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Identified! [Woman with large topaz crystal from Brazil, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Nalim Namot said:
    could it he an artificially built monocrystal of carbon, aka diamond? just a thought, as the lady holds a ring...
  • swanq said:
    I had a similar thought. This could be in a museum (from the drawers behind), perhaps the Smithsonian.
  • Art Siegel said:
    I think that if this photo is from the 40's, as indicated, it is early for an artificial diamond, particularly of this size. I agree that the held ring indicates it's a gem. The group of photos is Washington-centric, so the Smithsonian is a good guess. I don't think it has to be artificial, since there are natural gems of this size. For example, www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-smithsonian-gem-mineral-col...
  • swanq said:
    Well, the National Museum of Natural History has some huge natural crystals -- not diamond, but topaz. See www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/dynamicearth/6_0_0_GeoGallery/g... The one pictured here is not one of the same topazes, but the size looks comparable. Quartz is another possibility.
  • B-59 said:
    It could be IMO the topaz displayed in hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/minerals/topaz.html with the caption: "This topaz crystal was so large, its transfer to the Smithsonian made the newspaper! The 75 kg (153 lb) crystal was the first giant gem-quality topaz crystal found. It weighed in at 350,000 carats. It was discovered in the late 1930s in Brazil. Later discoveries in the same area turned up a crystal more than four times this size. It is from Ferros, Brazil and scales about 35x45 cm. " The same topaz is visible in the first video on www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-smithsonian-gem-mineral-col... (EARTH'S TREASURES) at 1:54.

Paramount Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne

from North East Museums

  • Billy Embleton said:
    Tried to make the title of the film out on show but cant.
  • vickiandsi said:
    I think it's 'Monte Carlo', a 1930 Paramount film starring the actors you can see clearly on the sign. I can just about make the words out, as well as 'Ernst Lubitsch' underneath, who was the director.

Playing with a push ball, Cronulla, Sydney, 1939

from State Library of New South Wales

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  • geoff.barker285 said:
    perhaps sponsored by Tooth and Co. KB beer?
  • Archives Photos said:
    Beach volley avec des lilliputiens ou nouvelle génération prête, telle un nouvel Atals, prête à porter le monde !? Bravo pour cette nouvelle archive !
  • Rapid Earthquake said:
    beautiful
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Kapaliadiyar Thirumayilai said:
    Congrats on Explore ! .