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The Floors - Loading ‘Blue’ for the washing machines, 1891

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059C/19

Scope and Contents

208 x 153 mm. Showing gangs of Africans, under the eye of a supervisor, loading diamondiferous soil into metal trolleys for transportation to the washing machines (see Y3059C/21).

Dates

  • Creation: 1891

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Poor condition, fading in from edges.

Originator(s)

Middlebrook, John E, fl 1892-1899, photographer

Finding aid date

2012-09-04 16:31:20+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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