One series of printed picture postcards was published (circa 1910) in a multicolour format with the caption positioned at either the top or bottom of the picture. The divided backing was printed in brown ink with the publisher’s imprint on the lower left corner. The postcards were “Printed Abroad” as per the imprint in the…
A J Storey B.C.A. Type I The front of the card in this series states A J Storey Photo.,Blantyre, B.C.A. FB
T.M. MILLER Bulawayo Thomas Maskew Miller was a South African publisher that established a publishing firm in Cape Town in 1893. Initially they imported books and stationery but later began publishing their own. In 1897 a branch was established in Bulawayo (the Bulawayo business went into liquidation sometime in 1910). The shop was situated on…
T. M. Miller Type II (Coloured)
T.M. Miller 1903 Series This series was first advertised in the The Bulawayo Observser 16th May, 1903, and was a collection of 12 vignettes. The cards are printed in black, on white card, with an undivided backing. They are not numbered and the printing was probably carried out locally. FB
Albert James Storey 1874-1941 Albert James Storey was born in England on 26th August, 1874 and went to British Central Africa in 1896 working as a book-keeper to the Zambesi Industrial Mission. Around 1900, he went into business establishing A J Storey General Stores. In 1901, Storey attempted to marry a local native woman, Alice…
Mufulira Mine Mufulira Mufulira Mine discovered in June 1923 when two experienced prospectors, Moir and Grey, who were working for the Rhodesian Congo Border Concession, found copper carbon stains. It was only in 1928, that serious work commenced on Mufulira Mine. This was partly because of transport problems and administrative changes, but local…
Globe and Phoenix Mine Que Que The Globe and Phoenix Gold Mine in Que Que (Kwekwe) was founded in 1894 by two prospectors, one Edward Thornton Pearson and another Joseph Schukala. The two gentlemen rediscovered a series of ancient mines which had been worked on for centuries by the Shona in Zimbabwe. Legend…
Caltex (Africa) Ltd Rhodesia’s Favourite Oil Company FB
Kodak (Central Africa) Ltd Salisbury Eastman Kodak Company, commonly known as Kodak, is an American technology company that concentrates on imaging products, with its historic basis on photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, United States and incorporated in New Jersey. It was founded by George Eastman in 1888. Postcards Kodak paper was used…
