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Title: Civic Centre, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Buildings, Civil society, Local government, Architecture
Description: The Civic Centre at Bellville where the annual congress of the Cape Western Regional Publicity Association will be opened by the Mayor of Bellville, Mr. W. J. Bezuidenhout, to-day. The Civic Centre contains a civic theatre, council chamber and administrative offices. A city hall will be added in 1967. The "Cape Times" will publish next Wednesday, November 4, a special supplement on the great progress that has been made in recent years at Bellville.
Identifier: islandora:16785

Title: Muslim pipe band, Cape Town, 1981
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Festivals, Culture, Music, Islam
Description: Although the Scots may deny it fiercely , bagpipes come from the East and in Cape Town the Habibia Sidique Muslim Pipe Band Brigade has not forgotten its ancient tradition of pipe music. The band will be heard on Saturday morning when it takes part in the procession along Adderley Street to mark the opening of the 1981 Cape Arts Festival. Leading a rehearsal on top of Signal Hill is drum major Mogamad Kenny and behind him, from left, are pipe major Hadjie Goosain Allie, staff sergeant piper Abubakar Dollie and piper Omar Hartley.
Identifier: islandora:17220

Title: Gala Week procession, Bellville,Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Festivals, Culture, Women, Afrikaners
Description: A car full of beautiful girls is signalling the beginning of the gala week held in Bellville recently.
Identifier: islandora:16798

Title: Three workers take a break and play cards, Cape Town
Subject: Business, Industry, ,
Description: It's hard work in Table Bay Harbour and when a man gets a chance to relax he should take it - and these three men did just that. This picture was taken during a "break", and it was not long before the cards were being shuffled.
Identifier: islandora:15537

Title: Winnie Mandela with the family's lawyers, Cape Town
Subject: circa 1985, Mandela, Winnie, Bizos, George, Ayob, Ismail, Anti-apartheid activists
Description: Winnie Mandela with lawyers (left to right) [Ismail] Ayob and George Bizos
Identifier: islandora:14740

Title: Advice Office workshop, Cape Town, 1994?
Subject: Black Sash Advice Office
Description: Unidentified delegate at a workshop of the Black Sash Advice Office
Identifier: islandora:7978

Title: Men with carpet that reads "From the birth of a Nation to the independence of a Republic", Cape Town
Subject: Governments, Referendum, Autonomy, ,
Description: Hand-made carpet presented to Mr H.B. Kloppers (left) and Sen. Jon Naude by Sen. Jan D. Van Zyl (right).
Identifier: islandora:15705

Title: Opening of Parliament, Cape Town City
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Politics, Legislative bodies, Apartheid
Description: Official opening, Parliament, 1965.
Identifier: islandora:15112

Title: Rondebosch, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), City planning, Urban parks, Real estate development, Urban development, Building
Description: This is the Rondebosch Camp Ground position as the Wanderer saw it from the air. The new parkway excavations down the east side will reduce the commonage by 1-11th. True villagers are fighting for the inviolability of the ground as laid down in the Church Land Act of 1909.
Identifier: islandora:16615

Title: Children holding posters of Ayatollah Khomeini, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Worship, Politics, ,
Description: Welcome: Children welcome the Iranian delegation with posters of religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini.
Identifier: islandora:15474

Title: Soldiers mounted on their horses stand to attention, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, ,
Description: Soldiers mounted on their horses stand to attention, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15742

Title: Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town
Subject: Water gardens, Vineyard Hotel (Cape Town, South Africa), Hotels--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
Description: Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town. Proposed water garden for bedroom suites on the south east side of the hotel. Dimension plan., Original, hand-drawn, ink on tracing paper.
Identifier: islandora:27943

Title: Transport and General Workers' Union march to Parliament, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, South African Police, Labor unions
Description: Demonstrations - Trade unions. Disgruntled workers: Members of the Transport and General Workers' Union marched to parliament today to hand over memoranda to several ministers about the state of the passenger transport sector and the contract cleaning sector.
Identifier: islandora:17745

Title: Parents of prisoner, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Feeling shattered - Katie and William De Klerk with a picture of daughter Venetia, 19, whose "home" for the next 12 months is Pollsmoor Prison.
Identifier: islandora:17910

Title: Bandstand at the old Pier, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town Harbour, City planning, Recreation, Energy
Description: This view of the old pier shows the bandstand where the Cape Town orchestra gave popular concerts every Sunday afternoon.
Identifier: islandora:17062

Title: "Free hunger strikers now" placard, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Politics
Description: "Free hunger strikers now" placard, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17869

Title: Little girl asks for the release of her father, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Labor unions
Description: Leila Issel, 8, with a placard calling for the release of her father, detained trade unionist Johnny Issel.
Identifier: islandora:17806

Title: The new road-over-rail bridge in Observatory, Cape Town
Subject: Transport, Infrastructure, Railway, Motorcars, ,
Description: New road-over-rail bridge in Station Road, Observatory, which will be opened tommorow by the Mayor of Cape Town (Mr G.E. Ferry).
Identifier: islandora:15578

Title: Demonstrations, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Youth, Demonstrations, Apartheid, Politics, Student protestors,
Description: Students protesting, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17660

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