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Title: People wait to disembark from boat, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Transport
Description: Robben Islanders return from a trip to the mainland and a few visitors wait to disembark from the ferry Diaz, the main link across Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16534

Title: Morgenster
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Somerset West, Wine estates, Morgenster (Somerset West, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Somerset West, Wineries--South Africa--Somerset West, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Somerset West
Description: Upper Morgenster: (remainder of farm MORGENSTER No. 1319, Somerset, West). Pen and Ink on tracing paper site analysis drawing series: Slope analysis (this drawing uses the contour information to categorize slope gradient into three categories ranging in steepness - from flatter than 1:6, between 1:6 and 1:4, and steeper than 1:4 - to give an indication of conservation and development opportunities and constraints. a different hatching technique is used to indicate each gradient), Scale: NTS (scale bar indicated)
Identifier: islandora:22674

Title: Teacher reading to students, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Education
Description: Miss Poppie Liebenberg, youngest teacher (20) on Robben Island, takes a class of young islanders. She shares teaching duties with Miss Hermine Rens and Miss Retha van Niekerk. Mr Pierre le Roux is principal of the primary school on the island.
Identifier: islandora:16516

Title: Morgenster
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Somerset West, Wine estates, Morgenster (Somerset West, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Somerset West, Wineries--South Africa--Somerset West, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Somerset West
Description: Upper Morgenster: (remainder of farm MORGENSTER No. 1319, Somerset, West). Pen and Ink on tracing paper site analysis drawing series: Site Scenario: Residential and agricultural zones (this drawing suggests appropriate use zones for residential and agricultural activity, based on a synthesis of the information mapped in the rest of the series), Scale: NTS (scale bar indicated)
Identifier: islandora:22676

Title: First railway station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Historic sites
Description: Very first railway station in Woodstock.
Identifier: islandora:16147

Title: Robben Island coastline, Table Mountain in background, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments
Description: Sandy shore: For residents, at least the more privileged, there is this stretch of pristine beach, unspoilt by litter. The water, of course, is icy cold.
Identifier: islandora:16484

Title: Mothers praying for sons facing trial, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments, Religion
Description: Waiting and praying: Mrs Else Schreiner and Mrs Nomonde Nkwandla, mothers of hunger-striking trialists Jenny and Wellington, at the service in St George's Cathedral yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16505

Title: Residences in Mowbray, Cape Town
Subject: Historic buildings, Residential buildings, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Residences in Mowbray, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15442

Title: Groot Constantia: Preliminary Landscaping
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Wine estates, Groot Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Wineries--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Preliminary Landscaping Plan: hand drawn with pen and ink on tracing, indicating the preliminary landscaping and conceptual layout of the (then) new cellar and restaurant complex adjacent the historic farm werf at the Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town South Africa,, Scale 1:200 on A1. Project number 85 GI 01
Identifier: islandora:22458

Title: Robben Island Primary School, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Education
Description: Headmaster: Robben Island Primary School principal, Mr Jors de Ridder, and his three teachers, Mrs Christa de Lange, left, Mrs Marina Kitshoff and Mrs Maggie Viviers, and the school's 65 pupils.
Identifier: islandora:16508

Title: Groot Constantia: general restoration
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Wine estates, Groot Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Wineries--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Formal Garden - Planting Plan: this hand-drawn, technical working drawing, using pen and ink on tracing paper, shows the detailed planting plan of a proposed formal parterre garden, aligned on the side steps leading from the kitchen of the manor house of the historic Groot Contantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, South Africa. The drawing gives the plant species lists, planting out ratios and plant quantities., Scale 1:50 on A1 size. Drawing number 301/PP/05.
Identifier: islandora:22447

Title: Freed prisoners disembark from the boat, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments
Description: Prisoners.
Identifier: islandora:16494

Title: Cemetery, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Cemeteries
Description: The old cemetery on Robben Island - only personnel are buried here.
Identifier: islandora:16520

Title: Rhodes Memorial, Devil's Peak, Cape Town, 1966
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Historical, Environment, Devil's Peak (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Fallow deer on the slopes of Devil's Peak below Rhodes Memorial, 1966
Identifier: islandora:17178

Title: Morgenster
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Somerset West, Wine estates, Morgenster (Somerset West, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--South Africa--Somerset West, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Somerset West, Wineries--South Africa--Somerset West, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Somerset West
Description: Upper Morgenster: (remainder of farm MORGENSTER No. 1319, Somerset, West). Pen and Ink on tracing paper site analysis drawing series: Slope Orientation / Aspect (this drawing interprets the contour information to map different slope orientation)., Scale: NTS (scale bar indicated)
Identifier: islandora:22681

Title: Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Historic sites
Description: Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16159

Title: St. Georges Street, Cape Town, circa1894
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Urban development, Historic buildings
Description: Eighty years ago, about 1894, this is what the top of St. George's Street looked like, with the post office then occupying the site at the corner of Church Street later making way for the Cape Times Building, until in recent years it has been renamed Fairbairn Building. The double-storeyed building on the immediate right was re-built into the Argus Building. The handsome old St. George's Cathedral has long since been demolished.
Identifier: islandora:15109

Title: Ons Huisie, Blouberg, Cape Town
Subject: Bloubergstrand (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Historical monuments, Architecture, Building
Description: "Ons Huisie," one of the oldest houses in the Blouberg - Milnerton area, has recently been restored to its former graceful simplicity. This Blouberg-strand landmark has now been opened as a restaurant.
Identifier: islandora:16885

Title: Recreational area, Robben Island Prison, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Physical fitness, Historic sites
Description: The recreational area at the prison on Robben Island, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16486

Title: Ons Huisie, Blouberg, Cape Town
Subject: Bloubergstrand (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Historical monuments, Architecture, Entertainment
Description: Ons Huisie, Blouberg, prior to its restoration
Identifier: islandora:16886

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