A Guide to the Impact Visuals Photograph Collection

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries

Summary Information

Repository:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries
Creator:
Impact Visuals.
Title:
A Guide to the Impact Visuals Photograph Collection
ID:
2003.0047
Date [bulk]:
Bulk, 1983-1999
Date [inclusive]:
undated, 1964-2000 [bulk 1983-1999].
Physical Description:
6.5 Linear feet
Language of the Material:
English
Abstract:
Photographs, slides and negatives primarily of South Africa and the anti-apartheid movement. Some supporting material on photo cooperatives and the shooting death of Abdul Shariff, one of the photographers represented in the collection.

Preferred Citation

[Item, Folder #], Impact Visuals Photograph Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

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History

Impact Visuals was a New York City-based cooperative photo agency dedicated to social documentary photography. Founded by Michael Kaufman, Impact Visuals operated for 15 years until shutting down in 2001. Most of the images in this collection were obtained when Impact Visuals acquired defunct South African cooperative Afrapix's material. Afrapix was a collective, self-funded group of freelance photographers in South Africa operating between 1982-1992. A few additional images came from Southlight Photographic Agency.

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs, slides, and negatives, as well as a limited amount of supporting materials and publications. The vast majority of the material relates to South Africa. Other African nations, Holland, Palestine, Yugoslovia, and even New Jersey in the USA are also pictured. South Africa's first interracial elections in April 1994 are particularly well represented in the collection, as are the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela, and National Party President F.W. De Klerk. Subjects other than politics include the environment, labor, economics, health, poverty, and cultural life.

Abdul Shariff, one of the photographers who worked for Afrapix and later Impact Visuals, was killed while documenting an ANC event in January 1994. Shariff's curriculum vitae, contract with Impact Visuals, and correspondence with fellow photographer Ansell Horn document the working relationships of a South African photographer.

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Arrangement

Supporting material is located first, then all photographs are separated by photographer. Photographs are arranged chronologically with only general subject listings. The collection is not processed to the item level. Individual photographs have been captioned by the photographer.

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Organization

Series I: Supporting Material, undated and 1994.

Series II: Abdul Shariff, 1990-1994

Series III: Ansell Horn, 1973-1996

Series IV: Eric Miller, 1983-2000

Series V: Rodger Bosch, 1988-1999

Series VI: Other Photographers in Alphabetical Order, 1964-1995

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries June 2003

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Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

The material in this collection was purchased from the photographers after the dissolution of Impact Visuals in 2001.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

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Related Materials

Separated Material

Shaken Roots: The Bushmen of Namibia. Text by Megan Biesele. Photography by Paul Weinberg. EAD Publications: Marshalltown, South Africa, 1990. Dodd A4951

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Administrative records
  • Books.
  • Color slides
  • Contracts
  • Correspondence
  • Newspapers
  • Photocopies
  • Photographers
  • Photographs
  • Publications

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Abbreviations

ANC = African National Congress

AWB = Afrikaner Resistance Movement

Cape = Cape Town

COSATU = Congress of South African Trade Unions

Jo'burg = Johannesburg

MK = Mkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the Nation"--ANC's armed wing)

NP = National Party

PAC = Pan African Congress

PAGAD = People Against Gangsterism And Drugs

SADTU = South African Democratic Teachers Union

SAF = South Africa

SPLA = Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army

SWAPO = South West African People's Party

TEC = Transitional Executive Council

UN = United Nations

WTC = World Trade Center, NYC

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Supporting Material,, undated, 1964-1994

Title/DescriptionInstances
Impact Visuals annual reports and labor brochures,, 1993-1996
Box 1:1
Southlight Photographic Agency, undated
Box 1:2
Correspondence between Abdul Shariff and Ansell Horn,, 1993
Box 1:3
Shariff's work for Impact Visuals,, 1991-1994
Box 1:4
Impact Visuals publications on Shariff's death,, 1994
Box 1:5
Newspaper clippings on Shariff's death,, 1994
Box 1:6
Photographs of Shariff by Rutgers and Ansell Horn,, 1993-1994
Box 1:7

