Sale 2489 - Artists & Amateurs: Photographs & Photobooks, October 18, 2018

369 c   (DE BEERS MINING OPERATION, SOUTH AFRICA) Album containing 21 photographs of diamond mining and trading operations in South Africa. With pictures of DeBeers executives assessing diamonds, crews underground at work, industrial machinery, segregated bathing and living facilities, recreational activities, and a view recording the astounding depth of the Kimberly mine. Printing-out paper prints, 20 of the images measuring 5 1 / 2 x8 inches (14x20.3 cm.) and one 5 1 / 2 x4 1 / 4 inches (14x10.8 cm.), mounted recto/ verso with corners, several with captions in the negative. Oblong 4to, leatherette, ties. Circa 1900 [1,800/2,200] 370 c   (MOMBASA, KENYA) Album with 24 rare and accomplished photographs by Wm. D. Young chronicling the impact of British colonialism on the inhabitants of Kenya’s oldest city, With scenes of villagers at work, stucco buildings lining Main Street, a 2-part panorama from English Point, grand residential homes, and newly constructed institutions like the Police Station, hospital, and British Consulate. Printing-out paper prints, the images measuring 6x8 inches (15.2x20.3 cm.), in window mounts, each with a caption, in ink, on mount recto. Oblong 4to, green leatherette; with Young’s printed label and an inscription and date on the front pastedown. 1902 [1,200/1,800] 369 370