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Dust-yard 1850sLondons dust-yard, while a man digs through the rubbish and the women sieve the dust hoping to find things of value. circa 1850s
Sewer hunter 1860sSewer hunters who made their money by combing through the sewers beneath London streets, sieving through the raw water for a small opportunity of finding something valuable like a ring that somebody
Two fortune seekers, one man shovelling up washed up dirty water into a cradle, another man pouring water while rocking it all the time
GOLD PANNING / NEW GRENADAIndians in New Grenada search for gold. Date: late 19th century
Plumbago preparation, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Plumbago (Leadwort) preparation, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Women sieving cereals in Sumbawanga. Tanzania, Africa
Digging for gold in British Guiana (now Guyana). Placer washing as carried out by the tributor or Port Knocker. Date: circa 1910s
A London dust-yardA pig rummages in a London dust-yard, while a man digs through the rubbish and women sieve the dust hoping to find things of value
Sugar-Cane-Making SugarA Representation of the SUGAR-CANE and the Art of Making Sugar