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A photograph shows acacia-desert grass with an occasional acacia tree, here protected from grazing. The principle grasses are themeda triandrea forsk, aritida rangii, aristida capensis, panicum madasgascar spring, erogrostis, and aristida stipoides…

A photograph shows acacia-desert grass with an occasional acacia tree, here protected from grazing. The principle grasses are themeda triandrea forsk, aritida rangii, aristida capensis, panicum madasgascar spring, erogrostis, and aristida stipoides…

A photograph of a Boer wagon and burro train. Eramus Stephanus Jacobs and an older Boer man, are heading out into the veld to attend to his cattle.

A photograph of Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs, who is said to have discovered the first diamond in South Africa.

A photograph of a termite hill, closely grazed desert grass and thorn trees, with the gutierrezia-like plant in the foreground. Shantz's party with photographers, donkeys, and an autormobile are in the background

A photograph of typical acacia-desert grass, aristida, schmidtia, eragostic, and acacia.

A photograph of a more protected area of acacia-desert grass, aristida, schmidtia, eragostic, and acacia.

A photograph showing the inside of the compound's quarters of De Beers Company. There are bunk beds, cooking kettles, and two indigenous people sitting on the bunk beds. It is a very poorly illuminated.

A photograph showing a general view of the DeBeers compound. It shows people outside cooking and clothes being hung to dry.

A photograph of a group of Zulu people in the De Beers compound.

A photograph of Shangaan people dancing in the De Beers Co. compound. Shangaan is another name for the Tsonga people.

A photograph of a general view in the compound. There are cooking pots at the left and indigenous people singing and dancing in the background.

A photograph that shows many termite hills with scattered acacias in a relatively luxuriant grass cover.

A photograph of a termite hill with George Scott looking at the hill with a foot on it.

A photograph of Heller, Shantz, and Scott sitting on top of a termite hill.

A photograph showing the unusually good growth of grass and trees. This is typical of large areas north of Kimberely.

A photograph of piles of mopaine logs used as mine timbers at Du Toit's Pan mine. They are shipped in from Rhodesia.

A photograph of a Boer wagon with a typical cover extending only over the rear position.

A photograph of a Boer wagon hitched toa team of thirty-six burros.

A photograph that shows the oxen yoke of the type generally used in South Africa.