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Title: Elderly woman knitting, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: An elderly woman sits and knits at a table in her home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18517

Title: Woman walks past City hall with PFP signage next to her, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)
Description: Caught between posters and police, a prospective voter looks for a way in at the City Hall polling station today.
Identifier: islandora:16010

Title: Woman stands in front of half her house, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Wrecking, ,
Description: Mrs Alice van Blerk outside half her house in Observatory. Arrow shows where building operations have cut the house by half.
Identifier: islandora:15573

Title: Muslim woman shows religious cloth, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Worship, ,
Description: Muslim woman shows religious cloth, Cape Town. Muslim Shrines (Bakoven).
Identifier: islandora:15492

Title: Pregnant woman stand holding her two kids hands, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Discrimination, ,
Description: Heavily pregnant: Mrs Nomaliso Mthensi appeared in the Langa Commissioners Court yesterday with her two children clinging to her skirts. Here, she leaves the court after paying a fine of R70 for Pass Law offences.
Identifier: islandora:15796

Title: Black woman petrol attendant, Parow, Cape Town
Subject: Parow (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Labour, Apartheid, Women, Influx control, Transport,
Description: An African petrol attendant, one of six employed on the same driveway, fills up at a BP service station in Parow.
Identifier: islandora:15873

Title: Woman posing for a portrait holding a plant, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A woman poses for a portrait holding a plant in a garden in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18445

Title: Woman cleans her hands in river, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Worship, ,
Description: Woman cleans her hands in river, Cape Town. Muslim Shrines (Bakoven).
Identifier: islandora:15494

Title: Woman wearing burqa gestures while talking to companion, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Gender, ,
Description: Woman wearing burqa gestures while talking to companion, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15499

Title: Three woman and a man pose with big smiles in front of a train, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, Men--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: Three woman and a man pose with big smiles in front of a train, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18436

Title: Woman holds a tissue as she cries over the loss of her son, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Grief, Youth, Law enforcement
Description: Mrs Elizabeth Fortuin weeps over the death of her son Bernard, 15, who was shot dead by police in Halt Road, Elsie's River, yesterday. Bernard, a standard five pupil, was one of two youths shot dead when police opened fire on a stone throwing crowd.
Identifier: islandora:16179

Title: Man and woman in front of PFP campaign signage, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political campaigns, Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)
Description: L. van Zyl Slabbert and Mrs Barbara Sandler in front of Progressive Federal Party (PFP) signage.
Identifier: islandora:16009

Title: Poor White woman, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Apartheid, Whites, Poverty, Afrikaners
Description: Mrs Beatrice Hugo and her dog Jessie sit on the verandah of their home in Voortrekker Road, Bellville, surrounded by their belongings.
Identifier: islandora:16826

Title: Woman wearing sunglasses posing on a rock at the beach, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century, Bathing suits—South Africa—20th century,
Description: Woman wearing sunglasses poses on a rock at a beach in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18427

Title: Woman posing with young boy in school uniform, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, Boys--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A woman holds the hand of a young boy dressed in school uniform in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18455

Title: Tension is high among Manenberg residents after the murder of a woman and arrest of a youth, Cape Town
Subject: Civil unrest, Justice, ,
Description: Angry men: Manenberg residents gather amid tension after arrest of a youth and the killing of a woman.
Identifier: islandora:15236

Title: Woman stands with suitcase, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Jails, Reformatories, Families, Prisons
Description: Prisons SA / Porti Sekete, 21, on an official visit to her brother on Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16012

Title: Woman and children protest over police brutality, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Demonstrations, Youth, Law enforcement
Description: Woman and children protest over police brutality, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16110

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