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 26 Collections and/or Records:
Blauw Krantz [Blaauwkrantz] Bridge, Grahamstown and Kowie Railway, 1888
192 x 126 mm. Showing the girder bridge spanning a gorge on the railway line between Grahamstown and Port Alfred.
Buffalo River, East London, 1888
190 x 126 mm. A view looking inland along the Buffalo River from the east bank, with the hand-operated pontoon crossing the river in the middle ground.
Bushbuck hunting, Wycombe Vale, 1888
191 x 124 mm. Showing a group of hunters seated in a semicircle on a hillside with the bodies of antelopes arranged in front of them.
Conservatory, St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, 1888
192 x 125 mm. Showing the conservatory situated among lawns in St. George's Park.
Cradock, Eastern Province, 1888
191 x 126 mm. A general view of the town of Cradock, situated 120 miles north of Port Elizabeth, with the bridge over the Great Fish River in the foreground.
East London, Buffalo River, Eastern Province, 1888
191 x 127 mm. A view from the east bank of the Buffalo River looking towards the sea where work is in progress on the restraining walls and south breakwater. The crane 'Hercules', which arrived in East London in 1875, can be seen at the end of the breakwater. Railway lines run to the newly built wooden wharves in the foreground.
Gamtoos River, St. Francis [Saint Francis] Bay, 1888
192 x 127 mm. A view looking along the Gamtoos River, with picnickers on the bank in the foreground beside a moored sailing dingy. The Gamtoos enters the sea at Saint Francis Bay.
Graaff Reinet, 1888
191 x 126 mm. A view looking across the central part of Graaf-Reinet with the third Dutch Reformed Church in the middle of the photograph.
Grahamstown, Eastern Province, 1888
192 x 124 mm. A general view of Grahamstown with the spire of St. George's Cathedral prominent on the skyline at the left of the print.
King William's Town, Eastern Province, 1888
190 x 124 mm. A general view from a neighbouring hill looking over King William's Town on the Buffalo River.
Main Street, Port Elizabeth, 1888
190 x 124 mm. A view looking along Main Street, lined with commercial premises and with oxcarts standing along its length, towards Market Square and the Town Hall.
Ostrich Camp, Baviaan's River, Bedford District, 1888
191 x 126 mm. Showing a group of ostriches in a field near Bedford with a farmer standing to one side.
Ostrich farm, near Graaff Reinet, 1888
190 x 125 mm. Showing a large group of ostriches and a herdsman on horseback.
Palmerston Hotel, Port Elizabeth, 1888
192 x 125 mm. Showing the Palmerston Hotel standing on the corner of Jetty Street in central Port Elizabeth. Beneath the hotel's name is a legend reading 'Established 1839'.
Port Alfred, Kowie River, Eastern Province, 1888
192 x 128 mm. A general view looking down on to the mouth of the Kowie River at Port Alfred with the man-made lagoon at the left of the print.
Port Elizabeth, from the Jetty, 1888
174 x 113 mm. A view looking back towards the town from the pier, with the lighthouse and the Grey Institute visible on the summit of the hill beyond.
Somerset East, 1888
192 x 125 mm. A view looking along the tree-lined main street of Somerset East, with pedestrians in the roadway and a hill towering over the town in the background.
The Port Elizabeth Club, 1888
192 x 125 mm. A view looking across a lawn and flowerbed towards the substantial stone built club premises.
The Shipping, Algoa Bay [i.e. Algoabaai], 1888
191 x 126 mm. Showing shipping moored off Port Elizabeth being tossed about in rough seas. It seems probable that this photograph has been inadvertently reversed.
Town Hall, Port Elizabeth, 1888
190 x 126 mm. A view looking across Market Square towards the Town Hall (completed in 1862), a solid stone building with a central clock tower. With a horse tram and hansom cabs in the square in the foreground.
Uitenhage, Eastern Province, 1888
191 x 126 mm. A general view of the town of Uitenhage, situated on the Zwartkops River about twenty miles from Port Elizabeth.
Valley of Desolation, near Graaff Reinet, 1888
330 x 235 mm. A view looking out over the eroded rock formations to the valley beyond.
Valley of Desolation, near Graaff-Reinet, 1888
191 x 126 mm. A view looking out over the eroded rock formations to the valley beyond.
Westerly Gale, Algoa Bay [i.e. Algoabaai], 1888
190 x 126 mm. Showing surf breaking on the beach at Port Elizabeth, with part of the pier visible at the left of the print and shipping at anchor in the bay beyond. It seems probable that this photograph has been inadvertently reversed.
Zuurberg Pass, old waggon road to the north, 1888
193 x 125 mm. Showing a pony trap ascending the old wagon road, with dense forest covering the hillside behind.
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