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Title: Demolition in Chiappini Street, District Six, Cape Town, 1971
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Demolition, Race discrimination, City planning
Description: Block busting off Chiappini Street. Note the car lying on its side on the roof of a building and Small and Morgan's old timber yard chimney.
Identifier: islandora:17472

Title: Woman speaks at a protest against police brutality, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Law enforcement Demonstrations, Violence
Description: Woman speaks at a protest against police brutality, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16104

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: A Plan of Table Bay with the Road of the Cape of Good Hope, from the Dutch Survey, Published by Johannes van Keulen
Subject: Africa - Table Bay
Description: Also published in 1794, by Laurie and Whittle. A compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. Inset: South View of the Cape engraved by Abbe de la Caille. Top right: No. 3., London. Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:25473

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: A Plan of Table Bay, with the Road of the Cape of Good Hope, from the Dutch Survey, Published by Johannes van Keulen
Subject: Africa - Table Bay
Description: Almost identical map to NOR 0269, slightly larger and cartouche. Also published in 1794, by Laurie and Whittle. A compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. Inset: South View of the Cape engraved by Abbe de la Caille. Top right: No. 3., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25750

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: 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: ANC election campaign, Western Cape
Subject: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013, Political campaigns--South Africa--Western Cape,
Description: Nelson Mandela, with Johnny Issel, Alan Boesak, Cheryl Carolus and Dullah Omar, at an African National Congress (ANC) election campaign rally.
Identifier: islandora:5311

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

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