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Title: Steam trains, Cape Town, 20th century
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Transport, Sport, Bridges, Crowds
Description: Steam trains leaving Cape Town Station with Signal Hill in the background.
Identifier: islandora:17409

Title: Duncan Basin, Cape Town Harbour, 1974
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town Harbour, Infrastructure, Weather, Wind
Description: Wind-whipped corner of Duncan Basin.
Identifier: islandora:17141

Title: Street in Ocean View, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Communities, Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals (South Africa), , ,
Description: Ocean View.
Identifier: islandora:15607

Title: Apartheid signage, Cape Town, 20th century
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Railways, Race discrimination
Description: Loading SA Transport Services "whites only" signs at Cape Town Station yesterday were Mr J L van Zyl (foreground) and Mr R Roodt. The signs, currently spares, were not destined for the rubbish pile.
Identifier: islandora:17411

Title: Offices of Herbert Penny & Co, St George's Street, Cape Town, circa 1925
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Real estate agents, Urban development, Commerce
Description: In the beginning: Herbert Penny's offices at 45 St Georges Street. The picture was taken about 1925.
Identifier: islandora:17188

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This street plan of Cape Town shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of the city including the City Bowl area, the Atlantic Seaboard, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Cape Flats and the False Bay area. Included are Woodstock, Good Hope model village, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Lotus River, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), schools, hospitals and sanatoria, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Relief shown pictorially., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., Includes an index sheet., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1930 edition of this map. These digital copies have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19862

Title: Cape Government Railways monograph at old Cape Town Station, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Transport
Description: This monogram of the Cape Government Railways, surrounded by ornate plaster work, is the most decorative part of the old Cape Town Station. It can still be seen below the cornice of the Strand Street wing which was added in 1905.
Identifier: islandora:17405

Title: The old Opera House, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Performing arts, Demolition, Urban development
Description: The old Opera House: many of Cape Town's senior citizens will remember the old Opera House which was opened in 1893 and demolished in 1937. It stood at the corner of Darling and Parliament Streets on the site presently occupied by the General Post Office and was built before the present Standard Bank Building was extended from Adderley Street through to Parliament Street (or Grave Street as it was then known). The Opera House Restaurant on the first floor was for many years one of the most popular eating-out establishments in Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17182

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This 1937 monochrome map shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of Cape Town including Gardens, Oranjezicht, Vredehoek, Tamboers Kloof, Woodstock, Salt River, Brooklyn, Good Hope model village, Milnerton, Paarden Eiland, Maitland, certificate of registered title for Montagu Gardens, Sanddrift, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Constantia, Wynberg, Plumstead, Diep River, Heathfield, Retreat, Lotus River, Schaap Kraal, Tokai, Silvermine, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve, Montagu's Gift, Ilfracombe Estate, Dreyersdal, Lakeside, Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Red Hill, Simonstown, Simon's Bay, Kommetjie, Sweet Water, Witsands, Noordhoek, Scarborough, Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak, Kronendal, Oude Kraal, Bakoven, Camps Bay, Clifton, Sea Point, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", Table Mountain, the Twelve Apostles and other mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), hospitals and sanatoria including Groote Schuur, Valkenberg, Rentzkie's Farm Isolation hospital, Oude Molen Mental Hospital, the Alexandra Institution and the Chronic Sick home, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, the University of Cape Town, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Relief shown pictorially., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 89 x 113 cm. or smaller., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1937 edition of this map. These digital copies have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19864

Title: Chasing a restless muse - a lecture recital by Dr John Purser, Chisholm Recital Room, South African College of Music, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Concert programs, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Concert programme
Identifier: islandora:30225

