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 30 Collections and/or Records:
The Mine - Open works, overhanging main reef, 1891
154 x 208 mm. Showing surface excavations at the De Beers Mine, with an overhanging cliff above the workings.
The Mine - Open works, showing searching house in the distance, 1891
152 x 208 mm. A view looking along the excavated surface reef, with mine buildings on the level land in the background.
The Mine - Shoot for bringing ‘ground’ from a higher level (underground), 1891
204 x 152 mm. An indistinct view showing the shoot at the end of a shaft.
The Mine: The ‘Blueground’ after blasting (underground), 1891
209 x 151 mm. A technically poor and out of focus view showing a miner seated beside a rockface loosened be an explosive charge.
The Mine - Trucking ‘ground’ to Flat Sheet (underground), 1891
208 x 153 mm. Showing two metal trolleys loaded with excavated ‘ground’ in a tunnel in the mine. A caption on the print itself reads ‘D.B.M.Co. Junction of two tunnels at No IV Level, 700 ft’.