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Title: Camps Bay Pavilion burned down, Cape Town, 1973
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Fires, Entertainment, Disaster, Local government
Description: The charred ruins of the old Camps Bay pavilion stands today as a sad monument after a fire ripped through the 57-year-old building early today. It destroyed the equipment and the dreams of the Camps Bay Operatic and Dramatic Society and one of Cape Town's best-known landmarks. Damage is estimated at thousands of rands and the City Council's Amenities Committee is expected to look over the ruins during a scheduled tour of Camps Bay tomorrow.
Identifier: islandora:16990

Title: Camps Bay, Cape Town, 1946
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Roads, Urban development, Commerce, Recreation,
Description: Beach Road in Camps Bay in the late 1940s
Identifier: islandora:16957

Title: False Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa), Mountains, Landscapes, Ocean
Description: Perched on a mountain top high above False Bay, the view is magnificent. This photograph, taken from Silvermine Mountain above Kalk Bay, shows Elsie's Peak and Simonstown mountains in the background.
Identifier: islandora:14879

Title: Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, Cape Town, 1957
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Urban development, Building, Architecture, Environment
Description: Visitors and tourists who delight in capturing with their cameras the many beauty spots of the "Incomplete Cape" will recognize this familiar scene view of Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, taken from the Glen. Two aspects, however, combining ancient and modern features, are depicted here. In the foreground is the old and famous Round House tearoom, built originally as a shooting box for Lord Charles Somerset. On the left is the ancient Round House Annexe - the feature of which as a Youth Hostel has been the subject of recent municipal discussion. The modern aspect lies in the middle distance where part of the amazing development of Camps Bay can be seen.
Identifier: islandora:16948

Title: Tramway, Camps Bay , Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Tramways, Recreation, Transport, History,
Description: Mountain Tramway, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16958

Title: Laguna Bay resort and hotel development, Kabeljouws River, Jeffreys Bay
Subject: South Africa ; Eastern Cape, Province of ; Jeffreys Bay, Resort development--South Africa--Jeffrey's Bay, ianford_kabeljouwsriver_may2007_016.jpg
Description: Kabeljous river, Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape. A section of the proposed Laguna Bay resort and holiday development., section: scale 1:250
Identifier: islandora:22507

Title: Phoenix Theatre, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Theatre, Entertainment, Urban development, Architecture
Description: The Phoenix Theatre at Camps Bay- what is its future? A theatre, cinema or a warehouse?
Identifier: islandora:16950

Title: Tram in Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Transport, Tramways, Recreation, History, Urban development
Description: This photograph is a very clear view of a tram operating in Camps Bay streets. It depicts busy streets with crowds waiting to 'catch a ride' on the tram.
Identifier: islandora:16951

Title: Table Bay and Cape Town, from the foot of Table Mountain
Subject: Table Bay (South Africa)--Pictorial works, Cape Town (South Africa)--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Shows Cape Town and Table Bay beyond, from a vantage point on Table Mountain. There is shipping in Table Bay and Bloubergstrand can be seen in the distance. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26366

Title: Fishing-industry employees at the Hout Bay African Compound, Cape Town
Subject: Hout Bay (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Labour, Workers, Apartheid, Fishing industry
Description: This was the smartest of several immaculate rooms at the Hout Bay African Compound, which provides for fishing-industry employees in the area. It is also acknowledged as the show-piece compound in the Western Province. Yesterday was the annual inspection, and here two of the occupants of the room - Pete Zinba and Kapa Goodman - display their prizes, a cake and a leg of mutton.
Identifier: islandora:15836

Title: Laguna Bay resort and hotel development, Kabeljouws River, Jeffreys Bay
Subject: South Africa ; Eastern Cape, Province of ; Jeffreys Bay, Resort development--South Africa--Jeffrey's Bay, ianford_kabeljouwsriver_may2007_014.jpg
Description: Kabeljous River, Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape. Two sections of the proposed Laguna Bay resort and holiday development. The second section shows a part of the first., sections: scale 1:250/1:500
Identifier: islandora:22505

Title: Children's swimming pool, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Children, Recreation, Tramways, Transport, Beaches
Description: Children's bathing pool, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16953

Title: False Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa), Beaches
Description: False Bay, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14881

Title: Ruyteplaats development, Hout Bay, for Stocks & Stocks (Pty) Ltd
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Slopes (landforms), Ruyteplaats Private Mountain Estate (Hout Bay, South Africa), Real estate development--South Africa--Hout Bay
Description: Ruyteplaats, Cape Town, Western Cape. "Slope orientation." This plan shows slope directions in relation to the contour lines., plan: scale 1:2000
Identifier: islandora:22704

Title: Laguna Bay resort and hotel development, Kabeljouws River, Jeffreys Bay
Subject: South Africa ; Eastern Cape, Province of ; Jeffreys Bay, Resort development--South Africa--Jeffrey's Bay, ianford_kabeljouwsriver_may2007_017.jpg
Description: Kabeljous River, Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape. Site plan in colour showing hard and soft landscaping for the proposed Laguna Bay development., plan: scale 1:1000
Identifier: islandora:22508

Title: Scenic drive Camps Bay , Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Travel
Description: The finest scenic drive in the world used to be the tramride from Adderley Street over Kloof Nek down to Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16949

Title: Granger Bay Court, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Subject: Granger Bay Court (Cape Town, South Africa), Office buildings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town,
Description: Granger Bay Court, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town. Landscaping proposal: base drawing., Tracing paper copy of the hand-drawn original., Plan: scale 1:200
Identifier: islandora:22433

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