Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1980s (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
50 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The photographs by Afrapix photographers were used for an exhibition depicting women in various settings. The images are of relocations (forced removals - Weenen and others), women workers and farm workers, demonstrations by women, FEDTRAW rally, women in trade unions, women affected by violence, and living conditions of women in urban environments.
Photographers include: Paul Weinberg, Chris Ledochowski, Lesley Lawson, Gill de Vlieg, Anna Zieminski, Cedric Nunn, Gisele Wulfsohn, Dave Hartman, Paul Grendon, Guy Tillim, Pax Magwaza, Gill Cargill, Steve Hilton-Barber.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Mounted on cardboard but not laminated.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The photographic collection is housed in the Historical Papers Research Archive, as part of a collection from the Institute for Advanced Social Research: http://historicalpapers-atom.wits.ac.za/women-in-1980s