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Contains 30 Results:

Admission is free!, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.47
Scope and Contents

A yellow sign with black and red ink reads as follows: "Proceeds from sale of refreshments donated to Bantu Charities...Admission is free!"

Dates: 1969

An Audience, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.57
Scope and Contents

A group of men and young children are seated in an open-air arena. One of the young men has a comb in his hair, while another man wears a red turban.

Dates: 1969

Head-carrying on a city street, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.24
Scope and Contents

A street scene in Johannesburg wherein a woman in a blue dress is seen carrying a box, balanced on her head.

Dates: 1969

Man crossing a street, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.40
Scope and Contents

Depicts a man in a two piece suit crossing a street in front of a white Volkswagen Beetle.

Dates: 1969

Man with a turquoise plume, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.67
Scope and Contents

A performer wearing a cloth sweatband sits on the dirt-floor of an open-air arena, looking left. Wrapped around his left shoulder is a cloth with a decorative turquoise, feather-plume.

Dates: 1969

Performers in an arena, No.1, 1969

 File — Reel: 1
Scope and Contents

A segregated crowd of spectators in an outdoor arena watching a group of performers dance.

Dates: 1969

Performers in an arena, No.2, 1969

 File — Reel: 1
Scope and Contents

Depicts several performers in traditional dress, dancing and playing instruments.

Dates: 1969

South Africa: H.M.S., 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.01
Scope and Contents

Title card with the words "South Africa 1969." There is a carved wooen bust of an African woman laying against a black velvet cloth, along with an image of a South African landscape. Henry M. Smith's initials are printed on a piece of paper, placed on the black velvet cloth.

Dates: 1969

Tea Interval, No.1, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.71
Scope and Contents

A crowd of spectators sitting in an open-air arena. One man in a tan shirt, hat, and pants holds up a sign that reads "Tea Interval."

Dates: 1969

Tea Interval, No.2, 1969

 Item — Reel: 1
Identifier: 020.01.74
Scope and Contents

Several white people standing outside of an open-air arena, drinking tea and chatting.

Dates: 1969