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LL/93102
Unidentified photographer
1879 (ca)
Kimberley Mine

Albumen print
12.8 x 19.4 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2501237
 
Photograph of the Kimberley Mine. Within the pit there is a series of earth ledges at different heights. There is a row of machinery on the far edge of the pit. Long cables extend from the machinery into the pit. The Kimberley Mine was a major diamond excavation site in Griqualand-West, a British colony in southern Africa. A large town was established nearby to accommodate the mass immigration of workers.
 
From the collection of Queen Victoria
 
LL/93102


 

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