Kimberly, British South Africa
Woman at fruit & vegetable stall in square, cars parked behind. Policeman & man talking in shade, traffic behind. People walking toward camera on covered sidewalk past stores. LS to government building. Two men w/ bicycles talking in foreground.
05:27:11 Looking down into crater-like open pit & tilt up to rim. Tilt down into crater. Tailings pile & hoist, men pass in foreground. Pipe & away from buildings & across road. Large pile of mine debris. Inactive buildings & railroad. Mine carts.
05:29:33 LS of Kimberly House, official entering thru main entrance seen from inside. Gate closed.
05:29:51 Sifting machine shaking rocks or grit. MCU of woman sorting out diamonds, sizing & weighing. Pan over piles of various sizes. Woman sorting individual diamonds.
British Empire; Imperialism; Wealth; Industry;
Kimberly, British South Africa Woman at fruit & vegetable stall in square, cars parked behind. Policeman & man talking in shade, traffic behind. People walking toward camera on covered sidewalk past stores. LS to government building. Two men w/ bicycles talking in foreground. 05:27:11 Looking down into crater-like open pit & tilt up to rim. Tilt down into crater. Tailings pile & hoist, men pass in foreground. Pipe & away from buildings & across road. Large pile of mine debris. Inactive buildings & railroad. Mine carts. 05:29:33 LS of Kimberly House, official entering thru main entrance seen from inside. Gate closed. 05:29:51 Sifting machine shaking rocks or grit. MCU of woman sorting out diamonds, sizing & weighing. Pan over piles of various sizes. Woman sorting individual diamonds. British Empire; Imperialism; Wealth; Industry;