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Title: Bishop Lavis Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Bishop Lavis (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, Youth, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: Bishop Lavis Drive in Bishop Lavis township, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16852

Title: Cathedral of District Six, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Forced removals (South Africa), Religion, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Top: St Mark's Anglican Church stands steadfast on the hill in District Six. A symbol of tradition for some, the church was once called the "Cathedral of District Six" and the "small Vatican", and still holds High Mass three times a month. Here, the congregation streams down the hill after a Sunday morning service. Many once lived in the now bare land of District Six.
Identifier: islandora:17989

Title: Films and filmmaking, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Motion pictures, Apartheid
Description: Films and filmmaking, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14555

Title: Separate Amenities in practice, Cape Town
Subject: Simon's Town (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Race discrimination, Segregation, Apartheid signage
Description: Mr Larrington Dyasi is mystified. The Simon's Town handyman has been bringing his family to the beach at Simon's Town for more than a year. Now suddenly signs have been put up banning him from the beach.
Identifier: islandora:16664

Title: Monkey sits on top of a "Whites only" sign, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Segregation, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Monkey sits on top of a "Whites only" sign, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16127

Title: Dr. Allan Boesak walks past police officers, Cape Town
Subject: Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, Political activists, South African Police, Apartheid era
Description: Allan Boesak
Identifier: islandora:14816

Title: Security forces, Modderdam Road forced removal, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, Housing, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals (South Africa)
Description: Police and dogs out in force during the bulldozing of Modderdam Road squatter camp
Identifier: islandora:16837

Title: Firemen putting out burning tires, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Disasters, Fires, Apartheid, Fire departments
Description: Firemen putting out burning tires, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14934

Title: Principal of Noxolo School at Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Youth, Education
Description: Mrs A.N. Mene, principal of the Noxolo School at Crossroads, teaches her Std 5 class. The school was built by the Urban Foundation in co-operation with the Crossroads residents. Money is now required to buy desks for two recently added classrooms at the school.
Identifier: islandora:17542

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:14821

Title: Cape Show, Goodwood, Cape Town
Subject: Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Agricultural shows, Entertainment, Women, Youth
Description: Round and round they go - one of the attractions at the Cape Showground, Goodwood, next week will be a hula-hoop competition. It should revive many memories of the early 1960s when the craze swept South Africa. Starting off the competition with a shapely wiggle will be (from left), Erika Spies, 15, Debbie Coetzee, 17, Antoinette de Wet, 20, and Lizette Totos, 17.
Identifier: islandora:16983

Title: Winchester House on fire, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Disasters, Fires, Apartheid
Description: Flames leap from a window on the top floor of Winchester House in Long Street today as a fireman on a hydraulic platform directs a water jet on to the fire which spread from blazing wooden rafters in the roof.
Identifier: islandora:14568

Title: Apartheid beach signage, Cape Town
Subject: Simon's Town (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Race discrimination, Segregation, Apartheid signage
Description: Simonstown beach reserved for whites only in the apartheid era
Identifier: islandora:16654

Title: Films and filmmaking, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Motion pictures, Apartheid
Description: Films and filmmaking, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14925

Title: District Six residents receive communion, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Religion
Description: Father Basil Van Rensburg gives Mr Paddy Kavanagh and his wife, Doris, communion at their home in District Six.
Identifier: islandora:17983

Title: District Six, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid
Description: District Six, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18022

Title: Burnt-down church, KTC, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Clergy,
Description: The Rev. Simon Giqa in front of the destroyed methodist church in KTC. He holds some of the affidavits.
Identifier: islandora:17577

Title: Winchester House on fire, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Disasters, Fires, Apartheid
Description: Flames leap from a window on the top floor of Winchester House in Long Street today as a fireman on a hydraulic platform directs a water jet on to the fire which spread from blazing wooden rafters in the roof.
Identifier: islandora:14942

Title: Dr. Allan Boesak walks past police officers, Cape Town
Subject: Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, Political activists, South African Police, Apartheid era
Description: Allan Boesak
Identifier: islandora:14472

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