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Kids smile for the camera in front of a store that was set alight, Cape Town
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Title
Kids smile for the camera in front of a store that was set alight, Cape Town
Creator
Photographer unknown
Subject
Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism
Description
Yesterday morning Awai's general stores, 39th Avenue Elsie's River, was bustling with business. In the afternoon, all that remained was a roofless, gutted skeleton. The store was set alight by rioters who doused the interior with paraffin and put a match to it.
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
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Date
10/09/1976
Type
Format
black-and-white photographs, Still image, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:16325
Source
va_independent_S21D_109.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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