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Glen Beach, Cape Town

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This is Glen Beach, which has been proposed for use by Coloured people only. Residents say that only one section of the beach, a narrow channel on the Hout Bay side, can be regarded as safe for bathing. This channel is on the extreme right of the picture. Residents' bungalows are in the background. A sign says: 'Bathing is dangerous.'

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Title
Glen Beach, Cape Town
Creator
Argus photographer
Subject
Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa.Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Beaches, Recreation, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description
This is Glen Beach, which has been proposed for use by Coloured people only. Residents say that only one section of the beach, a narrow channel on the Hout Bay side, can be regarded as safe for bathing. This channel is on the extreme right of the picture. Residents' bungalows are in the background. A sign says: 'Bathing is dangerous.'
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
Contributor
Date
1959-10-28
Type
Format
black-and-white-photographs, Still image, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:16991
Source
va_independent_S5C_045.jpg, S5C Camps Bay
Language
Relation
Coverage
Rights
Copyright held by Independent Newspapers. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please email argpix@inl.co.za

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