Lee, Thomas, fl. 1893-1899 (photographer)
Person
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 1 Collection or Record:
Item
View in Crocodile River Valley. Kilo 137 NZASM, 1900 - 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/118
Scope and Contents
211 x 154 mm. A view looking down on to and along the Crocodile River, with thick woodland on either bank. NZASM was the initials of the Nederlands Zuid-Afrikaanse Spoorweg Maatskappij or Netherlands South African Railways Company, formed in Holland in 1884 to build a railway from Laurenco Marques to Pretoria. The first line, from Johannesburg to Boksburg was completed in 1889, but the link with Delagoa Bay was not finished until 1895 after many delays and much loss of life through...
Dates:
1900 - 1910
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