General
General
Object Auto ID
77466
Common Name
Photograph
Classified Name
Photograph
Local Name
Photograph of the Diamond Fields; Kimberley or De Beers New Rush. General view of camp 1873. From Mount Ararat
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Panoramic view over the town consisting of single-storey tin buildings. In the foreground are dozens of workers digging and sifting the soil. (Part of an album, see 6554)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Photography
Distinguishing Features

diamond mining labourers workers

Inscriptions
Written Gray b.r.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Photograph pasted onto pages of an Album
History
Object Age Comment
1873
Maker Comment
GRAY & GROS
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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