Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 2268

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Author	Drum Social Histories
Copyright	© The Drum Archive
Credit	Drum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures
Description	1955. Sophiatown Removals – Sophiatown residents show mixed feelings about the move. The first sixty families in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, have been given orders to leave their houses, and have been offered accommodation in the new location in Meadowlands.
City	Johannesburg
State / Province	Gauteng
Country	South Africa
Filename	APN259125.jpg
File Type	JPG
File Size	9 MB
Dimensions	4500 × 2899 px
Date Created	2 January 1955
Date Uploaded	10 October 2025

Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 2268

1955. Sophiatown Removals – Sophiatown residents show mixed feelings about the move. The first sixty families in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, have been given orders to leave their houses, and have been offered accommodation in the new location in Meadowlands.

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Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 2268

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