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Title: Demonstrations, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Apartheid, South African Police
Description: Police watch as township residents protest, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17673

Title: Home after 40 days in detention, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Political prisoners, Apartheid
Description: Overwhelmed and relieved to be home after 40 days in detention, Helena Thornton, second from left, is given welcoming hugs from sisters Juanita, left, Dorothy, right, and her mother, Mrs Amy Thornton.
Identifier: islandora:17905

Title: Soldiers stand next to their motorcycles as their commander inspects them, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Legislation, Transport, ,
Description: Soldiers stand next to their motorcycles as their commander inspects them, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15749

Title: Temba Lucas Tshibika acquitted of terrorism today, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Acquittals
Description: Mr Temba Lucas Tshibika ... acquitted of terrorism today.
Identifier: islandora:17617

Title: Council members sit around a table having a meeting, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics
Description: Committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) after registration of S. Leon.
Identifier: islandora:15982

Title: Acquitted terrorist, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Acquittals, Courts
Description: Free man: Arcadia High School teacher Mr Neville van Der Rheede on the steps of the Supreme Court with well-wishers after he and Mr Temba Tshibika were acquitted of terrorism and released today.
Identifier: islandora:17618

Title: Allan Boesak at a UDF [United Democratic Front] meeting, Cape Town
Subject: Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, Religious leaders, Political activists, United Democratic Front (South Africa), Apartheid era
Description: Allan Boesak at an United Democratic Front meeting in Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:14477

Title: Youth in Nooitgedaght Cape Town
Subject: Bishop Lavis (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, Infrastructure, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: Young boy sharpens a knife at Nooitgedaght, Bishop Lavis, on the Cape Flats
Identifier: islandora:16851

Title: Demonstrations, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Apartheid, Politics
Description: Demonstrations, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17830

Title: Walmer Estate candlelight vigil, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Demonstrations, Politics
Description: Cecile-Ann Pearce joined residents of Walmer Estate and surrounding areas in a candlelight vigil last night to show their rejection of the plan to build homes in the area for members of Parliament.
Identifier: islandora:17754

Title: Young boy is an Argus newspaper vendor, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Newspapers, Apartheid, Coloured Labour Preference Area Policy (South Africa), Child labour, Children's rights
Description: Argus newspaper vendor Donovan October, 13, and his dogs Cha-Cha Boy and Sheba are inseparable companions. The three are such good friends that newspaper-buyers outside the Meadowridge Service Station have seen Donovan covering his dogs up with his jersey and raincoat when it rains while he gets drenched. The dogs take the job seriously and they growled fiercely when an Argus photographer came too near their master to take this picture.
Identifier: islandora:16690

Title: Maties students assist with canvassing, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Subject: Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Apartheid
Description: As a gesture to Professor F. van Zyl Slabbert, Progressive parliamentary candidate for Rondebosch, who worked at Stellenbosch University for 12 years, 40 Matie students helped with canvassing in Rondebosch. The gesture was organised by Mr Jan van Eck, Progressive parliamentary candidate for Stellenbosch. At work are Mrs van Zyl Slabbert, Professor van Zyl Slabbert (centre), Mr van Eck and some of their helpers.
Identifier: islandora:18075

Title: Searle street resident receives blessing, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Religion, Forced removals, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Mrs Mabel Dias, 91, of Searle Street hopes that she will die before the bulldozers reach there. Here she receives a blessing from Father Basil Van Rensburg of Holy Cross parish.
Identifier: islandora:17984

Title: Ticket inspector helps commuters with timetable, Cape Town
Subject: Railroads, Infrastructure, Railroad trains, ,
Description: Railways ticket inspector Mr Cornelius Jackson was on hand at the Mitchell's Plain station early today to help commuters with a timetable. The new rail service came into effect today.
Identifier: islandora:15353

Title: Bulldozer destroys shacks at Modderdam Road, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, Housing, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals (South Africa)
Description: Shacks at Modderdam Road squatter camp in Bellville South, home to Africans regarded as being in Cape Town illegally by apartheid authorities, was destroyed by two bulldozers during one week in August 1977
Identifier: islandora:16838

Title: Cranes, Cape Town Harbour, 1978
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Harbours, Infrastructure, Building, Industry
Description: An everyday sight at the docks, perhaps, but it needed the keen eye of Argus photographer to recognise the artistic possibilities of strong geometric shapes set off against the muted backdrop of Table Mountain, and compose this picture.
Identifier: islandora:17136

Title: Church Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Historic buildings, Roads
Description: Looking up Church Street, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17507

Title: Children play outside, Cape Town
Subject: Youth, Squatter settlements, Poverty, Apartheid, ,
Description: Children play outside the black tents. Without passes their parents can not get permanent jobs so there is no money for Christmas presents or festive foods.
Identifier: islandora:15589

Title: OK Bazaar staff canteen, Cape Town
Subject: Employees, ,
Description: Mitchell's Plain - T/Centre / OK Bazzaar Mitchell's Plain staff canteen.
Identifier: islandora:15336

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