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Title: Mt. Aux Sources
Subject: Botany--South Africa--Kwazulu-Natal, Botany--Drakensberg Mountains, ,
Description: Cathedral Peak-Mt. Aux Sources
Identifier: islandora:8913

Title: Lithops localis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Lithops localis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes. Drawn from a collection made about 3 miles south of Laingsburg [Laingsburg District] by A.J. Joubert (91, sub-National Botanical Garden 166/34).
Identifier: islandora:24198

Title: Conophytum pellucidum Schwantes subsp. pellucidum var. pellucidum
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Conophytum pellucidum Schwantes subsp. pellucidum var. pellucidum. Plate 42, Mesemb. Notes, Part 3, H.M.L. Bolus 1936-58. B. Drawn from a collection made by P. R. Frames near Van Rhynsdorp [Vanrhynsdorp District]. [Refer to Bolus Herbarium 131055 for drawing of dissected flower parts].
Identifier: islandora:23228

Title: Men form a human chain to keep demonstrators at bay, Cape Town
Subject: National Party (South Africa), Demonstrations, Politics, ,
Description: Men form a human chain to keep demonstrators at bay, Cape Town. NP Election camp.
Identifier: islandora:15518

Title: Carpobrotus muirii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Carpobrotus muirii. Dissected drawing of flower & leaves included. Drawn from a plant from Ayers Nursery and brought to Bolus Herbarium by Mrs. Bolus, 10-1931. Diameter of flower. 9 cm; Length of petal 4.1 cm; Width of petal 3 mm; Stamens 1 cm; Stigmas (17) 6 mm.
Identifier: islandora:22975

Title: Aerial view of dredging operations at Rietvlei, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Landscapes, Real estate development, Engineering
Description: Dredging operations at Rietvlei, just beyond the racecourse at Milnerton, from where sand is being pumped through a pipeline to the site at Paarden Eiland where extensions to the Table Bay docks are being undertaken.
Identifier: islandora:16172

Title: Kxao /Ai!ae with pipe
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, man, portrait, pipe, San, indigenous, hand, Pipe smokers--Namibia, San (African people)--Namibia, Tsumkwe District (Namibia)
Description: Kxao /Ai!ae, the gardener, at the end of a day, with a pipe in his mouth. Tjum!kui, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:11725

Title: Elderly woman knitting, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: An elderly woman sits and knits at a table in her home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18517

Title: Conophytum bilobum (Marloth) N.E.Br. subsp. bilobum var. elishae (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer
Subject: South Africa--Northern Cape, Province of--Little Namaqualand, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Conophytum bilobum (Marloth) N.E.Br. subsp. bilobum var. elishae (N.E.Br.) S.A.Hammer. Drawn from a collection made by A. Beadle, (sub-National Botanical Garden 436/29), Springbok, Namaqualand [District]. From the veld. Part of the illustration was added 29 April 1929 and April 1931.
Identifier: islandora:23264

Title: Thungwa
Subject: Musical instruments--South Africa, Venda (African people)--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 211.212.1 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, Place of production: Fundudzi, Lake (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:20823

Title: Vredehoek residents, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Vredehoek (Cape Town, South Africa), Disasters, Fires
Description: Hose-down: Vredehoek residents, faces muffled against choking smoke, watch anxiously as the fire that destroyed about 300 hectares of fynbos sweeps towards their property.
Identifier: islandora:14585

Title: Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1973
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Children, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Architecture, Housing
Description: Children play among the ruins of an abandoned building in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:17236

Title: Winston Mankunku Ngozi playing live at Luxurama, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Musicians, Black--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Ngozi, Winston Mankunku, 1943-2009
Description: Winston Mankunku Ngozi, jazz saxophonist, plays live at Luxurama in Cape Town, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18195

Title: Nine years ' for pacifism
Subject: South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989--Caricatures and cartoons, Conscientious objectors--South Africa--Caricatures and cartoons, South African wit and humor, Pictorial, South Africa
Description: Heavy penalties were imposed on conscientious objectors who refused to fight in the South African Defence Force. Description provided by Tony Grogan.
Identifier: islandora:6165

Title: Lighthouse, Cape Point, Cape Town
Subject: Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Lighthouses, Navigation, Shipping, Accidents
Description: Stairway up to the lighthouse at Cape Point Nature Reserve
Identifier: islandora:17011

Title: Pharmacy, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Suburbs, Buildings, Roads, Infrastructure, Residential buildings
Description: Constantia budget cinema and the Savoy Pharmacy, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16597

Title: Catch II
Subject: Botany--South Africa--Kwazulu-Natal, Botany--Drakensberg Mountains, ,
Description: Cathedral Peak Research
Identifier: islandora:8788

Title: Strikers marching, Durban, South Africa
Subject: Strikes and lockouts--South Africa, Labor unions--South Africa, Labor disputes--South Africa,
Description: Strikers march through central Durban escorted by traffic policeman, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:18476

Title: Cheiridopsis rostrata (L.) N.E.Br.
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Cheiridopsis rostrata. Dissected drawing of flower included. Drawn from a collection made by Immelman (sub-National Botanical Garden 2250/27). Hort. Ex. Piquetberg [Piketberg]. [Refer to Bolus Herbarium 130397 image for pencil sketch of fruit].
Identifier: islandora:23130

Title: Female dance group preparing to perform at a coming of age ceremony
Subject: Initiation rites--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, Marinovich african spirituality
Description: Msinga Top, Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, December 1998. A dance group in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal prepare to perform at a young girl's coming of age, or memulo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:7238

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