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Title
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The world : populations and races
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Population--Maps, Demography--Maps, Race--Maps, World maps,
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Description
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Map of the world using "Boggs' Eumorphic Equal Area Projection" to show the different "populations and races" of the world. These groupings including Aborigines, Bantus, Hovas, Malay, Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese, Arabs, Negroes, Bantus, "Brazilian 'Indians'", "S. American 'Indians'", British, European Americans, "N. American 'Indians'" and Samoyeds. Eight inset photographs depict examples of some of these racial groupings. Colouration depicts population density per square mile. Scale not given.
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Identifier
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islandora:30107
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Race relations
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street sceneRace relations--Political aspects, Men, White--South Africa, Blacks--South Africa
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Description
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A black man crossing the street is inadvertently pictured next to a white man.
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Identifier
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islandora:8151
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Lotus racing Jaguar, Cape Town
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Subject
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Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
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Description
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Specs: Cortina 1500cc Full Race fitted with 2 x 45 DCOE Webers. 108bhp at 7000 rpm a rear wheels approximately 140bhpat flywheel. Lotus close natco gearbox. Locked diff.Performance: Starting 400 m 13.7. sec. official. 13.6 sec. unofficial. Terminal speed 96 mph.0-60 mph approx. 5.5 sec. ; 0-100 mph approx. 16 sec.History: First Lotus 7 Kit imported into this country by Willie Heirsner and successfully raced by him from 1960. First fitted with 1000 cc OHV Argica motor and later with 1500 cc Coaira unit. Subsequently sold to Brausch Nieman who raced it for many years establishing numerous sports car lap records throughout the country. Thereafter based in Port Elizabeth where raced by Dennis Guscot for owner Aldo Seribante. Thereafter passed through a few hands ending up in Cape Town in the hands of Henry Reid who intended racing it in the 1971 3 hour endurance race fitted with front upright and h 1300 cc Holbay unit and 5 speed gearbox. Unfortunately crashed in practice due to broken front upright and car then stripped of mechanicals and abandoned at Koos Swanepoel's farm. Acquired by present owner in March 1972 in very sorry condition and then rebuilt in time for Drag meeting on 10-06-1972 running a 14.4. sec. on first outing. Sponsorship from Meritext made further development possible and the car ended the season with the 1972 W.P Drag Championship under its belt, having had very close competition throughout the year from Bob Busby's Jaguar E Type V12. In the first two meetings of the current season, the car has chalked up max points for running fastest car at both meetings, although with the anticipated entry from other racing cars at the next meeting a serious challenge may materialise.Photo: F. Sturdon (Lotus 7) racing against B. Busby (Jaguar E Type V12) at one of last year's meetings.
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Identifier
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islandora:15360
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Swimming race from the Cape Town pier, 1922
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Cape Town (South Africa), Historical, Sport, Recreation, Swimming
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Competitors in the Gordons Gala in Cape Town in 1922 had a tough venue for their races: the old Cape Town pier, where this picture was taken of the mens' two-mile event. [The photograph is one of several appearing on special sepia pages of the prestige 56-page Cape Times Centenary Supplement, which appears as an extra section with all copies of the Cape Times on Saturday, March 27.]
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Identifier
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islandora:17185
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Tom Tom dance - Mozambiques and Mixed race
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Musicians--South Africa--Pictorial works, Cape Town (South Africa)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
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Extreme left, two musicians, a woman playing a small drum and a man playing a stringed instrument, left of centre and centre two figures dancing, right of centre is a seated figure next to a fire with a cooking pot on it, and right are two seated women. In the background is a typical "kapstylhuis". Title taken from original painting.
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Identifier
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islandora:26400
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Car tests out new motor racing circuit, Cape Town
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Antique and classic cars, Motorsports, ,
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Description
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New Racing Circuit: A sports car speeds through the main straight in the motor racing circuit at Bellville which will come into use use on January 1. The picture was taken from one of the many spectator vantage points during an official test of the circuit.
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Identifier
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islandora:15359
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Not eligible to vote because of his race, Cape Town
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Apartheid, Elections
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Description
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Say yes for me: Though not eligible to vote in yesterday's referendum because of his skin colour, this man made it quite clear where his sympathies lay.
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Identifier
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islandora:18063
