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Title: On the road to Camps Bay, late 19th or early 20th Century, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Recreation, Urban development, Environment
Description: Walking in and around Cape Town was a great weekend occupation at the turn of the [20th] century, when this picture of strollers along the road to Camps Bay was taken.
Identifier: islandora:17184

Title: Policemen clear rocks and other debris off a road, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Barricades (Military science), Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Riot police clear a crude road block in Duinefontein Road, near Manenberg, yesterday, after a group African youths had thrown concrete blocks and rocks into the road.
Identifier: islandora:16262

Title: Two women dance in the road amidst the traffic, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Apartheid, Demonstrations, Segregation
Description: Six African girls disrupted pedestrian traffic in front of the Trust Bank building in the City yesterday, shouting Black Power slogans, jostling passers-by, and attempting to force their way into Whites-only taxis. Shouting: "We will die with our Black brothers," the six jumped into a non-White taxi when police arrived and sped off.
Identifier: islandora:16305

Title: Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town, early 1940s
Subject: Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa), Roads, Architecture, Transport, Historical
Description: Claremont Main Road.
Identifier: islandora:17474

Title: Protesters stand at the side of the road with placards, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South African Communist Party, African National Congress, Hani, Chris, 1942-1993, Demonstrations
Description: Protesters stand at the side of the road with placards, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16095

Title: Policemen march up a road, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Determined policemen with gas masks slung across their chests advance up Burg Street in an attempt to clear rioters from the city centre.
Identifier: islandora:16255

Title: Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, 1963
Subject: Sea Point (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban development, Roads, Architecture, Business
Description: Corner of Main Road and Kloof Road, Sea Point, 1963.
Identifier: islandora:17479

Title: Road widening, Bureau Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, Architecture, Roads, City planning
Description: Bureau Street widening : the annotated picture shows the strip of the present consistory site that will be taken over for widening Bureau Street. A new consistory will be erected on the piece of ground.
Identifier: islandora:17153

Title: Dock Road power station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), History, Demolition, Electricity
Description: Familiar landmark of Dock Road power station, the first power station in South Africa, is going. After 57 years of service, it is being demolished. Familiar landmark of the Table Bay power station will soon be gone. It is to be demolished by a Port Elizabeth scrap-metal firm and its machinery and metal parts sold throughout the country. The power station, built in 1905, is the oldest in South Africa. The picture was taken from the air.
Identifier: islandora:18100

Title: Albian Road, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Suburbs, Buildings, Roads, Infrastructure, Residential buildings
Description: House on Albian Road, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16598

Title: Aerial view of roads being constructed in Cape Town, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: New national road into Cape Town begins to take shape: This aerial view from above the contour plough-lines on the Bellville hills shows the wide, white ribbon which is the path of the new national-road approach to Cape Town. The road, now being made, will have double-width traffic lanes and the route will by-pass the populous areas of Parow and Goodwood, seen on the left, as well as Wingfield airport. The new highway will open up a vast area of as yet undeveloped country.
Identifier: islandora:16565

Title: St Thomas's Anglican Church, Camp Ground Road, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: The church, recently rethatched, faces Camp Ground Road at Rondebosch. A transept and chancel, added to the stone building in 1903, complete the church as it stands to-day except for a vestry added later.
Identifier: islandora:17305

Title: Lone vehicle on deserted road, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Motorcars, Urban areas, Development, Roads, Infrastructure
Description: A lone vehicle drives along a deserted Baden-Powell Drive, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16476

Title: Man walks down road with his supporters in the background, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Activists, Demonstrations
Description: The leader: wearing blue shorts, Mr Philip Kgosana, the Pan African Congress secretary, leaves his supporters on De Waal Drive above Roeland Street on his way to Caledon Square Police Station
Identifier: islandora:16005

Title: Furnace room in Dock Road power station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), History, Demolition, Electricity
Description: The furnace room in the Dock Road power station. The long pipes on each side carry the coal to the furnaces which will not go out when the power is shut off, but will be kept going at a fraction of their usual heat to make it possible to start up again on Monday morning.
Identifier: islandora:18103

Title: Police fire teargas across road at students, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Law enforcement, University of Cape Town
Description: Police fire teargas across Rhodes Drive at students on the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16228

Title: Rondebosch Main Road, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), History, Buildings, Suburbs, Infrastructure
Description: Main Road, Rondebosch, showing fountain.
Identifier: islandora:16609

Title: Dock Road Power Station, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Cities and towns, Land, Urban development, Building
Description: Dock Road Power Station, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15098

Title: Constantia Road, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Motorcars, Urban areas, Development, Roads, Infrastructure
Description: Constantia Road, where the expressway will enter.
Identifier: islandora:16478

Title: Truck used as a road block by rioters, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Barricades (Military science), Demonstrations, Transport
Description: This truck was 'hijacked' by rioters and used as a road block in Guguletu yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16275

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