Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Township mother fights losing battle to keep son, age nine, from running off t live life of the streets. She tries to assert authority with threats: "What's your future going to be like without an education?" But it is too late...
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Line between laughing and crying, between playing and fighting, is very narrow for boy schooled in the streets. He doesn't care that he wears rags.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
"We sleep anywhere", a boy told me, "in drainpipes, parks, junk yards, anywhere". At dawn I found them lying in a park, shivering.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Expressive face of woman denizen of the shebeens. Some men and women stay in shebeens all day, drinking themselves witless.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Man in shebeen tries age-old persuasion of drink and talk on his attractive companion.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Man in shebeen tries age-old persuasion of drink and talk on his attractive companion. Part of a series of 3 photographs, see items B1.11.6 & B1.11.7
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Usual way to hide liquor from police is in four-gallon cans buried in ground.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Zionist preacher delivers sermon. Deafening volume is sign of inspiration by Holy Spirit.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Drummer intones hymn and congregation takes it up with gusto, swaying bodies as they sing. Son they are carried away with emotion and begin dancing in rhythm with the drum.
Fait partie de Ernest Cole, Photographic collection and Papers
Man goes into a trance. He has received the Spirit and begins to "speak in tongues".