Uncut diamonds gathered by five different mines in two days, Kimberley, South Africa / F.H. Hancox, photo
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a boom in diamond mining in South Africa. Kimberley, South Africa was one of the most diamondiferous during the time period.

Created/Published: Hancox, F. H., photographer, between 1890 and 1923]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b40893
URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b40893