Diamond Mining Collection

Diamond mining on the Vaal River, Free State, South Africa, 19th century. Artist: St de Dree
Diamond mining on the Vaal River, Free State, South Africa, 19th century

'Le champ diamantifere de Kolmanskop; Afrique Australe, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le champ diamantifere de Kolmanskop; Afrique Australe, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'La terre bleue, tiree des puits diamantiferes expose a la desagregation; Afrique Australe, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'La terre bleue, tiree des puits diamantiferes expose a la desagregation; Afrique Australe, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Le puits le plus important des gites diamantiferes de Kimberley; Afrique Australe, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le puits le plus important des gites diamantiferes de Kimberley; Afrique Australe, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, 1895. Creator: William Laws Caney
Diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, 1895. African miners extracting rock at Kimberley in what was then Cape Colony. Diamonds were discovered on the banks of the nearby Orange River in 1866

Diamonds. Washing Plant, Kimberley, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Artist: Alexander Bassano
Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Rhodes made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines, and formed De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888

Portrait of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, c1901. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Portrait of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, c1901. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines, and formed De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888

Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth, 1896
Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers

Group of Indian coolies, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Washing gear and floors at a mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

De Beers diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Kimberley diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Diamond field, c1880

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