoner of war camp in the South African war.
View in Crocodile River Valley. Kilo 137 NZASM, 1900 - 1910
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