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Title: Aerial view, freeway construction, Constantia Valley, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Building, Environment
Description: A freeway snakes through Constantia Valley farmland, preparing to carry an ever-increasing load of urban traffic across a once tranquil area. This photograph was taken during the construction of the Blue Route.
Identifier: islandora:16562

Title: Aerial view of Cape Showground at Goodwood, Cape Town
Subject: Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Agricultural show, Agriculture, City planning, Entertainment
Description: Venue for the Cape Spring Show, the Cape Showground, Goodwood, will open this week. All is set for tonight's formal opening by the State President (Mr. J. J. Fouche) of the main festival programme at the RSA 10 stadium (Cape Showground) tonight. This air picture, taken today [28 February 1974] shows the stadium, halls, and tent town.
Identifier: islandora:16987

Title: Aerial view of Atlantis Diesel Engines, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Atlantis (South Africa), Industrial districts, Business, Infrastructure
Description: An aerial view of the Atlantis Diesel Engines plant, with Table Mountain in the background.
Identifier: islandora:14872

Title: Aerial view of Settlers Way, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Motorcars
Description: An aerial view of Settlers Way looking towards Groote Schuur.
Identifier: islandora:16557

Title: Aerial view of Paarden Island, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Is the new road across Paarden Eiland in danger? This aerial picture shows fragments of the old road, eaten away by the sea, and it also reveals how close the sea has come to the new road. Woodstock Beach.
Identifier: islandora:15625

Title: Aerial view of Greenpoint and Sea Point, Cape Town
Subject: Sea Point (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban development, City planning, Environment, Recreation
Description: Spreading suburbs of Green Point and Sea Point on the slopes of Signal Hill and Lion's Head as seen from the air.
Identifier: islandora:17019

Title: Aerial view, Gardens, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Gardens (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban areas, Residential buildings, Architecture
Description: Gardens, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15163

Title: Aerial view of Otto du Plessis, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Lion's Head (Cape Town, South Africa), Infrastructure, Building, ,
Description: Aerial view of Otto du Plessis, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15303

Title: Aerial view of Epping, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Epping Industria (Cape Town, South Africa), Industrial districts, Development
Description: Cape Town is expanding fast, industrially as well as residentially. This aerial photo by John Smit shows Epping Extension No. 2, the latest municipal industrial township to be developed in Cape Town. Several factories are being built or have reached the planning stage there. Each site is served by a railway siding and roads and services are being extended to each section as it is developed. In centre background (in line with Lion's Head) is Epping Market. The Goodwood drive-in cinema is on the extreme right, and just above it and to the left is the Thornton residential area.
Identifier: islandora:18138

Title: Aerial view of Pinelands, Cape Town
Subject: Pinelands (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Residential buildings, Infrastructure, Roads
Description: Pinelands.
Identifier: islandora:15824

Title: Aerial view of central Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Energy, Industry
Description: Aerial view of central Cape Town, Cape Town Harbour and Table Mountain from Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:17095

Title: Aerial view with Table Mountain in the background, Cape Town, 1981
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Harbours, Pollution
Description: Aerial view towards Lion's Head, Cape Town, from Epping Industria.
Identifier: islandora:17094

Title: Aerial view if Black River Parkway and Settlers Way, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport
Description: The view of Black River Parkway and Settlers Way, looking northward, shows the intricate pattern of "clover leaf" and fly-over bridges near Mowbray, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16560

Title: Aerial view of Cape Flats, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Apartheid, City planning, Urban development, Housing
Description: Housing construction on the sandy Cape Flats
Identifier: islandora:16973

Title: Aerial view of Epping, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Epping Industria (Cape Town, South Africa), Industrial districts, Infrastructure
Description: This striking aerial view shows the progress made in the development of Cape Town's big new industrial area at Epping, beyond Pinelands, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18131

Title: Aerial view of Milnerton's Rietvlei wetland, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Landscapes, Environment, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Protection, ,
Description: Threatened - The fate of Transnet-owned land in Milnerton's Rietvlei wetland is in the hands of Cape Administrator Mr Kobus Meiring, who will decide whether or not to allow Milnerton municipality to expropiate the land for conservation.
Identifier: islandora:15305

Title: Aerial view of Faure Kramat, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Faure (South Africa), Religion, Festivals
Description: Aerial view of Faure Kramat, showing Sheik Joseph's tomb, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14887

Title: Aerial view of northern suburbs, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Afrikaners, City planning, Urban development,
Description: Aerial view towards Table Mountain, showing the new suburb of Bellville at centre left
Identifier: islandora:16781

Title: Aerial view of Kenilworth Race Course and Youngsfield Army Base, Cape Town
Subject: Kenilworth (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Military, Apartheid, Segregation
Description: Aerial image showing segregated parking at Youngsfield Army Base near Kenilworth Race Course, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:15887

Title: Aerial view, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Land, Urban development, Buildings
Description: The view of Cape Town, looking in a south-easterly direction, is another of the series taken by The Argus photographer from the top of recently completed 300ft. chimney at the Dock-Road power station. In the centre of the picture are the railway motor transport sheds and marshalling yards, and to the right of them monument station, the goods yards and part of the main station. The Grand Boulevard, which is planned as the main road link with the southern suburbs, will join Adderley Street at the extreme left of the picture, and where the fun fair appears in the photograph, the 1,000,000 Van Riebeeck Hotel will be built.
Identifier: islandora:15110

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