South Africa, 19550101. PHOTO: Eli Weinberg. Three men canvass members of the public to elect delegates for the Congress of the People to be held on the 25 and 26 June 1955 in Kliptown, Johannesburg. They wear printed posters which read 'ELECT YOUR DELEGATES NOW !!!!!!! Congress of the People Kliptown, Johannesburg 25 June
Image Number: APN753430

APN753430

Headline: Eli Weinberg Collection Title: Loose Sepia Toned Photographic Print Description: South Africa, 19550101. PHOTO: Eli Weinberg. Three men canvass members of the public to elect delegates for the Congress of the People to be held on the 25 and 26 June 1955 in Kliptown, Johannesburg. They wear printed posters which read 'ELECT YOUR DELEGATES NOW !!!!!!! Congress of the People Kliptown, Johannesburg 25 June". On the wall behind them and on the posters is the four-spoked wheel insignia representing the members of the Congress Alliance who organised the Congress of the People, namely the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), the Coloured Peoples Congress, (CPC) and the South African Congress of Democrats (SACOD). Country: South Africa Date Created: 01-01-1955 Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: Eli Weinberg / ANC Archives / african.pictures Pixel Dimensions X: 2224 Pixel Dimensions Y: 1358 Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/