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Title: Apartheid-era military parade down Voortrekker Road, Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Soldiers, Militarisation, Coloured people (South Africa), Armed forces
Description: The Regiment Westelike Provinsie exercises its right of freedom of entrance to the city of Bellville by marching down Voortrekker Road. The regiment was honoured by the mayor, Mr Danie Uys, during a ceremony at the weekend.
Identifier: islandora:16820

Title: Aerial view of the Delft housing scheme, Cape Town
Subject: Delft (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, Schools,
Description: An aerial view of the Delft housing scheme showing the primary school in the centre. The school was completed at the end of 1991.
Identifier: islandora:17625

Title: Aerial view of Paarden Island, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Industrial sites, Transport, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), , ,
Description: Paarden Eiland.
Identifier: islandora:15631

Title: Flats at Elsies River, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid, Urban development
Description: Recently completed flats in Elsies River.
Identifier: islandora:18114

Title: Aerial of Crossroads, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid
Description: An aerial view of part of the vast squatter complex around the University of the Western Cape, in Bellville South, all of which is to be demolished soon. The Coloured Representative Council (CRC) building and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) can be seen at the top left of the picture.
Identifier: islandora:17549

Title: Crossroads riots, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Demonstrations, South African Police, Riots
Description: Crossroads riots, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17537

Title: Flag raising ceremony, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Memorials
Description: Flag-raising ceremony for the Day of the Covenant, performed at Groote Schuur Estate today by boys and girls of the Cape Town Voortrekkers, was watched by a crowd of about 500 people. The main speaker was the Rev. Dr. David de Villiers of the Stellenbosch Theological College.
Identifier: islandora:14605

Title: Damaged Spoornet road tanker, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railways, Apartheid, Transport, Disaster, Accident
Description: Spoornet officials inspect the damaged chemical road tanker after the "accident."
Identifier: islandora:16823

Title: Squatters, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, Mother and child
Description: Mother and child, Crossroads squatter settlement, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17591

Title: Fish Hoek, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Fish Hoek (South Africa), Roads, Motorcars, Suburbs
Description: Fish Hoek, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15014

Title: Apartheid-era public library at Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Architecture, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Children, Education
Description: Bellville public library in the mid-1960s.
Identifier: islandora:16803

Title: Aerial shot of Atlantis, Cape Town
Subject: Atlantis (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Development, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, City planning, Housing
Description: Arial view of the apartheid-era Coloured dormitory suburb of Atlantis, outside Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16706

Title: Crossroads refugees gathered at Parliament, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Demonstrations
Description: These women were in a group of about 60 Crossroads refugees who gathered at the gates of Parliament yesterday imploring that the authorities stop the killing and burning.
Identifier: islandora:17670

Title: Elsies River residents march to RSC rent offices, Cape Town
Subject: Elsies River (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Apartheid, Housing
Description: Bitter residents - About 1 000 Elsies River residents marched to the RSC rent offices in Leonsdale yesterday in the name of their martyr David De Bruin to demand satisfaction from the RSC on the issue of rent arrears and evictions.
Identifier: islandora:18104

Title: Fishermen at Fish Hoek beach, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Fish Hoek (South Africa), Fishing industry, Beaches
Description: It is 6.30 am and the fisherman are folding nets into the boat in preparation for the catch. Their livelihood will be seriously affected by restrictions imposed on them by the Fish Hoek Town Council this week. The fisherman have no other source of income.
Identifier: islandora:14613

Title: Fire brigades, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Emergency management, Water, Fire departments
Description: Fire brigades, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14593

Title: Mrs Elizabeth Smith, Elsies River resident, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid
Description: Mrs Elizabeth Smith, Elsies River resident, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18111

Title: SADF exhibition, Cape Show, Goodwood, Cape Town
Subject: Goodwood (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Agricultural show, Militarisation, Children, South African Defence Force
Description: Kinders bewonder die R 1-geweer, 'n deel van die uitstalling van die Weermag op die Kaapse Skou. Veral die miniplaas en die stalle het gister groot aftrek gekry. [Children admire the R1 rifle, part of the Army's exhibition at the Cape Show. The mini farm and the stalls, especially, received attention yesterday.]
Identifier: islandora:16988

Title: "Buy S.A. - Buy Bellville" Parade, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Festivals, Apartheid, Commerce, Afrikaners, Women
Description: Thousands of people thronged the streets of Bellville on Saturday to watch the colourful parade of drum majorettes, bands floats and beauty queens. The parade is part of a "Buy S.A. - Buy Bellville" campaign being run in Bellville
Identifier: islandora:16818

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