Drinking in a shebeen
Cole, Ernest
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Date
1960-1969Description
full view, Until the Government went into the business of selling liquor to Africans, it
was illegal for them to drink. They did drink, however, in places called shebeens, where
many still prefer to gather. In a shebeen, oil can containing potent liquor is passed
from man to man; jokingly they call it "crude oil"
Type of Work
PhotographSubject
Apartheid, Blacks, Racial discrimination, Alcoholic beverages, Documentary photography
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