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Title: Painting of the opening of parliament, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, Painting, ,
Description: Robert Broadley's painting of the opening in 1947, recently hung in Assembly. Mr H.S. Binh, Superintendent of the House of Assembly on left.
Identifier: islandora:15712

Title: Bakoven, Cape Town
Subject: Bakoven (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Beaches, Coasts, Housing, Apartheid, City planning
Description: Bakoven, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16755

Title: A church stands tall on a street in 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: Set against the mountain, a church stands out on a street in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18526

Title: An elderly voter arrives at Athlone Civic Centre, Cape Town
Subject: Athlone (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Apartheid, Elections
Description: This way - an elderly voter arrives at Athlone Civic Centre yesterday under the watchful gaze of a policeman. Prior voting in the municipal elections started yesterday and will continue until October 22.
Identifier: islandora:18069

Title: Truck set alight, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Demonstrations
Description: A delivery van transporting dead chickens goes up in flames in Belgravia Road, Athlone, yesterday afternoon. The driver of the van was ordered out and the vehicle set alight.
Identifier: islandora:16247

Title: Riot police chase after school children, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Youth, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Anti-riot police charge through the smoke of an exploded teargas grenade in Bonteheuwel yesterday as schoolchildren escape the fumes by running through the gap in the fence surrounding the school buildings. Police quelled a demonstration at the school after a baton charge and after the teargas was used.
Identifier: islandora:16316

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

Title: Showing off cooldrinks and a pineapple over a shop counter, East Bank, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century, Men--South Africa, Women--South Africa, Children--South Africa,
Description: Group holding cooldrinks and a pineapple over a shop counter in East Bank, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18435

Title: Apartheid-era public swimming pool, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Apartheid, Recreation, City planning, Sport
Description: The imposing entrance to Bellvilles's R170,000 swimming bath where four Springbok swimmers -Jon Reen, Geoff Grylls, Neil Oldridge and Vernon Slovin -will take part in a gala on November 21. As the bath is Olympic size, any records set will be official.
Identifier: islandora:16797

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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