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Title: Cedar Preserve
Subject: Mimetes splendidus--Western Cape (South Africa), Proteaceae--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Unknown, Location: Cedar Preserve., Ecology: Mimetes splendidus.
Identifier: islandora:2701

Title: Gibbaeum sp.
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Gibbaeum sp. Dissected drawing of flower included. Stellenbosch University Gardens 11031; drawn from a collection made at Calitzdorp [Calitzdorp District].
Identifier: islandora:23801

Title: Antimima solida (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Antimima solida. Drawings of flower and leaves included. Pencil drawing of gynoecium and cross-section of gynoecium included. From a collection made by Roux (298)[No locality details are given. Plant species endemic to South Africa; Western Cape Provincial distribution].
Identifier: islandora:22794

Title: Transkei
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Transkei (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, farm names, farm boundaries, divisional boundaries, outspans and homesteads in the Transkei region., Relief shown by hachures., "South Africa having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies.", Projection not given., Printed in black, red, brown and blue., The maps are printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24861

Title: Argyroderma delaetii C.A.Maass
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Argyroderma delaetii. Dissected drawing of flower included. Plant collection made by Roux (325) from Nechts vlakte [Knersvlakte], about 5 miles north of Sout River [Soutrivier], [Vanrhynsdorp District]. 2 Years in cultivation. Diameter of flower 2.3 cm; Length of petal 1.1 cm; Width 1 mm; Stamens 2.5 mm, Bearded at base, filaments purple, Anthers straw colour 1 mm; Stigma diameter 5 mm; Across disc 9 mm; Across receptacle 1.2 cm; Tube to receptacle 3 mm; 6 Sepals 4 mm x 4.5 mm.
Identifier: islandora:22878

Title: Epping, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Epping Industria (Cape Town, South Africa), Industrial districts, Infrastructure
Description: Aerial view, Epping Industrial site, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18130

Title: Woman walks past City hall with PFP signage next to her, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)
Description: Caught between posters and police, a prospective voter looks for a way in at the City Hall polling station today.
Identifier: islandora:16010

Title: Koupoort
Subject: Protea nitida--Western Cape (South Africa), Proteaceae--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Clanwilliam, Location: Cederberg Wilderness Area, Koupoort., Ecology: Protea nitida.
Identifier: islandora:4321

Title: Rondebosch, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Environment, Land, Nature, Animals, Suburbs
Description: The land of sunshine and something. Wildebeest in Rondebosch.
Identifier: islandora:16600

Title: Green Valley House, Constantia
Subject: Dwellings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: Green Valley House, Constantia, Cape Town. Landscape sketch-plan. Conceptual site layout plan., Original, hand-drawn in ink on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:100
Identifier: islandora:22440

Title: Crossroads march, Cape Town
Subject: Nyanga (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Demonstrations
Description: Crossroads march. Supporters of Old Crossroads headman Mr Geoffrey Nongwe march to Nyanga police station yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:17584

Title: Construction work at Cape Town Harbour
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Shipping, Building, Labour
Description: Development of Cape Town Harbour, circa 1990.
Identifier: islandora:17078

Title: Map of Cape Town central and neighbouring suburbs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map shows tramways, railways, principal buildings, bathing places (including the "New Swimming Baths" at Woodstock), the foreshore area and harbour area, marking Victoria Dock, Alfred Dock and the position of the New Basin. Map gives the distances from Adderley Street to various suburbs and other centres as well as available means of transport. There is additional tourist information on the verso of the map., South African Railways and Harbours.
Identifier: islandora:19894

Title: Fires, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Devil's Peak (Cape Town, South Africa), Disasters, Fires, Fire departments
Description: Firemen work under a rain of glowing debris on Tafelberg Road, Devil's Peak, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14963

Title: Conophytum calculus (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. calculus
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Conophytum calculus (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. calculus. Plate 32, Mesemb. Notes, Part 3, H.M.L. Bolus 1936-58. A. Drawn from a collection made 17 miles north of Van Rhynsdorp along the main road to Nieuwerust by N.S. Pillans (6037), January 1928.
Identifier: islandora:23199

Title: Epping, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Epping (Cape Town, South Africa), Industrial districts, Infrastructure
Description: Newly built bus and taxi station, Epping.
Identifier: islandora:18127

Title: Cheiridopsis derenbergiana Schwantes
Subject: South Africa--Northern Cape, Province of, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Cheiridopsis derenbergiana. Drawn from a collection made by F.R.R. Schlechter, Richtersveld. National Botanical Garden 523/34? This material dried.
Identifier: islandora:23115

Title: Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Development, Traffic congestion
Description: Cape Town's most pressing problem: (Above) Cars seek refuge illegally on the Foreshore, with its many acres of vacant land.
Identifier: islandora:15077

Title: Gibbaeum sp.
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Gibbaeum sp. Drawn from a collection made by Stellenbosch University Gardens from Bellair near Bonnie Vale [Bonnievale?].
Identifier: islandora:23856

Title: Oral history interview with Mrs Dollie [ Part 1 of 1]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town,
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.49a.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 25:11 min. ; interview 49 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18831

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