Object Details
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
Collection Photographer
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
Collection Citation
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Kimberley Diamond Miners, 1948. Photographic image of three miners standing side by side, in front of the shaft, wearing helmets with lights in the front. The man in the middle is holding a diamond he has found embedded in the hard "blue ground" that he was blasting. He has brought it up to the shaft to claim the reward he will receive from the mine manager. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1948.
There is one 8x10 black and white fiber-based print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
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Place
Africa
DeBeers Diamond Mines
South Africa
Kimberley (South Africa)
Topic
Diamond mining
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
See more items in
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Kimberley Diamond Mines, Kimberley, South Africa
Sponsor
The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
1 Photographic print ((fiber-based print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
Date
1948
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-062183
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Photographic prints
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1998-006_ref2684
Large EAD
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EEPA.1998-006
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1539205658568-1539205663168-0