Men at work in a diamond mine in South Africa, presumably near Kimberley, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. 7', photographer: Gray Brothers (possibly), South Africa, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 125 mm x width 189 mm, Print in rear image section., mine, Kimberley, A sepia-toned scene shows a group of people working among wooden machinery and barrels in an open, dusty area. A large inclined wooden conveyor with rectangular buckets runs up the left side, supported by a tall frame and ropes. In the center foreground a large round wooden wheel is mounted within a wooden structure with beams and pulleys, and ropes and chains run across the scene connecting various components. Several men wearing wide-brimmed hats and light clothing are positioned around the machinery; some stand on raised platforms near barrels while others crouch or sit at workstations handling material in wooden troughs and carts. Stacked barrels and wooden crates appear near...
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Men at work in a diamond mine in South Africa, presumably near Kimberley, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. 7', photographer: Gray Brothers (possibly), South Africa, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 125 mm x width 189 mm, Print in rear image section., mine, Kimberley, A sepia-toned scene shows a group of people working among wooden machinery and barrels in an open, dusty area. A large inclined wooden conveyor with rectangular buckets runs up the left side, supported by a tall frame and ropes. In the center foreground a large round wooden wheel is mounted within a wooden structure with beams and pulleys, and ropes and chains run across the scene connecting various components. Several men wearing wide-brimmed hats and light clothing are positioned around the machinery; some stand on raised platforms near barrels while others crouch or sit at workstations handling material in wooden troughs and carts. Stacked barrels and wooden crates appear near the top right, and wooden ladders and planks are visible against packed earth and rocky surfaces in the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B00_151

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Droits gérés

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39.6Mo (9.4Mo) / 37.9cm x 26.2cm / 4475 x 3095 (300dpi)

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Men work diamond mine South Africa presumably near Kimberley page photomechanical print number Pl 7 photographer Gray Brothers c 1870 - 1880 paper collotype photogravure height 125 mm x width 189 mm Print rear image section mine Kimberley sepia-toned scene group people working wooden machinery barrels open dusty area large inclined wooden conveyor rectangular buckets runs up left side supported tall frame ropes center foreground large round wooden wheel mounted within wooden structure beams pulleys chains run across scene connecting various components Several men wearing wide-brimmed hats light clothing positioned machinery stand raised platforms near barrels crouch sit workstations handling material wooden troughs carts Stacked barrels wooden crates near top right wooden ladders planks visible packed earth rocky surfaces background

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