- ZA HPRA A3440-B-B1-B1.2-B1.2.5
- Item
- 1967
Police check passes for employer's signature, proof that taxes are paid, and legality of presence in white area.
Police check passes for employer's signature, proof that taxes are paid, and legality of presence in white area.
During a "swoop", police are everywhere, checking passes
A student who said he was going to fetch his textbook is pulled in. To prove he was still in school he showed his fountain pen and ink-stained fingers. But that was not enough; in long pants he looked older than sixteen.
During a "swoop", police are everywhere, checking passes
Young boy is stopped for his pass as white plainclothesman looks on. Checks go on in the townships, too.
Handcuffed blacks were arrested for being in white area illegally
As old group leaves, new one arrives, driven to mines by failing crops. Man with cane is signing on again despite wooden leg, result of mine accident.
Some, like man with penny whistle, pass time with musical instruments.
Barracks-like buildings are divided into starkly simple rooms with bunk space for twenty men. There are no closets or cupboards, so clothes and boots hang all over.
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.
After processing, they wait at railroad station for transportation to mine.
After processing, they wait at railroad station for transportation to mine. Identity tag on wrist shows shipment of labor to which man is assigned.