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Title: What Mowbray's main road used to look like, Cape Town
Subject: Historic districts, Horse-drawn vehicles, Residential buildings, ,
Description: Mowbray, Old Main Road. What Mowbray's main road used to look like, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15439

Title: Men look at architect's model of houses to be constructed in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Building, ,
Description: The mayor of Cape Town Mr John Tyers (right) and guests of the Council examine the Homes model of Houses to be [const]ructed as part of [...] [f]irst mass housing [...] [cont]ract to be awarded [...] Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town. The co[ntr]act does not include the double-storey houses.
Identifier: islandora:15350

Title: Maitland Garden pensioner washing clothes, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Residential buildings, Pensioners and Senior Citizens Organisation (South Africa), Forced removals (South Africa), ,
Description: At the age of 109, Mrs Rachel Wrentz may soon have to start a new life. She is still active, doing washing and cleaning. But, she says, to expect her to begin a new life now is asking too much. The oldest resident in Maitland Garden Village, she is one of many old-age pensioners in the area threatened with removal under the Group Areas Act. Many still living in the village are among those who originally moved there in 1921 when the City Council built 220 homes for employees, most of whom had apparently fought in World War 1. To Mrs Wrentz the thought of having to move is bad enough. But the spectre of being pushed into a Cape Flats township with a high crime rate haunts her.
Identifier: islandora:15190

Title: The dovecote at Koornhoop in Mowbray, Cape Town
Subject: Historic buildings, Residential buildings, Farmhouses, Dovecotes, ,
Description: Historic dovecote at "Koornhoop" Mowbray.
Identifier: islandora:15426

Title: The sun porch of Zonnekus in Milnerton, Cape Town
Subject: Furniture, Residential buildings, Historic buildings, ,
Description: The beautiful vaulted sunporch of Zonnekus. / Zonnekus, the magnificent beach home at Milnerton, built in 1929 for the late Sir David Graaff, stands today as an opulent, rambling monument to a past era of luxury living. It is the only house on the island that was recently sold for R3-million to the Harry Fuchs Investment Company, which plans to turn into a luxury Mediterranean-style village of 350 houses that will sell for a total of about R70-million. The company plans to install all services, build a new bridge, town houses, condominiums and a convenience shopping centre.
Identifier: islandora:15292

Title: St. Peter's Church celebrates 100 years, Cape Town
Subject: Historic buildings, Religion, Church buildings, Centennial celebrations, etc., ,
Description: St. Peter's church, Mowbray which celebrated its centenary yesterday. The rector, the Rev. John Carter, can be seen standing at the church gates.
Identifier: islandora:15440

Title: Homestead to be demolished for office block, Cape Town
Subject: Historic buildings, Residential buildings, Eviction, ,
Description: Two hundred years old - This old homestead is to make way for a modern office block at Rondebosch. It is in a dangerous state of disrepair, and notices warning against a close approach have been placed outside it. In the foreground is a decorative foundation. Nobody can remember when it last played.
Identifier: islandora:15544

Title: Maitland resident with hammer standing guard over property, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Human security, Protection, ,
Description: Mr Piet Wiese - trying to keep the skollies out.
Identifier: islandora:15193

Title: Aerial view of Muizenberg, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Residential buildings, Ocean, ,
Description: Muizenberg - once a premier resort in The Cape, now said to be losing some of its glitter.
Identifier: islandora:15397

Title: A row of apartments on fire, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Fires, ,
Description: Smoke seeps out from under the iron roof of a row of maisonettes in Lower Main Road, Observatory, today after one of the upper stories of the building had been destroyed by fire. About 150 people watched the blaze which was controlled by firemen in 15 minutes.
Identifier: islandora:15584

Title: Aerial view of Marina Da Gama, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Landscapes, Residential buildings, ,
Description: An aerial view of Marina Da Gama. Next month, building will start on a new townhouse block opposite the Visitors' Centre. The centre itself will be used as a boating centre. A private club called Club Da Gama is to be formed using the centre as headquarters as well as a place to exhibit boating merchandise.
Identifier: islandora:15252

Title: Church Hall in Parow, Cape Town, 1966
Subject: Parow (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Church Hall in Parow, Cape Town, 1966
Identifier: islandora:17330

Title: Neighbours chat over garden wall, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Communities, ,
Description: Neighbours chat over the garden wall at new Crossroads where houses vary in design inside and out.
Identifier: islandora:15523

Title: Men building houses, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, House construction, ,
Description: The first houses to be added to Langa location for 10 years are nearing completion. The picture shows part of a scheme for 48 four-room dual-occupancy houses.
Identifier: islandora:15586

Title: Albertyn's Cottage, Simon's Town
Subject: Cottages, Albertyn's Cottage (Simon's Town, South Africa), Historic buildings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Simon's Town--Designs and plans,
Description: Albertyn's Cottage, Simon's Town. Landscape sketch-plan of Albertyn's Cottage and Albertyn's Stables., Original, hand-drawn in ink on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:100
Identifier: islandora:22239

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