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Unidentified photographer
Diamond mine in Griqualand-West
1879 (ca)
Albumen print
12.5 x 19.2 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2501244
LL/93108
Photograph of a diamond mine in Griqualand-West. There are two men sitting at a table in the foreground. Behind are rows of deep trenches with men and machinery along the narrow ledges between them. A settlement of huts and tents can be seen in the distance. 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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