| RCS/Y305C contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 44 |
Barkly Bridge, Vaal River |
| 45 |
Bushbuck hunting, Wycobe Vale |
| 46 |
Easter hunt (The Larder) |
| 47 |
Zulus in war dress, Zululand |
| 48 |
Valley of Desolation, near Graaff Reinet |
| 49 |
Kimberley Diamond mine, Griqualand West |
| 50 |
Central Company's Shaft, Kimberley Mine |
| 51 |
Kimberley mine and town |
| 52 |
Diamond office, Kimberley |
| 53 |
Diamond Market, Kimberley |
| 54 |
Queen's Hotel, Kimberley |
| See later --> |
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South Africa Illustrated by a series of one hundred and four permanent photographs, Port Elizabeth : R Harris, 1888
| Title |
Kimberley Diamond mine, Griqualand West |
| Reference |
Y305C/49 |
| Creator |
Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer |
| Covering Dates |
1888 |
| Extent and Medium |
Good condition. |
|
| Content and context |
191 x 125 mm. A view showing the Big Hole at Kimberley mined to about half its final depth, with machinery at the base and pulleys and winches running down from the lip. |
| Further information |
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For views of the digging of the mine, c1872, before the hole had reached any great depth see Y3059L.
For a photograph of the crater at its maximum depth after mining had ceased in 1914, see Y305E/164.
Indexed
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Griqualand West |
| Northern Cape, Province of |
| South Africa |
| Harris, Robert (fl 1880-1899) photographer |
| No further on-line information. |
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