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Series II: Abdul Shariff,, 1990-1994

Title/DescriptionInstances
Positives Color,, 1990-1993
Box 1:8
Negatives B&W and Contact Sheets,, 1991
Box 1:9
Negatives B&W,, 1991-1993
Box 1:10
Negatives Color,, undated, 1993
Box 1:11
Negatives Color and Contact Sheet,, 1994
Box 1:12
Prints Color 8x10,, 1994
Box 1:13

SAF Violence: Shariff's last roll of film

Prints Color Oversize,, 1992
Box 1:14

SAF Labor and Refugees

Prints B&W 8x10,, 1991
Box 1:15
Jan.-Jun.: SAF Political opposition & leadership
Box
Jul.-Oct.: SAF Poverty, hostels, townships
Box
Nov. 4: SAF Jo'burg, Labor: COSATU strike
Box
Dec.: SAF Poverty: homeless, unemployment
Box
Dec. 20: SAF Politics: 1st Codesa meeting-DeKlerk, Mandela
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, 1992
Box 1:16
Jan.-Feb.: SAF Violence, Labor: Inkatha
Box
Mar. 21: SAF commemorate 1960 Sharpville massacre
Box
Mar.-Apr.: SAF Labor, Violence, Refugees in hostels
Box
May 15: SAF Codesa II: ANC and S.A. Gov't
Box
Mar. 21: SAF commemorate 1960 Sharpville massacre
Box
May-Jun.: SAF prostitutes, squatters
Box
Jun. 18: SAF Boipatong: day after Inkatha massacre kills 39
Box
Jul.-Dec.: SAF political demonstrations
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, 1993
Box 1:17
Jan.-Jun.: SAF Right wing protestors
Box
Jul. 14: SAF Soweto, Jo'burg: voter education
Box
Nov.: Mozambique, Refugees
Box
Nov. 17: SAF Personalities at WTC endorse new constitution
Box
Slides Color
Box 1:18
Slides Color
Box 1:19
Slides Color
Box 1:20

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Series III: Ansell Horn,, 1973-1996

Title/DescriptionInstances
Prints Color 8x10,, 1994
Box 1:21
Prints B&W 8x10,, 1973-1988
Box 1:22
Jun.'73: SAF Soweto township children
Box
Jun.'85-88:SAF Jo'burg white/black, Jewish; education, labor, economy
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, 1988-1991
Box 1:23
Apr.'89: SAF Education: University students strike, alternative schools
Box
Dec.'91: SAF Jo'burg suburbs, Labor, Economy: black/white
Box
Dec.'91: SAF Jo'burg New Nation Writer's Conference at Wits University with Nadine Gordimer (Nobel Prize)
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, 1992-1994
Box 1:24
'92-93: SAF Jo'burg suburbs, Economy: domestics, security
Box
Mar.'93: SAF Jo'burg downtown, Education: black schools
Box
Apr.'94: SAF Elections: Indian township rallies / SWAPO squatters
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, Apr. 1994
Box 1:25
Apr. 22-25: SAF Elections: rallies, politicians, registering
Box
Apr. 25: SAF Bhambayi (once Indian) squatter camp
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, Apr.-May 1994
Box 1:26
Apr. 26-28: SAF Elections: ballots, voting
Box
May 1-2: SAF Elections: celebrations
Box
May: SAF Orange Farm squatters Economy: sewing, building, schools
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, Jan. 1996
Box 1:27
Jan.: SAF Cape Government: Apartheid paintings to be removed
Box
Jan. 16: SAF Soweto Health: hospital, med. students, AIDS
Box
Jan. 17: SAF Venterspost clinic: 1 nurse to ~100 patients
Box
Prints B&W 8x10,, 1996
Box 1:28
Jan. 17: SAF Gauteng Labor: building clinic for rural poor
Box
Jan. 19: SAF Cape High School: formerly all-white
Box
Slides Color
Box 1:29
Slides Color
Box 1:30

