- ZA HPRA A3440-B-B1-B1.1-B1.1.1
- Stuk
- 1967
Pensive tribesmen, newly recruited to mine labor, await processing and assignment.
Pensive tribesmen, newly recruited to mine labor, await processing and assignment.
After processing, they wait at railroad station for transportation to mine. Identity tag on wrist shows shipment of labor to which man is assigned.
Section of Rand Leases mine compound
Section of Rand Leases mine compound, outside Johannesburg, where African miners live while on contract. No families or women are allowed. this is a typical compound, with buildings laid out in a square and only one gate.
Some, like man with penny whistle, pass time with musical instruments.
Handcuffed blacks were arrested for being in white area illegally
Police check passes for employer's signature, proof that taxes are paid, and legality of presence in white area.
White policeman oversees check of one man's documents, while another, who said he forgot his pass, stands by handcuffed.
Men who have finished their sentences
Men who have finished their sentences depart under guard for their home towns.
People line up at Bantu Administration building
People line up at Bantu Administration building t apply for passes. Line starts forming at 5:30a.m., and latecomers may not get in. Without passes they are liable to arrest.
These boys were caught trespassing in a white area.