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title: Diamond Miners, Kimberley, 1896
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# Diamond Miners, Kimberley, 1896

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## Image File

[![Diamond Miners, Kimberley, 1896](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21807.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21807.jpg)

## Image Caption

An 1896 photograph of a group of miners in the De Beers diamond mines in Kimberley, Southern [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/).

## Cite This Work

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Images, W. (2026, May 11). Diamond Miners, Kimberley, 1896. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21807/diamond-miners-kimberley-1896/>
### Chicago
Images, Wellcome. "Diamond Miners, Kimberley, 1896." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 11, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21807/diamond-miners-kimberley-1896/>.
### MLA
Images, Wellcome. "Diamond Miners, Kimberley, 1896." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 May 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21807/diamond-miners-kimberley-1896/>.

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