Middlebrook, John E, fl. 1892-1899 (photographer)
Biography
John E. Middlebrook joined the Royal Colonial Institute in 1892. He was operating the Premier Studio, Du Toits Pan Road, Kimberley circa 1888-94. Circa 1898-99 he was based at 396 West Street, Durban (Bensusan 1963, p. 242).
Sources:
Bensusan, A.D. (1963), '19th century photographers in South Africa'. 'Africana notes and news'. Volume 15, number 6, pp. 219-252.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Diamonds classified for shipment, £52,000 Parcel, 1891
207 x 152 mm. Showing a collection of small piles of diamonds of various grades laid out on white paper on a long table in the valuing and classifying room at the De Beers head office.
Head Offices - ‘De Beer’s Consolidated Mines, Limited’, 1891
149 x 203 mm. Showing the brick-built De Beers Head Office, situated on a corner next to the Kimberley Diamond and Share Market.
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