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H Ferdinand Gros : South Africa
Mac Mac Falls in the eastern part of the Transvaal Colony c. 1879
Albumen print | 14.0 x 18.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2501225
H Ferdinand Gros : South Africa
Mac Mac Falls in the eastern part of the Transvaal Colony c. 1879
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Photograph of Mac Mac Falls in the eastern part of the Transvaal Colony (now Province of South Africa). Water is descending in a series of streams down a steep cliff into a pool below.
In the 1870s gold was discovered around the waterfalls in the eastern part of the Transvaal Colony, leading to vast gold fields and the mass immigration of workers.Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
14.0 x 18.8 cm (image)
36.0 x 26.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Mac-Mac Falls, Goldfields, Eastern Transvaal
