Demerara. Field and Rusk's Camp, Chinese Creek
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Creation Date
2004-02-22
Publication Date
2004-11-05Publisher
Royal Commonwealth Society Library. Cambridge University Library. University of Cambridge.
Language
en_GB
Type
Image
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243 x 193 mm. A view showing a gold prospectors' camp in a forest clearing with European and Guyanese workers grouped for the photographer in front of tents slung over branches between the trees. One man at the rear of the group displays a Union Jack. The photograph is unsigned, but is probably by J. Siza. The photograph was taken in the 1880s.
Spatial Coverage
Demerara-Mahaica (South America, Guyana)
Temporal Coverage
start=1880; end=1889; scheme=DCTERMS.W3CDTF
Relationships
Host Item: RCS Photograph Collection, Y307A.
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Copyright Cambridge University Library.