Miners 6000 feet underground in goldmine, Johannesburg

Miners 6000 feet underground in goldmine, Johannesburg

Photograph

René Burri

Maker
Swiss, 1933–2014

Miners 6000 feet underground in goldmine, Johannesburg

1968
Gelatin silver print
Image: 5 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (14.6 × 21.6 cm)
Paper: 7 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18 × 23.9 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz, 2024
2025.0010.0055
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, OA: Bild 6 [circled] \ 68.1 28/36 \ Black miners 6000 feet underground \ in gold mine - Johannesburg \ MV 91% \ RB 30.4.48
Inscribed in pencil on verso, L: RB-F-117 FCCF 679
Inscribed in green ink on verso, TR: AF. 1.2.1
Inscribed in black ink on verso, TR: 4=Gol Mine \ Supplements
Stamped in blue on verso, BC: AFRIQUE DU SUD
Stamped and inscribed in black on verso, BR: ©René Burri - Magnum \ 68-1-28/36
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