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Title: Squatters, Hout Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Urban poor--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Temporary housing--South Africa, Dwellings--Social aspects--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: Mr. Martin Anthony and his two daughters.
Identifier: islandora:5745

Title: Family at dinner table, Bela Bela township, South Africa, circa 1995
Subject: South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Electricity--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Housing--South Africa, Some evidence of things seen
Description: Family of 9 sitting around the dinner table. Their dinner consisted of a plate of porridge and the room was lit up with a candle because they lived without access to electricity. They could not buy meat in bulk because it went off during summer months and milk often went sour in a single day. Bela Bela township, Limpopo
Identifier: islandora:945

Title: Cows on dirt road, Nyanga East, South Africa, circa 1980
Subject: South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Some evidence of things seen
Description: Cows walking along a dirt road in Nyanga East, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:936

Title: Children play outside, Cape Town
Subject: Youth, Squatter settlements, Poverty, Apartheid, ,
Description: Children play outside the black tents. Without passes their parents can not get permanent jobs so there is no money for Christmas presents or festive foods.
Identifier: islandora:15589

Title: Prayer meeting, Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Squatter settlements--South Africa, Religious gatherings--South Africa, Public meetings'South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: Residents close their eyes and sing in prayer at a meeting.
Identifier: islandora:5725

Title: Plastic shelters, Nyanga, South Africa, circa 1975
Subject: South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Temporary housing--South Africa, Some evidence of things seen
Description: Children playing outside their home - a tent made of plastic in Nyanga, on the Cape Flats, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:928

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