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Title: Fortified tower
Subject: Military bases--Namibia, Namibia--History, Military--20th century
Description: Fortified tower.
Identifier: islandora:6957

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: União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola soldier opens fire on Police
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002,
Description: Television footage of a UNITA soldier opening fire on Angolan Police, 12 October 1992.The footage goes worldwide and plunges Angola is in a state of shock.
Identifier: islandora:7050

Title: Oral history interview with Mr B. Risien [Part 3 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.17a.mp3: Part 3 of 3 ; 25:05 min. ; interview 17 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24984

Title: z/hai (Tsau)
Subject: KhoeSan languages -- African languages--History
Description: Sound recording by Ernst Westphal., Additional notes on tape box: (1) z/hai (Tsau); (2) Yei songs (Nokaam?)/ !xũ (G!angwa) speech & songs, Tape numbered 28.
Identifier: islandora:22520

Title: Dock workers, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Ships, History, Cape Town Harbour (South Africa), Stevedores
Description: Dock workers, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17972

Title: Woman hanging washing, 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: A woman hangs up her washing in the backyard of 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:18503

Title: Language transcriptions and translations of ǂKhomani San Brody Archive, Elsie and Petrus Vaalbooi at Rietfontein
Subject: Vaalbooi, Pieter, Koper, Jan, Khomani language, Khomani (African people)--History, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Description: Pieter Vaalbooi, Jan Koper and Nigel Crawhall discuss local history
Identifier: islandora:31480

Title: N|amani (1)
Subject: KhoeSan languages, African languages--History
Description: Title on box: ŋ, amani (1), Sound recording by Ernst Westphal., Recording with Abbedis (also spelled Abadis in Westphal's notes) in the N, amani language
Identifier: islandora:22635

Title: Docks post 1950, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Ships, History, Aerial views,
Description: View of docks, Cape Town post-1950.
Identifier: islandora:17970

Title: Injured soldiers belonging to the Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) wait to be evacuated
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Soldiers--Angola, War--Angola--Relief of sick and wounded, Soldiers--Wounds and injuries--Angola,
Description: Forças Armadas Angolanan (FAA) recruits, injured in battle, wait, hoping to be evacuated from the frontline. Their chances were slim. The FAA was hesistant to expose their helicopters to União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) who were armed with stinger missiles.
Identifier: islandora:7071

Title: Union celebrations in St George's Street, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), date unknown, Festivals, History, Colonialism
Description: Union celebrations in St George's Street, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14530

Title: Language transcriptions and translations of ǂKhomani San Brody Archive, Elsie and Petrus Vaalbooi, Rietfontein
Subject: Vaalbooi, Elsie, Khomani (African people)--History, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Description: Elsie Vaalbooi and Nigel Crawhall in a conversation discussing local history, with particular reference to a time during World War II
Identifier: islandora:31474

Title: Oral history interview with Moses Molelekwa [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.08a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:44 min. ; interview 8 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22551

Title: Oral history interview with Monty Weber, a drummer [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Weber, Monty, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews, Drummer--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.22b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 05:12 min ; interview 22 of 23
Identifier: islandora:24622

Title: Art and medicine
Subject: Anatomy--History, Medicine and art, Medical illustration
Description: Several drafts of a speech Professor Drennan gave at the opening of a display of medical student art. The notes are typed with handwritten notes and annotations. Included is a list of 29 illustrations and a clipping from the newspaper about the art exhibition.
Identifier: islandora:21400

Title: The deserted Angolan border post at Ruacana
Subject: Namibia--History, Military--20th century
Description: The deserted Angolan border post at Ruacana.
Identifier: islandora:6964

Title: Woman holding tea in a kitchen, 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: A woman holds a cup of tea and poses for a picture in the kitchen of a 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:18518

Title: Oral history interview with Cliffie Moses, a guitarist [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Moses, Cliffie, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews, Guitarist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.14b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 31:46 min ; interview 14 of 23
Identifier: islandora:24596

Title: Language transcriptions and translations of ǂKhomani San Brody Archive, Elsie and Petrus Vaalbooi, Rietfontein
Subject: Vaalbooi, Elsie, Khomani (African people)--History, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Description: Elsie Vaalbooi and Nigel Crawhall in a conversation discussing local history, with particular reference to a time during World War II where there was contact with German prisoners of war
Identifier: islandora:31473

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