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Photo, Print, Drawing Mr. Vidigal's Diamond Mine in the Jequitinhonha River (Removing Gravel). Lavra de diamantes do Sr. Vidigal no Rio Jiquetinonha (tiragem de cascalho)

About this Item

Title

  • Mr. Vidigal's Diamond Mine in the Jequitinhonha River (Removing Gravel).

Other Title

  • Lavra de diamantes do Sr. Vidigal no Rio Jiquetinonha (tiragem de cascalho)

Summary

  • The Thereza Christina Maria Collection consists of 21,742 photographs assembled by Emperor Pedro II and left by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a vast range of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and the Brazilian people in the 19th century, as well as includes many photographs from Europe, Africa, and North America. In 1868, the photographer Augusto Riedel took part in an expedition to the interior of Brazil that visited several mining towns. This photograph, taken by Riedel, shows a mine on the Jequitinhonha River, which begins in Serro, Minas Gerais, and flows to the Atlantic.

Names

  • Riedel, Augusto, 1836-1877? Photographer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1868.

Headings

  • -  Brazil--Minas Gerais
  • -  1868
  • -  Diamond mines and mining
  • -  Memory of the World
  • -  Slave labor

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Thereza Christina Maria Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669218

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Riedel, Augusto, ? Photographer. Mr. Vidigal's Diamond Mine in the Jequitinhonha River Removing Gravel. Brazil Minas Gerais, 1868. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669218/.

APA citation style:

Riedel, A. (1868) Mr. Vidigal's Diamond Mine in the Jequitinhonha River Removing Gravel. Brazil Minas Gerais, 1868. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669218/.

MLA citation style:

Riedel, Augusto, ? Photographer. Mr. Vidigal's Diamond Mine in the Jequitinhonha River Removing Gravel. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669218/>.