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Title: Street clashes, South Africa, 1991
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa--Sebokeng, Political violence--South Africa--Sebokeng, Weapons--South Africa--Sebokeng, Demonstrations--South Africa--Sebokeng, Children--South Africa--Sebokeng, Best of Marinovich
Description: A young boy brandishes a toy gun at police armoured vehicles as his friend spots another police vehicle coming up a side street, Sebokeng, 1991.
Identifier: islandora:1210

Title: Homeless women, Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Women, Homeless persons
Description: Homeless Crossroads women wait at Parliament yesterday while four of them met Mr Chris Heunis to plead for rebuilding of their homes.
Identifier: islandora:17581

Title: Edith Bruch and family car, Cape Town, 1937
Subject: Bruch, Edith, Automobiles--South Africa--Cape Town, ,
Description: A photo of Edith Bruch sitting in front of the family car, Cape Town, 1937. Part of the car's number plate is visible in the photo.
Identifier: islandora:29846

Title: Conscientious objectors protest, UCT
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Youths--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Conscientious objectors--South Africa,
Description: A sign reads, "Support objectors! STOP the call-up", at a demonstration to end military conscription in South Africa, central Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12635

Title: Officers of Prince Alfred's Own Cape Volunteer Artillery, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, Civil war, British Army, Armed forces,
Description: Three officers of Prince Alfred's Own Cape Volunteer Artillery.
Identifier: islandora:15938

Title: Cabinet members, Cape Town, 1975
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Cabinet ministers, National Party (South Africa), Governments
Description: Prime Minister B.J. Vorster and State President Nico Diedrichs (centre front) with members of the Cabinet, 1975
Identifier: islandora:16941

Title: Kalk Bay
Subject: Kalk Bay (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Peninsula (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Maps of the Kalk Bay area with sheets for Clovelly, Kalk Bay itself and St James. The maps show streets, roads, the railway line, railway stations, buildings (domestic and business), churches, schools, playing fields, the wash house, rivers, the shore line, Woolley's Pool, Kalk Bay harbour, Dalebrook Pool, Danger Beach, Aquarium Gully and the Kalk Bay pavilion, bathing pool and swimming pool., Relief shown pictorially., The maps are stapled together between 2 covers., 01. Clovelly, EC 95 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, May 1951 ; drawn by K. Powell, Aug. 1952 -- 02. Clovelly, ED 95 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, May 1951 ; drawn by M. Ebdon, Aug. 1952 -- 03. Kalk Bay, ED 94 / surveyed by R. Taylor, Dec. 1950 ; drawn by J. Pelczyński, July, 1952 -- 04. Kalk Bay, ED 93 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by K. Powell, March 1952 -- 05. Kalk Bay, EE 95 / surveyed by W. Black, Jan. 1951 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, July, 1952 -- 06. Kalk Bay, EE 94 / surveyed by R. Taylor, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, June, 1952 -- 07. Kalk Bay, EE 93 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, Feb. 1951 ; drawn by E. Wagstaffe, J. Pelczyński, Sept. 1952 -- 08. Kalk Bay, EE92 / surveyed by G. Hodgson, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by E. Wagstaffe, July 1952 -- 09. St James, EF 90 / surveyed by F. Bayley, Jan. 1951 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, Nov., 1951 -- 10. Kalk Bay, EF 92 / surveyed by G. Hodgson, Oct. 1950 ; drawn by K. Powell, June 1952 -- 11. St James, EF 91 / surveyed by E. Hansen, Sept. 1950 ; drawn by M. Ebdon, July 1952 -- 12. St James, EG 91 / surveyed by E. Hansen, P. Wood-Pottle ; drawn by M. Ebdon, Feb. 1951.
Identifier: islandora:19843

Title: Grabouw Forest Reserve
Subject: Leucadendron gandogeri--Western Cape (South Africa), Proteaceae--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Caledon, Location: Grabouw Forest Reserve., Ecology: Leucadendron gandogeri.
Identifier: islandora:3087

Title: Garcia State Forest
Subject: Protea lorifolia--Western Cape (South Africa), Proteaceae--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Botanists--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Riversdale, Location: Garcia State Forest., Ecology: Protea lorifolia.
Identifier: islandora:3859

Title: Delmas trial, Delmas, 1985
Subject: Trials (Treason), Valli, Mohammed, Apartheid, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Mohammed Valli, Transvaal secretary of the United Democratic Front (UDF), and other spectators peer into the courtroom at the start of the Delmas treason trial. Twenty-two UDF and other activists were charged with furthering the aims of the African National Congress (ANC) and with conspiring to overthrow the government.
Identifier: islandora:912

Title: Report on an open air site near Duynefontein.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, , ,
Description: Report on an open air site in Duynefontein, Western Cape, South Africa. Bone and stone artefacts were found.
Identifier: islandora:21905

Title: Bishop Lavis Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Bishop Lavis (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, Youth, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: Bishop Lavis Drive in Bishop Lavis township, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16852

Title: Image from rock painting site. Site of Tradouw Pass Cave, Swellendam, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Photograph of the signposted shelter at the Tradouw Pass Cave site.
Identifier: islandora:21550

Title: A bird's nest in a dead Camel Thorn tree within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Subject: San (African people)--South Africa--Witdraai, Khomani (African people)--South Africa--Witdraai, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Birds--Nests--South Africa--Witdraai, Landscapes--South Africa--Witdraai, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: According to folklore, the San attempted to live their lives like birds. As much as possible, they never quarrelled and looked out for one another when danger appeared.
Identifier: islandora:27224

Title: Image from rock painting site. Site of Kanetvlei I, Hex River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Rock painting of antelopes in red.
Identifier: islandora:21428

Title: Witbank-Middelburg coalfield
Subject: Coal mines and mining--South Africa--Mpumalanga--Maps, Coal--South Africa--Witbank, Coal--South Africa--Middelburg, ,
Description: Map of Witbank and Middelburg Coalfield showing collieries administered by the Central Mining-Rand Mines Group, with names of places, collieries producers, collieries non-producers, railways, rivers, and roads. Some colours. Scale 1:120,000.
Identifier: islandora:30024

Title: New housing development, Blue Downs, Cape Town
Subject: Blue Downs (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Townships, Apartheid, Housing, Architecture
Description: A new housing development at Blue Downs, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16879

Title: Woman protests army occupation, Soweto, 1985
Subject: Military occupation, Women--Political activity, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: A lone woman protests against the presence of troops in Soweto. Women played a significant role against the army's occupation of the townships. In Chesterville, a township near Durban, women patrolled the streets nightly to protect families from security force and vigilante harassment.
Identifier: islandora:909

Title: Amina and Ebrahim Adam, 1996
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa)--Social conditions, Portraits, Living rooms--South Africa, Older Muslims--South Africa, Couples--South Africa, Islamic clothing and dress--South Africa,
Description: Amina and Ebrahim Adam, October 1996.
Identifier: islandora:12668

Title: Firemen, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Emergency management, Water, Fire departments
Description: Anthony Rhode and Cedric Lakey, 21.
Identifier: islandora:14979

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