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Title: Aerial view of Muizenberg in 1910, Cape Town
Subject: Ocean, Infrastructure, ,
Description: The first pavilion, a timber structure built in 1910, stands alone on the sands, isolated from the rest of Muizenberg. This picture was taken from the hills above the area.
Identifier: islandora:15406

Title: Aerial view of Muizenberg and the empty plot where the Pavilion once was, Cape Town
Subject: Landscapes, Ocean, Beaches, Infrastructure, ,
Description: Surfers-eye view of the beachfront at Muizenberg soon after sunrise on a clear winter's morning. This photograph, taken from a low-flying aircraft, shows the area of beach once occupied by the now demolished Muizenberg Pavilion.
Identifier: islandora:15422

Title: Aerial view of Parow, Cape Town
Subject: Landscapes, Infrastructure, Urban development, Roads, ,
Description: Parow, nine years ago a small Cape Town "dormitory," now a thriving industrial and business centre. Its council has ambitious schemes in hand for improving the amenities for its rapidly expanding population.
Identifier: islandora:15792

Title: Aerial view of Muizenberg, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Residential buildings, Ocean, ,
Description: Right: The beach front at Muizenberg soon after sunrise on a clear winter's morning. This photograph shows the area of beach once occupied by the now demolished Muizenberg Pavilion.
Identifier: islandora:15396

Title: Aerial view of Parow, Cape Town
Subject: Landscape, Industrial, Infrastructure, Urban development, Roads, ,
Description: An aerial view of Parow showing Sanlam Centre in the background.
Identifier: islandora:15791

Title: Kelly's Tower on Lansdowne Road, Cape Town
Subject: Historic sites, Infrastructure, ,
Description: The famous Cape landmark, Kelly's Tower, on Lansdowne Road in Phillipi was demolished yesterday to make way for roadworks. Left: The tower just before demolition.
Identifier: islandora:15818

Title: Loader Street, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Residential buildings, Infrastructure, Rubble, Historic districts, ,
Description: Property in Loader Street in a state of disrepair, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15209

Title: The Rochester Brickworks smoke stacks being demolished, Cape Town
Subject: Industry, Infrastructure, Wrecking, ,
Description: The Rochester Brickworks smoke stacks being demolished, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15577

Title: Rochester Brickworks smoke stacks to be demolished, Cape Town
Subject: Industrial sites, Infrastructure, ,
Description: A familiar Observatory landmark will come crashing down next week when explosives experts demolish the Rochester Brickworks smoke stacks - and the public will be able to watch the spectacular job. The twin towers - which soar to 50m, dominating Observatory from the brickworks site next to Groote Schuur Hospital - will be demolished by an American company which will dynamite the smoke stacks in a controlled operation next Saturday to make way for extensions to the hospital.
Identifier: islandora:15575

Title: Holiday flats in Muizenberg, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, ,
Description: Part of the double storeyed block of eighteen holiday flats called Sunnyside in Muizenberg, which was auctioned on Monday as part of the Schwartz brothers' estate. This property was provisionally knocked down to R27 500. Its municipal valuation is R79 350.
Identifier: islandora:15395

Title: View of Paarden Island, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Industrial sites, ,
Description: A view of Paarden Eiland. Plots in Metro Industrial Township, which flanks this fully-developed area, will be available in March or April.
Identifier: islandora:15627

Title: Aerial view of Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Residential buildings, Railroads, ,
Description: In the centre of the picture is the beginning of a new station for Mitchell's Plain. In the foreground are three-unit and four-unit dwellings nearing completion.
Identifier: islandora:15343

Title: Muizenberg Pavilion at night, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Tourism, ,
Description: Muizenberg Pavilion illuminated at night. It will be a popular rendezvous for visitors now starting to arrive for the Cape season.
Identifier: islandora:15401

Title: South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Landscapes, Telescopes, Observatories, ,
Description: The royal Observatory tucked behind the trees near the Liesbeek River. The Sutherland Observatory, contrary to poopular belief, has not made this one obsolete. Here, most of the analytical and reduction work is done by Sir Richard Woolley, director of the new South African Astronomical Observatory. The Royal Observatory, tucked away behind the trees near the Liesbeek River, Observatory - a recent aerial picture of the complex rarely seen by the public.
Identifier: islandora:15576

Title: Aerial view of a Pick 'n Pay in Noordhoek, Cape Town
Subject: Landscapes, Infrastructure, ,
Description: Industrial area - Just behind the Pick 'n Pay building is a small sandy area where the the builders, Harding and Davidson, are already on site. Warehouses will soon be erected there, and further to the right some 360 housing units will eventually be established.
Identifier: islandora:15560

Title: Muizenberg from Boyes Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Historic districts, ,
Description: An old photograph of Muizenberg from Boyes Drive - "a revival of tourism would once again return this lovely surburb to its earlier grandeur."
Identifier: islandora:15382

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