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Title: Busy main road of Elsies River, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid, Infrastructure, Street vendors
Description: This is the busy main road of Elsies River, where hawkers and vendors sell alongside flourishing modern shops of every variety. People flock to the area for the bargains and the colourful market atmosphere.
Identifier: islandora:18113

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: Cape Government Railways map shewing approximately the route of a proposed light railway from Victoria West Road to Carnarvon
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Carnarvon--Maps, Rairoads--South Africa--Victoria West--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing a proposed railway line from Victoria West Road station to Carnarvon, with farms, commonage, roads and rivers. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 1200 Cape roods. Scale 1 6/8 inch to 5 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25140

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: 1950s traffic in Voortrekker Road, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Urban development, Roads, Apartheid, Commerce, City planning
Description: Saturday morning traffic. A view of the island where Voortrekker Road and Durbanville Road meet at Bellville.
Identifier: islandora:16789

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: 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: Horse and cart on Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 1979
Subject: Muizenberg (South Africa), Railways, Roads, Transport
Description: The iron horse and the other horse, Main Road, Muizenberg.
Identifier: islandora:17193

Title: Voortrekker Road, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Buildings, Infrastructure, Commerce, Roads
Description: Voortrekker Road, Bellville, is town's biggest business centre.
Identifier: islandora:16799

Title: Apartheid-era military parade down Voortrekker Road, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Soldiers, Militarisation, Coloured people (South Africa), Armed forces
Description: The Regiment Westelike Provinsie exercises its right of freedom of entrance to the city of Bellville by marching down Voortrekker Road. The regiment was honoured by the mayor, Mr Danie Uys, during a ceremony at the weekend.
Identifier: islandora:16820

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: Voortrekker Road traffice, early 1960s, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Urban development, Roads, Apartheid, Commerce, City planning
Description: The heavy traffic in Voortrekker Road Bellville, typifies the vitality of the business centre of Bellville - a town that in commercial, industrial and housing development is fast outstripping others centres in the Cape. Many new, big shopping complexes are going up in the heart of the shopping area.
Identifier: islandora:16788

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: A Plan of Table Bay with the Road of the Cape of Good Hope, from the Dutch Survey, Published by Johannes van Keulen
Subject: Africa - Table Bay
Description: Also published in 1794, by Laurie and Whittle. A compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. Inset: South View of the Cape engraved by Abbe de la Caille. Top right: No. 3., London. Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:25473

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