Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. Collection
Item set
- Description
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The Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. Collection is one of the most substantial corporate gifts ever received by the Cory Library. Donated in 1976, this vast archive documents the history of the company, which was founded in 1887.
The collection is a critical resource for researching the "Randlords," the industrialisation of South Africa, and the development of the Witwatersrand gold mines, including the extensive photographic records that capture the transition of South Africa from an agrarian society to a global mining powerhouse. - Language
- English
- Subject
- Industrial History
- Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd.
- Labour & Social History
- Mines and Mining -- South Africa
- Temporal Coverage
- 1836 – 1975 (Bulk: 1887 – 1960)
- Spatial Coverage
- Witwatersrand (Johannesburg)
Items
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Photograph of the interior of a house (presumably in a mining town) showing several ornaments on a sideboard.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (Donor) -
Photograph of the interior of a house (presumably in a mining town) showing the foot of a bed and a dressing table with a draped mirror in a bedroom.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (Donor) -
Photograph of the view from a house in a mining town showing several buildings and a mine shaft in background.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (Donor) -
Photograph of the White Cliffs of Dover. There are several sailing vessels and a few people on the beach. -
Photograph of two young children on a veranda (presumably in a mining town) showing one of the children sitting in a chair and the other standing beside the chair.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (Donor) -
Photograph of women and children (presumably in a mining town) showing the women and children sitting on a veranda.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (Donor) -
Photograph showing a Church destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing a few men walking through the rubble after several houses were completely destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing a large number of people standing in and around a crater left by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing a man standing in front of a building which was destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing a man standing next to a building destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing men standing in and around a crater left by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing people standing around a crater left by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. There are several damaged houses in the background. -
Photograph showing people walking through the rubble left after several houses were destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing several houses which were destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. There is a water filled hole in the foreground. -
Photograph showing several houses which were destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing several men standing around railway carriages which were destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph showing several men walking around a building which was destroyed by the Braamfontein dynamite explosion which occurred on 19 February 1896. -
Photograph titled "5 of Jameson's guns" showing two men with five of Dr Jameson's machine guns in a tent. Also written on the photograph is "Guns delivered up by Johannesburg. In Fort, Pretoria". -
Photograph titled "A Boer Relief Office" showing a group of people in front of a building on Bree Street, Johannesburg. The photograph is signed by Nicholls. -
Photograph titled "A Rebel officer" showing a rebel officer on horseback. -
Photograph titled "Boer patrol, Pretoria" showing two Boer officers on horseback - one of them is armed with a rifle. -
Photograph titled "Boers" showing two men (Boers?) with a small group of men in the background. -
Photograph titled "Enrolling Burghers" showing a large group of men. -
Photograph titled "Johannesburg Market House - Reform Troops passing" showing a large group of people (presumably the Reform Troops) in Johannesburg.