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Title: Steep street in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town
Subject: Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Architecture, Housing, Historic districts
Description: A row of semi-detached cottages climb a steep street in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town, in the late 1950s.
Identifier: islandora:17241

Title: Diep River, Cape Town
Subject: Diep River (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), History, Architecture, Building
Description: Diep River, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17949

Title: Interior of the Government Caucus room, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Legislation, Politics, Architecture, Interior decoration, , ,
Description: House of Assembly: The Government caucus room. Here the members of the party in power meet at least once a week to discuss their tactics for business due to be introduced in the House.
Identifier: islandora:15772

Title: Bellville East Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Churches, Architecture, Religion, Christianity
Description: Bellville East Dutch Reformed Church.
Identifier: islandora:16778

Title: St. Paul's Anglican Church, Cape Town, 1965
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Bishop Lavis's Church : St. Paul's Church, Bree Street, where Bishop Lavis will be honoured by the citizens of Cape Town to-morrow. He served a large Anglican community there from his arrival in Cape Town in 1898 till 1928. Now his son-in-law the Rev K. O'Connor-Fenton has been rector there for six years. Bishop Lavis always said he wanted to be buried from St. Paul's. It was his last home. The Archbishop of Cape Town will celebrate Requiem Mass there at 9 a.m. to-morrow.
Identifier: islandora:17292

Title: Phoenix Theatre, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Theatre, Entertainment, Urban development, Architecture
Description: The Phoenix Theatre at Camps Bay- what is its future? A theatre, cinema or a warehouse?
Identifier: islandora:16950

Title: Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development
Description: New power station, Dock Road.
Identifier: islandora:15091

Title: Burg Street, Cape Town, 1967
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Architecture, Roads
Description: Impression of matching sides to Burg Street is given by this picture by The Argus photographer. It is a reflection from the plate-glass window of a new building near the foot of the street.
Identifier: islandora:17500

Title: Darling Street, Cape Town, 1988
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Urban development, Art Deco, Business
Description: Wellington Fruit Growers in Darling Street, Cape Town, where Scheider-Bruce's refurbishment division have redecorated the exterior of the building.
Identifier: islandora:17511

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: Outer court or Bailey at the Castle, Cape Town, before restoration, looking towards the Captain's Tower
Identifier: islandora:17106

Title: Central Cape Town, 1970
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Historic buildings, Energy, Architecture
Description: Aerial view of central Cape Town from the Dock Road Power Station towards Table Mountain, 1970.
Identifier: islandora:17093

Title: English Mission Church, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Religion, Architecture, Landscapes
Description: The English Mission Church at Protea Village. Villagers working at night helped to build it more than 50 years ago.
Identifier: islandora:16052

Title: Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, City planning, Transport
Description: Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, 1968.
Identifier: islandora:17441

Title: View over the City Bowl from Signal Hill, Cape Town, 1888
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, City planning, Architecture
Description: 1888: Cape Town had not yet encroached on Devil's Peak and Table Mountain. Note Roeland Street, which ended up as a track leading to a quarry.
Identifier: islandora:17191

Title: Central Methodist Mission Church, Cape Town, 1994
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Architecture, Christianity, Historic buildings
Description: Museum site: the Central Methodist Mission Church in Buitenkant Street. [Exhibition will show signs of the times.]
Identifier: islandora:17323

Title: South African Reserve Bank, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Commerce, Architecture, Building
Description: Cape Town - S.A. Reserve Bank Building, St George's Street
Identifier: islandora:16753

Title: The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Business, Apartheid, Architecture, Building, Afrikaners
Description: An example of the office building accommodation available in Bellville's growing central business district district is this modern building society block. The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville was officially opened this week by Dr C.F. Albertyn. In addition to the shopping space on the ground floor, there are seven floors of office space and the banking hall also provides for art exhibitions. Saambou now owns buildings in Bellville valued at more than R1 500 000. With office accommodation in big demand in the rapidly developing Tygeberg area, office blocks are going up all over. One of the latest and largest blocks is the Saambou National Building, opened towards the end of last year. This building offers shopping space on the ground floor and seven floors of office space.
Identifier: islandora:16830

Title: House in Wale Street, Cape Town, 1951
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition, Urban development
Description: Old house at the top of Wale Street.
Identifier: islandora:17206

Title: House Garratt, Simon's Town
Subject: Access roads, Dwellings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Simon's Town--Designs and plans.,
Description: House Garratt, Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula. Access road proposal sketch-plan. Original drawing in ink on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:100
Identifier: islandora:22478

Title: Standard Bank's main office, Cape Town, 1970s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Commerce, Architecture, Building
Description: Standard Bank's main Cape Town office, which dates from many years ago. Early this century it was described as the most imposing building in Adderley Street. Still to-day it remains one of the city's more interesting buildings, and provided a pleasing contrast with the surrounding concrete jungle.
Identifier: islandora:16751

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