Photographs by Homer L. Shantz

from the Smithsonian African Expedition, 1919-1920

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Discoverer of first diamond

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Discoverer of first diamond Sep 21, 1919 Kimberley, South Africa

Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs who first discovered diamonds in S. Africa. A typical old Boer - with his wagon going out to look after cattle. [Shantz travel journal, Sep. 21, 1919]

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