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title: Early Prospectors, Witwatersrand
author: J. Davis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21812/early-prospectors-witwatersrand/
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updated: 2026-05-12
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# Early Prospectors, Witwatersrand
_Authored by J. Davis_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21812.png)
## Image Caption
An 1893 photograph of early prospectors at the Witwatersrand [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) mines in Transvaal, Southern [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/).
Mechanical Curator Collection, British Library
## Cite This Work
### APA
Davis, J. (2026, May 12). Early Prospectors, Witwatersrand. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Davis, J.. "Early Prospectors, Witwatersrand." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2026. .
### MLA
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