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Title: The Cape Times building, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Press, Southern African Newspapers, Architecture
Description: The Cape Times building, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16045

Title: Municipal incinerator, Cape Town, 1971
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Historical monuments
Description: The old municipal incinerator chimney near the Castle. It has been bound with steel bands and supported with girders and ropes to keep it upright.
Identifier: islandora:17470

Title: St. George's Cathedral extensions, Cape Town, 1979
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Artisans, Building
Description: Mr Charles Borril, 44, one of the five stonemasons cutting stones in the time-honoured fashion for the new bell tower and extension to St. George's Cathedral.
Identifier: islandora:17319

Title: Land Bank, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Apartheid, Buildings, Architecture
Description: The Land Bank in Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town. Built in 1938 and designed by architect Brian Mansergh
Identifier: islandora:16746

Title: Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town
Subject: Planting plans, Vineyard Hotel (Cape Town, South Africa), Hotels--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town. Proposed alterations to private garden adjoining the hotel: planting plan. Plan and three sections., Sepia copy of original base drawing, with added hand-drawn pencil detail.
Identifier: islandora:27947

Title: Old railway station, Cape Town, 1875
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Transport, Architecture
Description: Old Cape Town Station, 1875. Published 1977-05-27.
Identifier: islandora:17429

Title: Aerial view of the Civic Centre and surrounds, Cape Town, 1978
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, City planning, Urban development
Description: An aerial view of the new Civic Centre which is being occupied by the office workers from all over Cape Town in one of the biggest furniture moving operations of all time for the city. The Civic Centre is the tall, dark building to the left of the picture. In the left foreground is the Nico Malan complex, while in the right foreground is the Cape Town Centre. Behind is the Paul Sauer Building which houses the railway headquarters for the Western Cape. Right behind this building is the overall deck of the railway station.
Identifier: islandora:17088

Title: Dockyard Anglican Church, Simonstown, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Simon--s Town (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Where people pray: Dockyard Church. The Dockyard Church at Simonstown is truly a sailors' church. It occupies half of the top story of the stone mast-house built by the Dutch East Indian Company, and was first used for divine worship by the Anglican community about 1801 during the first occupation of the Cape. The Dockyard Church of St. George at Simonstown is half of the upper room, or sail loft, of the old Dutch East Indian Company's mast-house. The small clock-tower bears the date 1815. The clock is balanced by three weights one of which weights 400lb. It is checked daily and, in spite of its age, only occasionally loses a few minutes.
Identifier: islandora:17279

Title: Near old Cape Town Station, pre-1960s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition
Description: Area around the old Cape Town Station, prior to its demolition in the 1960s.
Identifier: islandora:17436

Title: Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Castle of Good Hope (Cape Town, South Africa), Colonialism, Architecture, Marching bands
Description: Stonework at the Castle, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:17109

Title: Parking at D.F.Malan Airport, Cape Town, in the 1970s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town International Airport, Apartheid, Travel, City planning, Architecture
Description: "Frustration Centre". Lack of covered space at D.F.Malan Airport in which cars and buses can off-load passengers out of the weather is illustrated in this picture of the entrance. Also shown is part of the parking area, which stretches a long distance from the terminal. Mr. Michael Chambers, who has just completed a thesis on airport design, believes that the money being spent on alterations to the airport could be better used on another design system.
Identifier: islandora:15877

Title: Aerial view of central Cape Town, circa 1940s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Historical, Architecture
Description: Aerial view of central Cape Town before the development of high-rise buildings.
Identifier: islandora:17045

Title: Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town
Subject: Planting plans, Vineyard Hotel (Cape Town, South Africa), Hotels--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town. Redevelopment of the east gardens. Dimension and plant plan. Revision of February 1996 plan., Original, hand-drawn, ink on tracing paper.
Identifier: islandora:27950

Title: Stal Plein, Cape Town, 1946
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, City planning, Architecture
Description: Stal Plein, a suggested site for a civic theatre.
Identifier: islandora:17203

Title: Victorian Church, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Cape Town Victorian Church
Identifier: islandora:17325

Title: Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, circa 1966
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Castle of Good Hope (Cape Town, South Africa), Colonialism, Architecture, Marching bands
Description: Aerial view of the Castle, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17101

Title: Metropolitan Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture
Description: Mellowed by its 80 years the Metropolitan Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square holds the secret of Cape Town's old bells which are thought to be in the church tower. It is hoped that in the near future a long enough ladder will be obtained to enable someone to investigate their state and the possibility of ringing them again.
Identifier: islandora:17271

Title: City Hall, Cape Town, circa 1934
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Roads, Urban development, Local government
Description: Cape Town City Hall, circa 1934.
Identifier: islandora:17365

Title: Spin Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Architecture, Roads
Description: Traffic relief : a new picture of the fine wide thoroughfare created out of the Spin Street extension that is helping to relieve the City's traffic problems. Trees were planted down the centre islands during the Van Riebeeck Festival.
Identifier: islandora:17344

Title: Drawing room of Newlands House, Cape Town, with double sash windows, 1977
Subject: Newlands (Cape Town, South Africa), Housing, Architecture, Interiors, Antiques
Description: The elegantly proportioned drawing room, scene of family celebrations, may be the main room of the new restaurant.
Identifier: islandora:17266

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