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Series IV: Eric Miller,, 1983-2000

Title/DescriptionInstances
Publications,, undated, 2000
Box 1:31
Negatives Color,, Apr. 1990
Box 1:32

SAF Persons: Pres. DeKlerk with Inkatha's Gatsha Buthelezi

Captions and Prints Color 5x7,, Apr. 1993
Box 1:33

Apr. 12-14 SAF Cape, Funeral, Violence: riots after Chris Hani's murder

Prints Color 8x10,, 1992-1993
Box 1:34
Jan.-Feb.'92: SAF Cape, Politics: ANC "People's Parliament"
Box
Mar.'92: SAF Cape, De Klerk whites only referendum campaign
Box
Jul. 15: SAF Cape, Politics: ANC Mass Action Campaign
Box
Aug. 3: SAF Cape, Nyanga township: ANC General Strike, day 1
Box
Jun.'93: South Sudan, Kongor, Famine: children, UN relief supplies
Box
Jul. 26,'93: SAF Cape, Violence: St. James Church attack survivors
Box
Prints Color 6x9,, undated, 1993
Box 1:35
undated: Rwanda UN soldiers in Kigali, Red Cross aid, SAF Farming
Box

1993: SAF Cape, Personalities: Winnie Mandela, Buthelezi

May 2-3: SAF East London, Violence: white response to armed blacks attack in bar that killed 5 white men

Jun.: South Sudan, Kongor, Famine & Violence: orphans, SPLA war

Jun. 9-12: SAF Cape, Elections: voter education

Jul. 26: SAF Cape, Violence: St. James Church after grenade explosion

Sep.: SAF/ Namibia, Walvis Bay Harbour, Fishing: changing hands in '94

Dec.: SAF Cape: Gay pride march

Dec.: SAF Cape, Gov't: transition from all-white Parliament

Prints Color 6x9,, 1994-1998
Box 1:36

Apr.'94: SAF, Politics, Elections: ANC and Inkatha in township

Jul.'94: SAF & other African nations, Personalities

Oct.'96: SAF- Mozambique border militarized

May '96: Uganda Politics, Economy, Labor: security forces parade, pre-election rally, safe-sex posters

Sep.'98: SAF Cape, Nelson Mandela with Cuba's Fidel Castro

Prints Color 5x8,, 1992
Box 2:37

Jul. 1: SAF Cape, Demonstration / Violence: COSATU protest march

Jul. 25: SAF Cape, Demonstration

Aug. 4-5: SAF Cape: ANC Mass action campaign

Sep.: SAF Cape, Violence: memorial after 29 ANC marchers killed

Prints Color 5x8,, Jan.-Oct. 1993
Box 2:38

Jan.: Namibia, Environment

Feb.: SAF Durban Beachfront

Mar.: SAF Natal Midlands, Inkatha: ANC impi rally for Nelson Mandela, funerals for children slain in bus attack

Mar. 19: SAF Cape, Demo: Muslims mark Jerusalem day

Apr. 12-14: SAF Guguletu township, Funeral: looting after Chris Hani's murder

Jun.: South Sudan, Health, War

Aug. 26: SAF Gugulethu township, day after murder of Amy Biehl

Sep. 4: SAF Gugulethu township, peace marchers after Amy's death

Oct.'93: SAF Stellenbosch, De Klerk at NP Cape congress

Oct. 10: SAF Gugulethu township, Amy's memorial service with family

Oct. 13: SAF University of the Western Cape event to honor Amy

Prints Color 5x8,, Nov. 1993-Feb. 1994
Box 2:39

Nov.'93: SAF Cape, PAC supporters protest trials

Nov.'93: SAF Cape, Person: Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of "architect of apartheid," campaigns for ANC

Nov.'93: SAF Western Cape, Right-wing military training camp

Dec.'93: SAF Cape, Elections: TEC Chief negotiator, Roelf Meyer

Dec.'93: SAF Cape, F.W. De Klerk: returns from receiving Nobel peace prize with Nelson Mandela to election rally

