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Title: Aerial view of the Delft show village, Cape Town
Subject: Delft (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid
Description: An aerial view of the Delft show village, the House of Representatives' housing project. Phase I, consisting of 2 000 units, should be sold out by the end of January. Houses are priced from R12 500 to R17 500.
Identifier: islandora:17626

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 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, Foreshore fountain, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Cities and towns, Urban areas, Land, Urban development
Description: Chequered sidewalks and zebra pedestrian crossings make a pleasing pattern in this air photograph of the Foreshore fountain. On the left are the Paul Sauer building and the War Memorial.
Identifier: islandora:15114

Title: Aerial view of Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid
Description: Aerial view of Crossroads, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17541

Title: Aerial view of Otto du Plessis Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Lion's Head (Cape Town, South Africa), Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Infrastructure, Building, ,
Description: The Otto du Plessis Drive over the new railway to the container berths in Table Bay harbour has been opened to traffic. The bridge was constructed by Murray and Stewart (Cape Town).
Identifier: islandora:15302

Title: Aerial view, central Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Recreation, Environment, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Aerial view of central Cape Town from Mouille Point towards Devil's Peak, showing the Green Point Common and stadium, the central city and harbour.
Identifier: islandora:17027

Title: Aerial view of dredging operations at Rietvlei, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Landscapes, Real estate development, Engineering
Description: Dredging operations at Rietvlei, just beyond the racecourse at Milnerton, from where sand is being pumped through a pipeline to the site at Paarden Eiland where extensions to the Table Bay docks are being undertaken.
Identifier: islandora:16172

Title: Aerial view of Du Noon near Milnerton, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Infrastructure, Industries, Landscapes, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Du Noon.
Identifier: islandora:15299

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, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Urban development, Infrastructure, Transport
Description: Aerial view of the Foreshore in Cape Town shows the Monumental Park in the foreground, on which the opera house is to be built, flanked on the left by the industrial buildings close to the Culemborg goods yards and on the right by the Sanlam Centre and the new Medipark building. The new station complex and the Paul Sauer Railways Administration building can be seen in the open space between the station, and the Monumental Park is the site for the new Cape Civic Centre.
Identifier: islandora:15119

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: Aerial view, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Infrastructure, Transport
Description: The acre of ground, bounded by Adderley Street, Strand Street, Plein Street and Castle Street, that Cape Town has inherited.
Identifier: islandora:15165

Title: Aerial view, Rondebosch Common, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban parks, City planning, Real estate development, Building
Description: Rondebosch Common: the clump of trees in the middle marks the site of Barnabas Shais Tabernacle and two graveyards. The aerial view of Rondebosch Common shows many of the places mentioned by Jose Burman in his article. A: The Camp Ground Road, flanked by a long strip of stone-pines. B: Park Road, running along the south side of the common. C: The newly built Milner Road North, completed in spite of the protests of lovers of the common. D: The group of pines which marks the place where the old chapel known as the Tabernacle once stood (there were also two graveyards there). E: The Red Cross Children's Hospital. F: The Rustenburg Girls' High School. The network of paths revealed by this photograph is hardly noticeable from the ground.
Identifier: islandora:16613

Title: Aerial view of the Rietvlei area, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Landscapes, Real estate development
Description: Killarney - Blouberg road is in the foreground of this picture. Within two years or so there will be a new arterial road from Milnerton to Blouberg skirting the Rietvlei area (centre). There are plans to turn Rietvlei, largely dry in summer, into a bird sanctuary.
Identifier: islandora:16171

Title: Aerial view, Atlantis ,Cape Town
Subject: Atlantis (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, City planning, Urban development, Coloured Labour Preference Area Policy (South Africa),
Description: Aerial view of sub-economic housing construction in apartheid-era Atlantis, the dormitory suburb built for Coloured people outside Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16714

Title: Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Historic sites
Description: Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16159

Title: Aerial view of Pinelands, Cape Town
Subject: Pinelands (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Residential buildings, Infrastructure, Roads, Landscapes
Description: Pinelands, Old Mutual / New building (?) for Old Mutual in Pinelands.
Identifier: islandora:15829

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, Foreshore, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Cities and towns, Urban areas, Land, Urban development
Description: Aerial view of Foreshore.
Identifier: islandora:15113

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