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Pass burning in the townships, 1960.

Theme: Leading women in the wake of Sharpeville


Call Number: 19.6.5
Identifier: AL2547_19.6.5
Title: Pass burning in the townships, 1960.
Date: 1960
Subject: Pass laws;
Townships;
Women
Description: This black and white photograph of smiling people burning their pass books was taken by an unknown photographer for the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) in 1960. This photograph was digitised by Africa Media Online (AMO) in 2009. Included in SAHA exhibition kit and virtual exhibition - 'Women hold up half the sky: Commemorating women in the struggle', 2012
Creator: Unknown photographer for the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
Type: Photograph
Format: Access image - jpeg
Preservation image - tiff
Source: SAHA collection AL2547
Coverage: South Africa
Rights: International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
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