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Part 1 of 2
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Part 2 of 2
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MPEG format ... 31 megabytes
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SUMMARY
Shows how gold and diamonds are extracted from the earth and processed in the province of Transvaal in South Africa. Pictures gold mining operations at the Joch Mine near Johannesburg and diamond mining operations at the Premier Mine in the town of Cullinan. Includes street scenes of Johannesburg and of Kimberley, the center of the world's largest diamond mining operations.
NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 31Jul17; MP992.
Duration: 3:52 (part 1) and 3:35 (part 2) at 18 fps.
A Conquest picture.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1912-1939; George Kleine Collection catalog, 1980, p. 48.
SUBJECTS
Gold mines and mining--South Africa.
Diamond mines and mining--South Africa.
Gold miners--South Africa.
Diamond miners--South Africa.
Transvaal (South Africa)
Johannesburg (South Africa)
Kimberley (South Africa)
Cullinan (South Africa)
Streets--South Africa.
Industrial
Actuality
RELATED NAMES
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
K.E.S.E. (Firm)
Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
RELATED TITLES
Conquest program ; no. 5
MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 200 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print.
CALL NUMBER
FLA 1532 (ref print)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
edmp 4060s1 4060s2 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4060
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