Harris, Robert, fl. 1880-1899 (photographer)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1880 - 1894
Biography
Robert Harris was a commercial photographer active in South Africa. He had a studio at Donkin Street, Port Elizabeth, 1880-1890 (Bensusan 1963, p.236). He exhibited photographs at the Port Elizabeth Exhibition 1885 and the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886. From 1891 to 1894 Harris was in partnership with Thomas McKnaught (Bensusan 1963, p.236). Harris produced a number of photographically illustrated books.
Publications:
Cowan, Charles (1882), 'Southampton to South Africa'. [Contains photographs by Harris]
Harris, R. (c. 1876), 'Photographic views of Port Elizabeth and neighbourhood'.
Harris, R. (188?), 'Photographic album of South African scenery'.
Harris, R. (1888), 'South Africa illustrated'.
Sources:
Bensusan, A.D. (1963), '19th century photographers in South Africa'. 'Africana notes and news'. Volume 15, number 6, pp.219-252.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Barberton, 1888
Barberton, De Kaap Gold Fields, 1888
Crown Street, Barberton, 1888
191 x 126 mm. A view looking along the wide unsurfaced street towards the Kaapsche Berg with the Royal Albert Hall (billiards, concerts and restaurant) in the right foreground and the Temperance Hotel at the farther end of the street.
Devil's Kantoor, De Kaap, Alluvial Gold Fields, 1888
190 x 125 mm. Showing the small settlement and mine workings at Devil's (or Duivel's) Kantoor near Barberton.
Hydraulic Mining, Lydenberg [i.e. Lydenburg] Gold Fields, 1888
174 x 125 mm. Showing two prospectors using a powerful water hose to sluice away the top soil on a claim.
Moodies from Union Company's Battery, showing Pioneer United Company, Barberton in distance, 1888
192 x 127 mm. A view looking out over the mine workings on the hillside with the Union Company's stamp battery in the foreground. Barberton, to the east, can just be made out in the distance beyond the spur at the right of the photograph.
Pilgrims Rest, Lydenberg [Lydenburg] Gold Fields, 1888
175 x 125 mm. Showing a section of the mining town of Pilgrim's Rest.
Sheba Reef, Bray's Golden Quarry, 1888
127 x 192 mm. Showing mine workings on the steep hillside of the Sheba Reef.
Sheba Reef Oriental Company, De Kaap, 1888
124 x 192 mm. Showing mine workings on the steep hillside of the Sheba Reef.
The Exchange, Barberton, 1888
193 x 124 mm. Showing a large group around the step of the Transvaal Share and Claim Exchange, a single storey corrugated iron building run by the Trust and Agency Company Limited.