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Title: A row of apartments on fire, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Fires, ,
Description: Smoke seeps out from under the iron roof of a row of maisonettes in Lower Main Road, Observatory, today after one of the upper stories of the building had been destroyed by fire. About 150 people watched the blaze which was controlled by firemen in 15 minutes.
Identifier: islandora:15584

Title: Wale Street, Cape Town, 1954
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Roads, Transport
Description: Wale Street, 1954.
Identifier: islandora:17390

Title: Fencing separating prison sections, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Recreation
Description: The entrance to one of the sections with the prisoners' sporting facilities in the background.
Identifier: islandora:16545

Title: Proposed illustration of Cape Technikon, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), History, Development
Description: City Engineer's Department has produced this perspective illustration of what the proposed Cape Technikon complex may look like when complete - if it is developed in the heart of District Six. The city engineer, Mr Jan Brand, who was a member of the panel of speakers at a Cape Town Chamber of Commerce symposium in the Civic Centre yesterday, projected this picture onto a screen while stating that in his opinion the scheme was undesirable, for a number of reasons.
Identifier: islandora:17975

Title: Christopher 'Columbus' Ngcukana playing the saxophone live, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Musicians, Black--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Nkanuka, Cups,
Description: Christopher 'Columbus' Ngcukana, jazz saxophonist, plays at a live gig in Cape Town, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18246

Title: The remains of a train accident, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Railroad trains
Description: Tangled wreckage of one coach is seen from under another rearing into the air. / Driver Injured: The conductor of the Langa train, Mr R.J. van Wyk, said after the accident that the driver of the electric unit, a Mr Cilliers, jumped clear when he saw the other train come round the bend from Pinelands leading into Rapenburg Station. Mr Cilliers was not injured. The driver of the other train, believed to be a Mr Vsagie. received head injuries in the smash. [...] Mr Stephen Mngadi, whose legs were injured in the accident, said "I was on my way to work. We were sitting in the train expecting nothing. I do not know what happened. The next thing I remember, I was lying with my feet caught under the seat, which was cracked and broken. "People were thrown all over the place" Smashed Coach: Four adults and three children were killed when the wooden second-class coach of a train from Langa telescoped into the steel driving unit after a head-on collision on the Langa line early today. Tangled wreckage of one coach is seen from under another rearing into the air.
Identifier: islandora:16143

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