Mr. Vidigal's Diamond Mine in the Jequitinhonha River (Removing Gravel)
In 1868, the photographer Augusto Riedel took part in an expedition to the interior of Brazil that visited several mining towns. This photograph, taken by Riedel, shows a mine on the Jequitinhonha River, which begins in Serro, Minas Gerais, and flows to the Atlantic.
CREATED/PUBLISHED : Riedel, Augusto (1836 – 1877), photographer, created in 1868.
Repository: National Library of Brazil, Thereza Christina Maria Collection
URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/brrjbn.137