Caption

View of the diamond mine at Kimberley in South Africa, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. 5', photographer: Gray Brothers, Kimberley, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 126 mm x width 189 mm, Print in rear image section., mine, A sepia-toned photograph of a rocky landscape with steep, jagged cliffs and scattered large boulders, over which numerous thin, bright diagonal lines run from the upper right toward the lower left, creating a streaked pattern across the image; the foreground shows irregular rock surfaces and crevices with lighter patches on some edges, a slender ladder leaning against a rock, and several taut lines stretched horizontally and diagonally among the stones, while the upper edge of the scene reveals a rough rim of rock and a faint horizon.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_150

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Available size

41.1Mb (11.7Mb) / 15.3in x 10.4in / 4593 x 3124 (300dpi)

Keywords

View diamond mine Kimberley South Africa page photomechanical print number Pl 5 photographer Gray Brothers c 1870 - 1880 paper collotype photogravure height 126 mm x width 189 mm Print rear image section mine sepia-toned photograph rocky landscape steep jagged cliffs scattered large boulders numerous thin bright diagonal lines run upper right lower left creating streaked pattern across image foreground irregular rock surfaces crevices lighter patches edges slender ladder leaning rock several taut lines stretched horizontally diagonally stones upper edge scene reveals rough rim faint horizon