Jan. 15,'94: Namibia, Environment: rhinos, transportation

Feb.'94: SAF Hillview, Southern Cape, Housing: planning squatting

Feb.'94: SAF Cape, Elections: Mandela and De Klerk campaigning

Prints Color 5x8,, Mar.-Jun. 1994
Box 2:40

Mar.: SAF Kraaifontein, Cape, Right: Neo-Nazi leader TerreBlanche

Mar.: SAF Cape, Coeberg Training Center: new National Peacekeeping Force (NPKF) training

Mar. 30: SAF Durban, Bhambayi township, Violence: attack by Inkatha

Apr. 1: SAF Durban, Bhambayi township, Demo for peace

Apr. 2: SAF Natal, Funeral: Inkatha and ANC areas

Apr. 30: SAF near Durban, Refugees: Indian area community center

Jun.: Rwanda, Kigali, Violence: Red Cross hospital, young girl shot

Prints Color 5x8,, Jul. 1994-Apr. 1997
Box 2:41

Jul./Sep.'94: SAF Personalities: government ministers

Jan.'95: SAF, Argentina, Tunisia, Personalities

Mar./Jul.'95: SAF Parliament

Nov.'95: SAF Cape: U.S. Vice Pres. Al Gore visits

1996: SAF Cape, Guguletu Township: soccer clinic for kids

1997: SAF Cape, Sports & tourism: Olympic bid for 2004

Mar.'97: SAF Cape, Hilary Clinton & Chelsea with Mandela in former prison

Apr.'97: SAF Free State Province, Native traditional Basotho village

Apr.'97: Zaire ( Congo), Kisangani: Refugees, children, women

Apr. 20,'97: Zaire, Kasese refugee camp, Violence: Rwandan Hutu refugees one day before camp sealed off and 50-60,000 "disappeared"

Prints B&W 8x10,, undated, 1983-1988
Box 2:42

undated: SAF Rustenburg & Stellenbosch, Cape, Farmers

undated: SAF Bushman, Soldiers

Nov. 2,'83: SAF Elections: Right-wingers

Jul.'86: SAF Jo'burg, Military Parade SAF Defense Force 75th b-day

Aug.-Dec.'86: SAF Jo'burg, Protest: imprisonment of children

Feb.'87: SAF Jo'burg, Military draft: compulsory service for white male

Feb.-Aug.'87: SAF Labor: unions & strikes, protests

Jun. 12,'87:SAF Jo'burg, member of Black Sash (women's civil rights) pickets anniversary of State of Emergency

Jun. 25,'87: SAF Mozambican refugees

Jul. 16-18,'88: SAF Nelson Mendela's 70th birthday celebrated by those calling for the ANC leader's release from prison

Prints B&W 8x10,, 1989
Box 2:43

Feb. 3,'89: SAF opening of Parliament with newly elected F.w. De Klerk

Feb. 14: SAF Cape, Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Mar. 9,'89: SAF Cape Prisons, protesting non-trial

Apr. 12-13: Namibia, Oshikango, War: SWAPO vs. Untag soldiers

Oct. 1: SAF Transkei Sabota funeral

Oct. 10: SAF Personalities: ANC leaders released from prison

Prints B&W 8x10,, 1990-1991
Box 2:44

May 2-4,'90: SAF Cape, ANC negotiation with SAF gov't

Dec.'90: Palestine, Ramalah & Jerusalem, Violence: Israeli soldiers, Palestinian protest

Sep.'91: Yugoslavia, War: at the Hague in Holland

Nov.'91: Holland, racist graffiti and signs

Prints B&W 8x10,, 1992
Box 2:45

1992: SAF farming

Jan. 24: SAF Cape, PAC protest Parliament

Mar.: SAF Cape, Khayelitsha township, Health: child at clinic

Mar.: Apr.-SAF Cape, Education

Apr. 11: SAF Cape, F.W. De Klerk visits "colored" township in his "first electioneering type foray outside usual white constituency"

