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Title: Gate to servants quarters, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Domestic workers, Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953
Description: Maggie Dewies, domestic worker, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18045

Title: Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes
Subject: South Africa--Eastern Cape, Province of, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Eastern Cape, Botany--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes. Dissected drawing of flower included. Drawn from a collection made near Somerset East [Somerset East District] by W. van Ryneveld (sub-National Botanical Garden 2356/33).
Identifier: islandora:23763

Title: Grabouw Forest Reserve
Subject: Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Botanists--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Caledon, Location: Grabouw Forest Reserve., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:3285

Title: Delosperma wilmaniae Lavis
Subject: South Africa--Northern Cape, Province of, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Delosperma wilmaniae Lavis. Dissected drawing of flower included. Stellenbosch University Gardens 8240. [Locality probably erroneous. Plant species endemic to South Africa; Northern Cape Provincial distribution].
Identifier: islandora:23603

Title: Oral history interview with A.T. Xawuka [ Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Xuwuka, A.T.
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.199b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 25:28 min. ; interview 199 of 208
Identifier: islandora:24470

Title: Argyroderma testiculare (Aiton) N.E.Br.
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Argyroderma testiculare. Dissected drawing of flower & leaves included. Drawn from a collection made 36 miles on the Van Rhynsdorp and Nieuwerust [Nuwerus] Road, [Vanrhynsdorp District] by M. Olzen, June 1936.
Identifier: islandora:22910

Title: Piano concerto no. 2 in D minor op. 23 (Larghetto calmato)
Subject: MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 23, D minor, Concertos (Piano), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: UCT Symphony Orchestra: SACM Concerto Festival, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28807

Title: Diplosoma luckhoffii (L.Bolus) Schwantes ex Ihlenf.
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - pen sketch - Diplosoma luckhoffii (L.Bolus ) Schwantes ex Ihlenf. Drawn from a collection made by H. Hall. [Present to Bolus Herbarium 7 August 1954. ?The same specimen H. Hall (sub-National Botanical Garden 358/54) from Koekenaap [Vredendal District].
Identifier: islandora:23549

Title: Foundation-stone for Van Rieebeck Festival's Gateway to Africa, Cape Town, 1952
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Afrikaner nationalism, Urban development
Description: The foundation-stone for the Gateway to Africa stands protected by a strong wire fence, but whipped by loose sand and rain in a desolate part of the Foreshore. The stone, then surrounded by the pageantry of the Van Riebeeck Festival, was laid on April 5 by a boy scout, a girl guide and a Voortrekker boy and girl. No decision has been made about making a start on building the monumental approach on the Foreshore.
Identifier: islandora:17116

Title: Kasteelkloof catchment
Subject: Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation management--Western Cape (South Africa), Prescribed burning--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Effect of fires on--Western Cape (South Africa), Botany--Research--Western Cape (South Afr, ,
Description: District: Paarl, Location: La Motte State Forest, Kasteelkloof., Ecology: Area last burnt on 15 November 1977.
Identifier: islandora:3966

Title: Drosanthemum micans (L.) Schwantes
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Drosanthemum micans (L.) Schwantes. Dissected drawing of flower included. Drawn from a collection made at/near Bonnievale [Montagu District] by T. Smith (sub-National Botanical Garden 643/21). Species identification uncertain.
Identifier: islandora:23622

Title: Kogelberg Nature Reserve
Subject: Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Botanists--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Caledon, Location: Kogelberg Nature Reserve., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:2837

Title: Christian wedding
Subject: Pondo (African people), Ethnology--South Africa--Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa)--Rural conditions, Weddings--South Africa--Eastern Cape, Pondo (African people)--Social life and customs
Description: A Christian wedding at a farm. This photograph depicts the same event as seen in: Reaction to conquest: effects of contact with Europeans on the Pondo of South Africa. London : H. Milford, Pub. for the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures by the Oxford University Press, 1936. Plate XXVIIIb.
Identifier: islandora:5465

Title: Oral history interview with Emmanuel Wilson [ Part 2 of 4]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Wilson, Emmanuel
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.197a.mp3: Part 2 of 4 ; 29:12 min. ; interview 197 of 208
Identifier: islandora:24532

Title: Learners at a N|uu language class
Subject: Rooi, |Una ; Kassie, Magdalena ; Kassie. Lena ; Witbooi, Lientjie ; Sauls, Getreda ; Brou, Kheis ; N|uu language, San (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, Khomani (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, San (African people)--Languages, Khomani language--Study and teaching, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Youth attend one of the N|uu language classes at the Andriesvale Hall, Northern Cape, South Africa. Those present include, Magdalena Kassie, Lena Kassie, Lientjie Witbooi (with her child), Getreda Sauls, Ouma Kheis. Andriesvale Hall.
Identifier: islandora:27104

Title: Long Street, Cape Town, circa 1900
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Urban development, Commerce, Roads
Description: Long Street near the turn of the century. The building in the middle still houses John Marcus and Son.
Identifier: islandora:17362

Title: Conophytum hians N.E.Br.
Subject: South Africa--Northern Cape, Province of, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Botany--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Conophytum hians N.E.Br. Drawn from a collection made in the Little Namaqualand by N.S. Pillans (sub-National Botanical Garden 998/28). [Refer to Bolus Herbarium 130778 for drawing on Plate 18, Mesemb. Notes, Part 3, H.M.L. Bolus 1936-58, or II, in later edition. D.].
Identifier: islandora:23404

Title: Fantaisie for flute and orchestra
Subject: Hüe, Georges, 1858-1948. Fantaisies, flute, piano, Flute with orchestra, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: UCT Symphony Orchestra - Concerto Festival 2010, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28294

Title: Anglican Church of St. Barnabas, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Built of Table Mountain sandstone and Kloof granite, St. Barnabas's Church has a red roof which contrasts pleasing with the pines that stand as sentinels. The building has the charm that is derived from solid mellowness of weathered stone.
Identifier: islandora:17290

Title: View of Horingberg and Helderwater from Simonshoek
Subject: Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountains--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Unknown, Location: Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:4446

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