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Policeman runs holding a baseball bat and gun, Cape Town

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Partygoers interviewed this week said the objects they described as "baseball bats" or "pickaxe handles" were identical to the large truncheon held by one of the policemen in this Cape Times picture, taken during the riots of 1976.

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Title
Policeman runs holding a baseball bat and gun, Cape Town
Creator
Cape Times Photographer
Subject
Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Weapons, Law enforcement
Description
Partygoers interviewed this week said the objects they described as "baseball bats" or "pickaxe handles" were identical to the large truncheon held by one of the policemen in this Cape Times picture, taken during the riots of 1976.
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
Contributor
Date
25/08/1976
Type
Format
black-and-white photographs, Still image, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:16354
Source
va_independent_S21D_138.jpg, S21D Riots Cape Town, Cape Province 1976
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Rights
Copyright held by Independent Newspapers. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please email argpix@inl.co.za

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