Oct.: SAF Cape, Guguletu township: Women: Adult literacy class

Nov.: SAF Durban Township, Poverty: homeless youths

Dec.: SAF Cape, Health: Prof. Chris Barnard, 1st heart transplant '67

Dec.: SAF Cape, Gay/Lesbian: Miss Gay Cape competition

Prints B&W 8x10,, 1993
Box 2:46

1993: SAF Whites, Political Demonstrations

May 17: SAF Grabouw, Western Cape, Farming: apples

Jun.: SAF Squatters camp

Oct.: SAF Women Demonstration, reclaiming streets

Dec.: SAF Gov't, first sitting of TEC

Dec.: SAF Elections, "People's Forum" ANC campaign

Prints B&W 8x10,, 1994
Box 2:47

Apr. 20,'94: SAF Elections, F.W. De Klerk campaign poster defaced

Apr. 22,'94: SAF Cape, Political speech with time constraints

Apr. 23,'94: SAF Cape, Elections: NP Rally

Apr. 26,'94: SAF Cape, Elections: voting for disabled

Apr. 27,'94: SAF Cape, Elections: voting in townships and squatters

1995: SAF Gov't, Labor

Jan.'95: SAF Cape, Funeral for Joe Slovo

Mar. 19,'95: SAF Cape, Ruyterwacht: Whites protest against black school

Slides Color
Box 2:48
Slides Color
Box 2:49
Slides Color
Box 2:50
Slides Color
Box 2:51
Slides Color
Box 2:52
Slides Color
Box 2:53
Slides Color
Box 2:54
Slides Color
Box 2:55
Slides Color
Box 2:56

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Series V: Rodger Bosch,, 1988-1999

Title/DescriptionInstances
Color Trannies,, undated
Box 2:57
SAF / Swaziland, Inkatha: Mangosutho Buthelezi
Box
May '93: SAF Environment, Scenic
Box
B&W Trannies w/ Captions--Portfolio,, 1990-1991
Box 2:58
Text & Computer prints,, 1997-1998
Box 2:59
Aug.'97-Jul.'98: SAF Cultural, African ballet program "Dance for All"
Box
Color 8x10,, May 1996
Box 2:60
SAF Human Rights: Truth Finding commission
Box
Color 5x7,, 1993-1994
Box 3:61
Jul. 26,'93: SAF Kenilworth, Cape, Violence: St. James Church day after massacre
Box
Jan.'94: SAF Person: Mandela pledges "Never Again" for prison
Box
Feb.'94: SAF Elections: NP rally with DeKlerk
Box
Color 5x7,, 1994-1996
Box 3:62
Feb.'94: SAF Elections: NP rally with DeKlerk
Box
Feb.'96: SAF Cape, Culture: Luciano Pavarotti
Box
Apr.-May '96: SAF Cape, Human Rights: Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Archbishop Desimond Tutu
Box
May 29,'96: SAF Cape, Elections: municiple
Box
Sep. 28,'96: SAF Cape, Drugs: Muslim group PAGAD marches
Box
Color 6x8,, 1997-1999
Box 3:63
Feb.-Mar.'97: SAF Poverty: homeless children, prostitutes
Box
Apr.'97: SAF Cape, Person: Nelson Mandela & Hillary Clinton
Box
Jun.'97: Zaire, leader of new Congo, Laurent Kabila
Box
Jun.'97: SAF Cape, Person: new leader of NP, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk
Box
Feb.-May '99: SAF Violence, Gangs, Drugs
Box
Jun.'99: Libya leader Muhammar Gadaffi
Box
Jun. 2,'99: SAF Elections
Box
Jul.'99: SAF Cape, Parliament: new President, Thabo Mbelei
Box
B&W 8x10 / 5x7,, 1988-1991
Box 3:64
Jun.'88: SAF Jo'burg, Alexandria township, Children
Box
Aug.-Oct.'99: SAF Violence, Protests Inkatha
Box
Dec.'90: SAF white Afrikaner commemoration of victory over Zulu
Box
1991: SAF Violence, Education, Person: Nelson Mandela
Box
B&W 8x10,, 1993-1994
Box 3:65
Jan.: SAF Personalities
Box
Mar. 10,'93: SAF, Protests: against NP, Israel
Box
Apr. 14,'93: SAF Cape Memorial / Riots after Chris Hani's death
Box
May 7,'93: SAF Teachers Union, SADTU
Box
Jul.'93: SAF Election practice
Box
Sep.'93: SAF Family
Box
Jan. 15,'94: SAF Person: Winnie Mandela supporting ANC's armed wing (MK)
Box
Apr.'94: SAF Elections
Box
May-Dec.'94: SAF Persons in Parliament
Box
B&W 8x10,, 1995-1998
Box 3:66
May-Jul.'95: SAF Protests: unions, "born again" Christians, children, Muslims, AWB
Box
Feb.'96: SAF Cape Person: Stebe Tswete, Minister of Sport
Box
Jul.'96: SAF Cape, Human Rights: Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings
Box
Aug. 10,'96: SAF Cape, Drugs: Muslim group PAGAD marches
Box
Apr.'97: SAF Education: children
Box
Nov.'97: SAF Mental Health: patients and workers protest closing hospital
Box
1998: SAF Cape Gugulethu township, Culture: African ballet project "Dance for All"
Box

