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Unidentified photographer
Diamond mine in Griqualand-West
1879 (ca)
Albumen print
12.5 x 19.6 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2501243
LL/93107
Photograph of a diamond mine in Griqualand-West. Ledges of earth at different heights have been cut into the sides of a large pit around a pool of water. There are workmen on a ledge in the foreground, two carrying buckets. Beyond the mine there is a settlement with water behind. Griqualand-West was a British colony in southern Africa. The discovery of diamonds in the area led to vast excavation sites and the mass immigration of workers.
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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