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Title: Aerial view of dredging operations at Rietvlei, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Landscapes, Real estate development, Engineering
Description: Dredging operations at Rietvlei, just beyond the racecourse at Milnerton, from where sand is being pumped through a pipeline to the site at Paarden Eiland where extensions to the Table Bay docks are being undertaken.
Identifier: islandora:16172

Title: Aerial view of Du Noon near Milnerton, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Infrastructure, Industries, Landscapes, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Du Noon.
Identifier: islandora:15299

Title: Aerial view of Otto du Plessis Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Lion's Head (Cape Town, South Africa), Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Infrastructure, Building, ,
Description: The Otto du Plessis Drive over the new railway to the container berths in Table Bay harbour has been opened to traffic. The bridge was constructed by Murray and Stewart (Cape Town).
Identifier: islandora:15302

Title: Aerial view of people gathering for a funeral, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Grief
Description: Crowd which gathered at the location for the funeral of the three killed in the Langa Riots. View of a small part of the huge crowd which gathered at Langa yesterdayfor the funeral of the Africans who were killed in the riot in the township. The photograph was taken before the funeral procession moved off to Langa cemetery, about a mile away.
Identifier: islandora:16296

Title: Aerial view of Milnerton Racecourse, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Infrastructure, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: This impressive aerial picture by the Argus of Milnerton racecourse shows the 1 400 metres straight in the foreground, the round course with the near and far bends in the middle and the white track where the racehorses are worked. The big building on the left is Rietvlei Centre on Koeberg Road.
Identifier: islandora:15291

Title: Aerial view of the Delft show village, Cape Town
Subject: Delft (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid
Description: An aerial view of the Delft show village, the House of Representatives' housing project. Phase I, consisting of 2 000 units, should be sold out by the end of January. Houses are priced from R12 500 to R17 500.
Identifier: islandora:17626

Title: Aerial view of fire, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Disasters, Fires
Description: Aerial view of fire, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14962

Title: Aerial view of the Delft housing scheme, Cape Town
Subject: Delft (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, Schools,
Description: An aerial view of the Delft housing scheme showing the primary school in the centre. The school was completed at the end of 1991.
Identifier: islandora:17625

Title: Aerial view of Paarden Island, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Industrial sites, Transport, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), , ,
Description: Paarden Eiland.
Identifier: islandora:15631

Title: Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Historic sites
Description: Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16159

Title: Aerial view of the Rietvlei area, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Landscapes, Real estate development
Description: Killarney - Blouberg road is in the foreground of this picture. Within two years or so there will be a new arterial road from Milnerton to Blouberg skirting the Rietvlei area (centre). There are plans to turn Rietvlei, largely dry in summer, into a bird sanctuary.
Identifier: islandora:16171

Title: Aerial view of photograph of the aftermath of a train accident, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), circa 1957, Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure
Description: Woodstock Accident, 1957.
Identifier: islandora:16144

Title: Aerial view of Cape Point, Cape Town
Subject: Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Landscapes, Environment, Game reserves
Description: Aerial view of the nature reserve and beaches at Cape Point, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:17008

Title: Aerial view of fire, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Disasters, Fires
Description: Aerial view of fire, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14583

Title: Aerial view of Pinelands, Cape Town
Subject: Pinelands (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Residential buildings, Infrastructure, Roads, Landscapes
Description: Pinelands, Old Mutual / New building (?) for Old Mutual in Pinelands.
Identifier: islandora:15829

Title: Aerial view of Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid
Description: Aerial view of Crossroads, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17541

Title: Aerial view of Modderdam Road squatter camp, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, Housing, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals (South Africa)
Description: Modderdam Road squatter camp in Bellville South, home to Africans regarded as being in Cape Town illegally by apartheid authorities, after its destruction by two bulldozers during one week in August 1977
Identifier: islandora:16836

Title: Aerial view of the Cape Town region, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Residential buildings, Infrastructure, Landscapes, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: From Milnerton to the between Koeberg Road (left) and the lagoon. On the extreme right are the [race]course and the new lighthouse.
Identifier: islandora:15289

Title: Aerial view of Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Residential buildings, Infrastructure, Landscapes, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Woodbridge Island: An aerial view of Woodbridge Island off the Milnerton coastline.
Identifier: islandora:15294

Title: Aerial view of Cape Showground at Goodwood, Cape Town
Subject: Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Agricultural show, Agriculture, City planning, Entertainment
Description: Venue for the Cape Spring Show, the Cape Showground, Goodwood, will open this week. All is set for tonight's formal opening by the State President (Mr. J. J. Fouche) of the main festival programme at the RSA 10 stadium (Cape Showground) tonight. This air picture, taken today [28 February 1974] shows the stadium, halls, and tent town.
Identifier: islandora:16987

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