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Kimberley (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

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African crapps, 1929

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/9/29
Scope and Contents

76 x 52 mm. Three Africans playing crapps, possibly at Kimberley.

Dates: 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Building], 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/9/31
Scope and Contents

78 x 52 mm. Probably at the Kimberley mine.

Dates: 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cape Province: Kimberley, Town Hall, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC South Africa/110
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Envelope containing monochrome postcards (set of twelve plus additional card) showing views in Cape Province.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Central Company's Shaft, Kimberley Mine, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/50
Scope and Contents

192 x 126 mm. Showing miners and company employees grouped around the main shaft at the base of the Big Hole.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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De Beer's Diamond Mine, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/57
Scope and Contents

191 x 125 mm. Showing winding gear and mining plant at the edge of the Big Hole, Kimberley.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond fields - Bultfontein mine, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/50
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A printed book containing tipped-in reproductions from photographs, all measuring 140 x 100 mm, with brief letterpress captions beneath the prints. The captions have been recorded as found and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. The prints are grainy with high contrast. Consequently, the images are listed rather than described in detail, although occasional notes and cross-references on points of interest have been added. The process used in the reproductions has not...
Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond Fields - De Beer's mine, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/74
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond fields - Du Toits' Pan mine, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/49
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond Fields - Du Toit's Pan mine, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/73
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond fields - Kimberley mine, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305B/47
Scope and Contents

The print is initialled 'SA'.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond Market, Kimberley, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/53
Scope and Contents

191 x 123 mm. A view looking along an unidentified street in Kimberley lined with the small single -storey premises of diamond brokers. Most of the owners are standing on the steps outside their offices posing for the photographer.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Concentrating plant, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/166
Scope and Contents

190 x 138 mm. Showing a long row of freight wagon trolleys outside the concentrating plant buildings at Kimberley.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Kimberley open mine, now disused, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/164
Scope and Contents

151 x 202 mm. A view looking down into the 'Big Hole' at Kimberley.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Pulsator House, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/167
Scope and Contents

191 x 139 mm. A view showing machinery inside the Pulsator House at Kimberley.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Pulsator House - showing vibratory tables, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/168
Scope and Contents

203 x 152 mm. A view inside the Pulsator House, showing the trays on which diamonds are separated from other material by vibration.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. Rough diamonds, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/169
Scope and Contents

190 x 101 mm. Showing a pile of uncut diamonds on a table.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond mining at Kimberley. [?] Westerton Mine, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/165
Scope and Contents

190 x 139 mm. Showing mining buildings and hoisting gear.

Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond office, Kimberley, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/52
Scope and Contents

191 x 124 mm. Showing a sorter grading diamonds into piles of various sizes onto a long table, with a figure beside him entering details into a ledger.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamond workings, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/9/28
Scope and Contents

77 x 50 mm.

Dates: 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diamonds classified for shipment, £52,000 Parcel, 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059C/27
Scope and Contents

207 x 152 mm. Showing a collection of small piles of diamonds of various grades laid out on white paper on a long table in the valuing and classifying room at the De Beers head office.

Dates: 1891
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman: St Luke's Mission Church, Takoon [?], built by local effort., 1930 - 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/441
Scope and Contents

127 x 86 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman: the Rev. F.W. Peasley, mission priest at St John's Mission, Motito, with young parishioners., 1930 - 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/442
Scope and Contents

87 x 128 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Du Toits-Pan Diamond Mine, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/61
Scope and Contents

190 x 124 mm. Showing excavated land, with winding gear on the lip of the hole in the background at the Du Toits Pan Mine in south east Kimberley.

Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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General view of mining area, 1872

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059L/2
Scope and Contents

212 x 158 mm. A view looking along the top of an area of plots with a group of miners posing for the photographer beside a donkey cart in the foreground. Beyond is a busy scene of miners working at their claims, with branches delineating the borders of individual plots and hills of excavated earth in the background.

Dates: 1872
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Glass spearheads, 1930 - 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ORCS.8.02
Scope and Contents A set of seven spearheads of various sizes crafted in the early 1930s by the indigenous people of Kimberley District, Western Australia. They are made from recycled glass bottles and insulators removed from telegraph poles and continue a three thousand year-old tradition of making spearheads. Their distinctive serrated edges were made by ‘pressure flaking’—a technique which involves applying a pointed stick or a shaped piece of animal bone at a very slight oblique angle to the flat of the...
Dates: 1930 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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