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Feb 22, 2016

Chile

Purple poster with dark blue, white and yellow artwork of a soldier, holding money, cutting off a bound man's head, with...

Chile
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Feb 22, 2016

Chile

Yellow background with purple artwork of a person holding out their hands.

Environment Week: symposium
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Feb 22, 2016

Environment Week: symposium

Black and white poster. Artwork in shape of a skull. Notice of a symposium at University of the Witwatersrand, Council o...

Science week 1972: theme: energy
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Feb 22, 2016

Science week 1972: theme: energy

White poster with black lettering and artwork of a huge building. Notice of a science week from July 3rd to 7th, at Univ...

No! a la represion
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Feb 22, 2016

No! a la represion

White poster with red and black writing and artwork. Artwork of legs running with a rifle.

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Feb 22, 2016

Stop killing our people

White poster with black border. Black and white photo of Ahmed Timol, died in detention on 27th October 1971. ANC Logo.

Affirmation
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Feb 22, 2016

Affirmation

White poster with black lettering. Students Representative Council, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Signa...


Leger vuurtop menghte bloedbad in Mexico City
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Feb 22, 2016

Leger vuurtop menghte bloedbad in Mexico City

White, black and red blood spattered poster. Dutch poster regarding Mexico City and the Olympic Games. Artwork of soldie...

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Feb 22, 2016

Palestine: a homeland denied

Grey, white, red and black poster. Artwork of a head covered in a scarf. 1948 - 1967.

Namibia Day
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Feb 22, 2016

Namibia Day

Namibia Day, August 26th 1966,commemorating 22 years of heroic armed struggle. SWAPO logo. Artwork of soldiers fighting....

Namibia Womens Day
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Feb 22, 2016

Namibia Womens Day

Green, blue, red, black and white poster. December 10, 1959, Namibia Women's Day, 29 years of heroic struggle. Artwork ...


Now that you have touched the women, you have struck a rock you have dislodged a boulder you will be crushed
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Feb 22, 2016

Now that you have touched the women, you have struck a rock you have dislodged a boulder you will be crushed

Multicoloured poster. Artwork of African women behind barbed wire. Commemorating the 9th August 1956 when 20,000 women m...

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Feb 22, 2016

Womens Charter

White, black and green poster. Copy of the Women's Charter dated 1954. Issued by W.W.M. Green symbol for a women in cent...

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Feb 22, 2016

Womens Charter

Green and white, and the Women's Charter written out. At the bottom of the poster is the date, 1954 and WWM.


Celebration of a Soviet National Day and Red Army Victories
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Feb 22, 2016

Celebration of a Soviet National Day and Red Army Victories

Light brown background with black and red lettering. Notice of a meeting at City Hall Cape Town, on Saturday, November 6...

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