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These images were taken in 1976, with a Nikon F camera using a Nikkor-H 50mm f2.0 lens and on Kodak Tri-X film rated at ASA 400 and processed in Agfa Rodinal 1:50.  Tri-X and Rodinal are a terrible combination but at the time, they were all I had.  


The little town of Pilgrim’s Rest lies in the hills some 100 kms from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga province of South Africa.  It was established in 1873 when alluvial gold was discovered in the surrounding hills and became the second gold rush location after the Witwatersrand.  You can see more images here:  https://flic.kr/s/aHskXM2QiC

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Love these, wonder what that place is like now. There's a late 1800's ghost town on the other side of Yosemite from me, it's maintained in a state of arrested decay, but even so you can see the changes in pictures from the 50's through now.

Excellent Graham. Ed.