Identity area
Reference code
ZA AFRAPIX AP5-7-7.1-7.1.3
Title
Voter casting his ballot at the "Coloured" election in Johannesburg
Date(s)
- 1984-08 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph, b/w
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
(1982-1992)
Administrative history
Afrapix was a collective agency of amateur and professional photographers who documented Apartheid South Africa through their photographs in the 1980s. At its height there were 20 members, and up to 60 "stringers" which had an affiliation and would do projects for Afrapix.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ARCHIVE (SAHA)
AL2547 - The Original SAHA Photograph Collection
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A voter casting his ballot under the watch of a policeman at the "Coloured" election in Johannesburg. The few who voted in the coloured and Indian elections got a lot of advice, support and protection from police and government officials.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Photographer: © Wendy Schwegmann
Permission to use the photograph for publication has to be obtained from the photographer / AFRAPIX