Kalahari Bushmen en route to Johannesburg in a Dodge lorry

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Identifier
Y19F
Title
Kalahari Bushmen en route to Johannesburg in a Dodge lorry
Description
Kalahari Bushmen on their way to the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg in 1936 in the back of a Dodge lorry. Jan Daalder was one of the lorry drivers during this trip. Donald Bain arranged this trip in order to bring awareness to the plight of the Bushmen who were at risk of losing access to the traditional land due to the proclamation of the Gemsbok National Park (1931).
Cultural Practice
Empire Exhibition (1936 : Johannesburg, South Africa)
General Keyword
ǂKhomani (African people)
ǀ'Auni (African people)
Primary Subject of Photograph
People
Historical
Geographic Coverage
Date Created
1936
Source
BC1585: Donald Bain Papers - University of Cape Town Libraries, Cape Town, South Africa
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Subject
San (African people)--Africa, Southern
San (African people)--Kalahari Desert
San (African people)--Social life and customs
British Empire Exhibition (1936 : Johannesburg, South Africa)
Hunting and gathering societies--Africa, Southern
Extent
1 image
Photographer in Collection
Publisher
University of Cape Town Libraries
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UCT Libraries - Special Collections
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