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Title: Flower sellers, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Street vendors, Plants, Informal sector (Economics), Flower vending
Description: Flower sellers, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14643

Title: Leeuwenhof interior, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Public buildings, Architecture, Antiques, Interiors
Description: Interior at Leeuwenhof, acquired in 1936 by the Cape Provincial Administration for the official residence of the Administrator of the Cape Province.
Identifier: islandora:17263

Title: Thousands gather in protest over the increase in violence, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Communities, Concord, Peace
Description: Thousands gather in protest over the increase in violence, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16074

Title: Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, Cape Town, 1957
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Urban development, Building, Architecture, Environment
Description: Visitors and tourists who delight in capturing with their cameras the many beauty spots of the "Incomplete Cape" will recognize this familiar scene view of Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, taken from the Glen. Two aspects, however, combining ancient and modern features, are depicted here. In the foreground is the old and famous Round House tearoom, built originally as a shooting box for Lord Charles Somerset. On the left is the ancient Round House Annexe - the feature of which as a Youth Hostel has been the subject of recent municipal discussion. The modern aspect lies in the middle distance where part of the amazing development of Camps Bay can be seen.
Identifier: islandora:16948

Title: Riot police wearing their new gear, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Law enforcement, Protection, Weapons
Description: New bulletproof vest of riot police.
Identifier: islandora:15952

Title: Flower sellers, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Street vendors, Plants, Informal sector (Economics), Flower vending
Description: "Licence fees are going up but life must go on," seems to be the stoical grin-and-bear-it reaction of Grand Parade flower seller Mrs K Knowlden to the news that her trade licence will cost her more from next January. The new Licences Draft Ordinance, which provides for increased licence fees and application fees for 68 categories of business, goes before the Cape Provincial Council next month for approval.
Identifier: islandora:15044

Title: Dredging soil from Rietvlei, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Industries, Building, ,
Description: Dredging of five million cubic metres of soil from Rietvlei, near Milnerton, started at the weekend. Picture shows the end of an 8.5km pipeline through which the soil, mixed with sea water, is pumped to Table Bay (opposite Paarden Eiland) to fill a huge area being reclaimed from the sea to extend Cape Town Docks. Reclamation will continue till November.
Identifier: islandora:15307

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Japanese, Korean and Formosan fishing vessels operating off the South African coast take advantage of the bad winter weather to carry out checks on gear and minor repairs in Cape Town. A large number of the foreign fishing fleet are at present in port or lying in Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:14624

Title: Mule teams at Cape Show, Goodwood, Cape Town
Subject: Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Agricultural shows, Agriculture, Apartheid
Description: Mule teams in the arena at the Cape Show. It was claimed by the announcer that the Western Province is the only place in the world where such a show of spans of mules can be seen.
Identifier: islandora:15865

Title: Re-enactment of the discoverer's arrival, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Festivals, Colonization
Description: "Bartolomeu Dias" arrival in 1488 re-enactment 500 years later, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17946

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Architecture, City planning, Horse-drawn vehicles
Description: A view of Adderley Street and the General Post Office.
Identifier: islandora:17384

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Ships, Army, Navies, Ocean
Description: Recent visitors to Cape Town were these five fishing vessels which came in under the Frelimo flag - the first visitors to be seen locally. The craft which were registered in Maputo, Beira and Angoche, came in for minor repairs but crewmen would not say where they had come from or where they were bound.
Identifier: islandora:14627

Title: Demonstrations, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Labor unions
Description: Demonstrations, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17752

Title: F. Johnson, blinded while serving, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, Apartheid
Description: F. Johnson, blinded while serving, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14860

Title: Student protestors, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations
Description: Student protesters sat down in the City Hall passages while awaiting the outcome of discussions between student leaders and the Town Clerk of Cape Town, Mr H.G. Heugh, yesterday afternoon. More than 250 students packed the foyer and passages in the City Hall during the talks.
Identifier: islandora:16384

Title: Interior of prison cell, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Jails, Interior architecture
Description: The inside of a typical communal cell. The wall cupboard is used as a locker for personal belongings as well as a writing table.
Identifier: islandora:16548

Title: Fire brigades, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Fires, Disasters, Fire departments
Description: Fire station, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14924

Title: Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, 1962
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Urban development, City planning, Religion
Description: Greenmarket Square in 1962 showing the Old Town House (built in 1755) and the Victorian Gothic Methodist Church (built in 1871).
Identifier: islandora:17023

Title: The Cape Times building, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Press, Southern African Newspapers, Architecture
Description: The Cape Times building, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16045

Title: Ivan Toms, End Conscription Campaign, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Conscientious objection, South African Defence Force, Apartheid, End Conscription Campaign (South Africa)
Description: Dr Ivan Toms, a conscientious objector and founder of the End Conscription Campaign (ECC), Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18089

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