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Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Rhodesia.

At much trouble and expense, the Rotary Club of Salisburg, Southern Rhodesia, sent a rock from the Great Zimbabwe ruins. A full description of these interesting ruins follows. We are also adding a note of interest about Rhodesia, the British colony, named for Cecil Rhodes.
If we remember correctly, to get this stone was a trip of many miles and yet for friendship sake, the Salisbury Rotary Club was glad to do the service for us.

[Color photograph of stone ruins.]

© National Geographic Society Natural Color Photographs by Melville Chater

REVERIES AMONG THE RUINS

Discovered in 1868, these mysterious Rhodesian ruins of Zimbabwe were once associated with regional rock-mines which must have yielded enormous gold exports. Modern critical opinions diversely attribute "Zimbabwe culture" to ancient Asians and to medieval Bantus.

[Black and white photograph of stone ruins.]