Johannesburg (South Africa), aerial view of the city, railroad, and surrounding gold mines

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Title	Johannesburg (South Africa), aerial view of the city, railroad, and surrounding gold mines
Part of Set	1937 Mary (Light) Meader and Dr. Richard Light Photographs of Africa
Date of Photograph	1937-11-27
Photographer's Note	November 27, 1937. Johannesburg: The airplane stands two miles above the city and the picture shows very clearly the urban architecture, the winding approach of the railroad, and most important, the white, sandy debris brought up from the deep gold mines. (Looking southwest). 15200 feet. 08:04.
Photographer	Meader, Mary, 1916-2008
Contributor	Light, Richard Upjohn, 1902-1994
Subject TGM	Aerial photographs Cities & towns Gold mining Railroads
Continent	Africa
Nation/Country	South Africa
State/Province	Gauteng
City/Place	Johannesburg
Type	Image
Original Collection	Richard U. Light and Mary (Light) Meader Collection
Original Item Size	5 x 7 in.
Original Item Medium	Black-and-white negatives Cellulose nitrate film
Original Item ID	514-32
Repository	American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	li000471
Digital Collection	AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Africa
Digital Format	Image/jp2
Project Name	NEH Grant Project: Saving and Sharing the AGS Library's Historic Nitrate Negative Images
Part of	American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive

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