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Title: Old Supreme Court, Cape Town 1938
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Slavery, Courts
Description: The old Supreme Court at the top of Adderley Street, then housed in a building designed by Louis Michel Thibault and completed in 1679, and originally used to house the slaves of the Dutch East India Company. Converted to Government offices in 1811.
Identifier: islandora:17216

Title: Members of the Inkatha Freedom Party Western Cape committee, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Memorials, Demonstrations
Description: Members of the Inkatha Freedom Party Western Cape committee hold a memorial service outside Parliament to mark the first anniversary of the Shell House shootings.
Identifier: islandora:18080

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: PAC supporters salute at a protest, Cape Town
Subject: Pan Africanist Congress, Politics, Demonstrations, Pan Africanist Congress. Student Organisation, ,
Description: Pan African Congress (PAC) supporters salute at a protest, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15680

Title: Cabinet members, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Cabinet ministers, National Party (South Africa), Governments
Description: Prime Minister B.J. Vorster (centre front) with members of the Cabinet, 1969
Identifier: islandora:16940

Title: City Council members erect fence, Cape Town
Subject: Industry, Protection, Safety, ,
Description: City Council workers Gerrit Fortuin, Rodger Solomons and Manie Anthony erecting the boundary fence in Newlands forest which, it is hoped, will keep motorcycle scramblers away from hikers and joggers.
Identifier: islandora:15550

Title: Postcard of Grand Parade, Cape Town, on auction day
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Flea markets, Urban development, Architecture, Demolition
Description: Auction day on the Grand Parade, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17210

Title: Demolition of the Pier, Cape Town Harbour
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town Harbour, Demolition
Description: City landmark goes: all the super-structure of the pier has been demolished. Within the next few weeks nothing will remain of the city landmark. In the photograph, taken yesterday afternoon, the tower is seen falling into the sea.
Identifier: islandora:17056

Title: BJ Vorster, 1961 election results, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Elections, Newspapers, Politics, Broadcasting,
Description: Prime Minister B.J. Vorster commenting on the 1961 election results.
Identifier: islandora:16687

Title: Pranas Domšaitis and his wife, Adelheid Armhold at his 80th birthday party, Cape Town
Subject: Dom--aitis, Pranas, 1880-1965, Artists, Armhold, Adelheid
Description: Professor Pranas Domšaitis, the Cape Town artist, celebrated his 80th birthday last week with a party held at his Rosebank home. He is seen at the party with his wife, Adelheid Armhold, the singer.
Identifier: islandora:14351

Title: Liesbeek River, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Liesbeek River (South Africa), Environment, Pollution, Health, Nature, Rivers
Description: The Black River as it is now known, was once part of the Liesbeek and Salt River complex which formed the original Paarden Eiland. Today it is slow and polluted with effluent from nearby Athlone Power Station.
Identifier: islandora:16586

Title: Aerial view of the Delft show village, Cape Town
Subject: Delft (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid
Description: An aerial view of the Delft show village, the House of Representatives' housing project. Phase I, consisting of 2 000 units, should be sold out by the end of January. Houses are priced from R12 500 to R17 500.
Identifier: islandora:17626

Title: Monitoring with the PMF - Peace Monitoring Forum - of a Muslim march in Cape Town
Description: March of the Muslim community in Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:6623

Title: World War I veteran, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, Apartheid
Description: Mr "Wally" Culley, 79, a veteran of World War I, was among the group of old soldiers of the Railways and Harbours Brigade who gathered at the Cape Town station yesterday, the 59th anniversary of the end of the war. A memorial service was held.
Identifier: islandora:14858

Title: Minstrel at Coon Carnival, Cape Town
Subject: Entertainers, Performing arts, Amusements, ,
Description: Happiness is a coon carnival. The joy of this troupe member was captured at Hartleyvale today by Argus photographer Mike Duff.
Identifier: islandora:15324

Title: This 91,44m of beach is reserved for bona fide non-White employees of the town, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Fish Hoek (South Africa), Beaches, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Apartheid signage
Description: Not only has Fish Hoek an unusual regulation concerning liquor licences, but also a segregated beach with a difference. This 91,44m of beach is reserved for bona fide non-White employees of the town.
Identifier: islandora:15011

Title: Man walks past a "troops out!" sign spray-painted onto the Castle, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Castle of Good Hope (Cape Town, South Africa), Vandalism, Armed forces
Description: A pedestrian walks past the Castle, seemingly oblivious of the controversial slogan painted on its wall facing Strand Street during the night.
Identifier: islandora:16225

Title: Nelson Mandela talks to teachers and pupils at a school named in his honour, Cape Town
Subject: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013, School children--South Africa, Post-apartheid era
Description: Teacher talk: Mr Mandela talks to teachers and pupils at the school in Crossroads named after him. He urged boycotting pupils to return to class
Identifier: islandora:14763

Title: Black Sash Demonstration outside Parliament, Cape Town, 1950s]
Description: Six members of the Black Sash demonstrating againts the railings of the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:6488

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