Title: Mr. H. S. Klopper, gave a lunch at the House of Assembly yesterday for the newly-elected State President, Dr. Dönges, Cape Town
Subject: Politicians--South Africa, Apartheid era
Description: Speaker's lunch: The Speaker, Mr. H. S. Klopper, gave a lunch at the House of Assembly yesterday for the newly-elected State President, Dr. Dönges. Some of those who attended were (from left): Chief Justice L. C. Steyn, Lady Graaff, Sir De Villiers Graaff, Mr. Vorster, the new State President Dr. Dönges, Mrs. Van der Byl and the Speaker, Mr. Klopper
Identifier: islandora:14362

Title: Parow East Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Almost futuristic in design, the Parow East Dutch Reformed Church in Tygerberg Road was built three years ago. The unusual tower rests on a triangular base and dwindles to a pinpoint at the top. The front wall is symbolically curved to welcome the congregation on Sundays. Steel, stone and metal have been combined into a harmonious, spacious place of worship.
Identifier: islandora:17297

Title: Circus and pier, Adderley Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town Harbour, Recreation
Description: Cape Town Pier at the bottom of Adderley Street all lit up in 1929
Identifier: islandora:17071

Title: Greek Orthodox Church, Woodstock, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Woodstock (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: The Greek Orthodox Church in Mountain Road Woodstock, was built in 1901 by a congregation of less than 80 people. To-day there are about 1, 100 people in the congregation.
Identifier: islandora:17307

Title: Group photo of the Winnie Ladies Football Club, Cape Town
Subject: Mandela, Winnie, Soccer teams--South Africa, Women soccer players--South Africa
Description: Winnie Ladies Football Club, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:14393

Title: Before Frances and Graeme's wedding, Cape Town
Subject: Weddings--South Africa, Social life and customs--South Africa, City dwellers--South Africa,
Description: Frances waits at the Cape Town Magistrates Court for her wedding ceremony to begin, 1992. From left to right, Tessa (Frances' mother), Ann (Graeme's mother), Frances' friend and witness, Terry.
Identifier: islandora:1389

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Text in English and Afrikaans., This coloured version of the 1937 map shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of Cape Town including Gardens, Oranjezicht, Vredehoek, Tamboers Kloof, Woodstock, Salt River, Brooklyn, Good Hope model village, Milnerton, Paarden Eiland, Maitland, certificate of registered title for Montagu Gardens, Sanddrift, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Constantia, Wynberg, Plumstead, Diep River, Heathfield, Retreat, Lotus River, Schaap Kraal, Tokai, Silvermine, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve, Montagu's Gift, Ilfracombe Estate, Dreyersdal, Lakeside, Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Red Hill, Simonstown, Simon's Bay, Kommetjie, Sweet Water, Witsands, Noordhoek, Scarborough, Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak, Kronendal, Oude Kraal, Bakoven, Camps Bay, Clifton, Sea Point, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", Table Mountain, the Twelve Apostles and other mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), hospitals and sanatoria including Groote Schuur, Valkenberg, Rentzkie's Farm Isolation hospital, Oude Molen Mental Hospital, the Alexandra Institution and the Chronic Sick home, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, the University of Cape Town, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Relief shown pictorially., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 89 x 113 cm. or smaller., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1937 edition of this map and this coloured digital set is incomplete. These digital copies of sheets 2, 3 and 4 of the series have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19890

Title: Chris Barnard and his wife, Barbara Barnard, Cape Town
Subject: Barnard, Christiaan, 1922-2001, Surgeons--South Africa, Barnard, Barbara
Description: Chris Barnard
Identifier: islandora:14793

Title: Hostel burial society march, Malmesbury, Western Cape
Subject: Malmesbury (South Africa)--Social life and customsBurial insurance--South Africa--Malmesbury, Funeral rites and customs--South Africa,
Description: A march of members of a hostel burial society in Malmsebury in the Western Cape. They are carrying a placard which reads "Masingwa Bane Buffelsdoring Burial".
Identifier: islandora:5259

Title: Home-made toys in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1960s
Subject: Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Children, Recreation, Historic districts
Description: Child pulling a home-made trolley in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17233

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