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Photo, Print, Drawing Porkknocker Ready for his Journey Across the Mountains, on his Back is a Warishi.

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Title

  • Porkknocker Ready for his Journey Across the Mountains, on his Back is a Warishi.

Summary

  • This photograph shows a man on the savannahs of Guyana, carrying his equipment and belongings in a warashi (a knapsack-like basket) on his back. He appears to be prepared for a trek into the interior of Guyana, in search of gold and diamonds. A porkknocker is a Guyanese prospector and miner who extracts and processes gold and diamonds using simple methods. These rugged individualists have been responsible for some of the great discoveries of gold and diamonds in Guyana's interior. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes 45,000 photographs illustrative of life and culture in the Americas. Many of the photographs were taken by prominent photographers on OAS missions to member countries. The OAS was established in April 1948 when 21 countries of the western hemisphere adopted the OAS Charter, in which they reaffirmed their commitment to the pursuit of common goals and respect for each other's sovereignty. Since then, the OAS has expanded to include the nations of the English-speaking Caribbean as well as Canada. The predecessor organization to the OAS was the Pan American Union, founded in 1910, which in turn grew out of the International Union of American Republics, established at the First International Conference of American States in 1889-90.

Created / Published

  • Guyana : Guyana Information Service, 1978.

Headings

  • -  Guyana
  • -  1978
  • -  Diamond miners
  • -  Gold miners
  • -  Mines and mineral resources
  • -  Porkknockers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 8 x 10 inches; black and white photograph.
  • -  Original resource at: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Columbus Memorial Library (OAS) Photograph Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669789

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Porkknocker Ready for his Journey Across the Mountains, on his Back is a Warishi. Guyana, 1978. Guyana: Guyana Information Service. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669789/.

APA citation style:

(1978) Porkknocker Ready for his Journey Across the Mountains, on his Back is a Warishi. Guyana, 1978. Guyana: Guyana Information Service. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669789/.

MLA citation style:

Porkknocker Ready for his Journey Across the Mountains, on his Back is a Warishi. Guyana: Guyana Information Service. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669789/>.