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Kisch, Benjamin, 1842-1889 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1842 - 1889

Biography

Benjamin Kisch was a commercial photographer active in South Africa. From 1872-83 he had a studio at Smith Street East, Durban. From 1884-87 he was based at Mercury Lane. Durban. After his death, his wife continued the business at 12 Mercury Lane until circa 1893 (Bensusan 1963, p.239).

Sources:

Bensusan, A.D. (1963), '19th century photographers in South Africa'. 'Africana notes and news'. Volume 15, number 6, pp.219-252.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Bishop Colenso,' Sobantu', 1882

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058F/1
Scope and Contents 108 x 143 mm. A half-length studio portrait of John William Colenso (1814-1883) taken in Durban in 1882.Colenso, born of a poor family in St. Austell, showed a marked aptitude for mathematics and had a brilliant student career at St. John's Cambridge to which college he was elected a fellow. From 1838-42 he was a tutor of mathematics at Harrow and after his marriage in 1846 held a living in Norfolk. He was appointed Bishop of Natal and Zululand in 1853 and arrived permanently in...
Dates: 1882
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Portraits of Bishop John Colenso and Cetshwayo ka Mpande
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Embarkation of the Prince Imperial's Body at the Point, Port Natal [i.e. Durban], 11 June 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058A/12
Scope and Contents

203 x 137 mm. Showing the military escort and crowds of spectators on the waterfront at Durban on 11 June 1879 to watch the embarkation of the body of Prince Napoleon aboard the tug 'Adonis' (only the funnel of which is here visible) for transportation out to H.M.S. 'Boadicea' lying beyond the bar.

Dates: 11 June 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Redwood Natal [i.e. Province of KwaZulu-Natal] and Zululand Album 1879-80
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Embarkation of the Prince Imperial's body at the Point, Port Natal [i.e. Durban], 11 June 1879

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058A/14
Scope and Contents

152 x 101 mm. Showing the military escort and crowds of spectators on the waterfront, at Durban on 11 June 1879 to watch the embarkation of the body of Prince Napoleon aboard the tug 'Adonis' for transportation out to H.M.S. 'Boadicea' lying beyond the bar. The photographers signature 'Kisch' is stamped on the reverse, but shows through the print.

Dates: 11 June 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Redwood Natal [i.e. Province of KwaZulu-Natal] and Zululand Album 1879-80
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Rorke's Drift from Zululand, 1879 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058A/36
Scope and Contents

195 x 134 mm. A view looking across the Buffalo River from Zululand into Natal with the road from Isandhlwana to Helpmakaar crossing the drift at the left of the print.

Dates: 1879 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Redwood Natal [i.e. Province of KwaZulu-Natal] and Zululand Album 1879-80

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