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Series VI: Other Photographers in Alphabetical Order,, 1964-1995

Title/DescriptionInstances
Misc. Photographers (1 print each),, undated, 1985-1990
Box 3:67
Unknown Photographers B&W 8x10 Prints,, undated, 1964-1989
Box 3:68
Unknown Photographers Slides Color
Box 3:69
Unknown Negatives and Copy/Publication,, undated, 1985-1992
Box 3:70
Auf der Heyde, Peter
Box 3
Bannister, Andrew
Box 3
Bernstein, Suzy
Box 3
Bradlow, Adil
Box 3
Bronstein, Paula
Box 3
Day, Anna
Box 3
de Vlieg, Gill
Box 3
Eliason, Orde
Box 3
Elmendorp, Ellen
Box 3
Eloff, Brett
Box 3
Gool, Benny
Box 3
Grendon, Paul
Box 3
Hartman, Dave
Box 3
Hilton-Barber, Steven
Box 3
Hutchins, Mike
Box 3
Kralj, Sasa
Box 3
Kramer, Sue
Box 3
Lawson, Lesley
Box 3
Ledochowski, Chris
Box 3
Lemon, T.J.
Box 3
Liebenberg, John
Box 3
Magwaza, Pax
Box 3
Mayet, Rafs
Box 3
Meintjes, Roger
Box 3
Mofokeng, Santu
Box 3
Moodliar, Deseni
Box 3
Nunn, Cedric
Box 3
Parker, Warren
Box 3
Patzer, Marek
Box 3
Sholk, Justin
Box 3
Smit, Sandy
Box 3
Southlight Collective Land Essay
Box 3
Storkend, Sally
Box 3
Tillim, Guy
Box 4
Uzi, Avigail
Box 4
van Der Merwe, Chris
Box 4
Velasco, Paul
Box 4
von Lohuzen, Kadir
Box 4
Weinberg, Paul
Box 4
Williams, Graeme
Box 4
Wulfsohn, Gisele
Box 4
Zietminski, Anna
Box 4
Unsorted Slides
Box 4
Unsorted Slides
Box 4

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Oversized Material

Title/DescriptionInstances
Eric Miller's Portfolio,, undated
Box 5
Caption Listing,, undated
Box
Prints Color 11x16,, undated
Box
SAF Agriculture: Picture Story in Afrikaner village
Box
Prints B&W 11x16,, 1988-1989
Box
SAF Anti-Apartheid Protest, Eviction
Box
Magazine: Ilford (SAF) winning entry,, 1989
Box
SAF Environ.: Picture Story "Saving the White Rhino"
Box
Magazine (Tearsheet) spread,, undated
Box
SAF Swaziland, Culture: concert
Box

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