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Griqualand West (general region)

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Illustrations of Diamond Industry from 'Mining the ground' to 'Diamonds classified for shipment'

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059C
Scope and Contents An album containing prints measuring approximately 210 x 150 mm. with letterpress captions beneath the plates. Each plate also has a descriptive text tipped-into the page beside the print. All captions have been recorded as found. Photographs by J.E. Middlebrook, a commercial photographer in Kimberly around 1888-94 and in Durban around 1898-99. An introduction pasted on to the first sheet of the album reads:The Diamond Industry illustrated. In submitting this volume of...
Dates: 1891
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