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Title: Rhodes statue, War Memorial and Smuts Hall
Subject: Rhodes statue, War Memorial, Smuts Hall
Description: "Groote Schuur Campus showing Rhodes Statue, War Memorial and Smuts Hall"
Identifier: islandora:7504

Title: Kingwilliams Town
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Kingwilliam's Town Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Kingwilliam's Town area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., Part of the map is shown as an inset., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24836

Title: Search for food in Kuito, Angola
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Social aspects, Boys--Angola,
Description: A young boy scavenges for food in a field in Kuito in the Bié Province of Angola.
Identifier: islandora:7027

Title: Crowds on the pier during World War I, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), World War, 1914-1918, Recreation, Cape Town Harbour
Description: Historical Cape Town: crowds on the pier during World War I. Photograph published 1963-01-26.
Identifier: islandora:17068

Title: Humansdorp
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Humansdorp Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Knysna Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, railways, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Knysna and Humansdorp areas., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen. A water body on the map appears to be hand coloured in blue.
Identifier: islandora:24830

Title: War-injured People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and South African Defence Force (SADF) combatants share a hospital room at Oshakati Hospital
Subject: Namibia--Armed Forces, South Africa--Armed Forces, War casualties--Namibia--Oshakati
Description: War-injured People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and South African Defence Force (SADF) combatants share a hospital room at Oshakati Hospital.
Identifier: islandora:6951

Title: Nocawe Mafu, comforter, Cradock, 1997
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
Description: Nocawe Mafu, a comforter for hearings in Cradock, 1997. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) employed professional 'comforters' at hearings to look after those who testified, both victims and perpetrators. Nocawe is a qualified general and psychiatric nurse. She is seen here holding the hands of Mrs. Nomonde Calata, one of the widows of the Cradock Four.
Identifier: islandora:804

Title: Political rally, in support of the MPLA, Angola, 1992
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Angola--Politics and government--1975-, Public meetings--Angola--Luanda, Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola,
Description: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA)(Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) - supporters at a rally in Luanda, September 1992.
Identifier: islandora:7046

Title: Antjie Krog, circa 1997
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Krog, Antjie, Truth and Lies,
Description: Antjie Krog, circa 1997.
Identifier: islandora:776

Title: Kingair aircraft lies damaged on an emergency runway in Huambo
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Airplanes--Angola, Aircraft accidents--Angola--Huambo,
Description: A Kingair aircraft lies damaged on an emergency runway in Huambo in the Huambo Province of Angola after attempting to land. The main runway had been badly sabotaged by União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) forces.
Identifier: islandora:7020

Title: Ceres
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Ceres Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Ceres area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24821

Title: Sutherland
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Sutherland Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 3rd ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Sutherland area., Relief shown by hachures., "South Africa having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies.", Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black, brown and blue., Map folds into an outer cover., Maps 878 and 1111 are mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24857

Title: General Johann Coetzee, Pretoria, 1998
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
Description: General Johann Coetzee, Pretoria, 1998. General Coetzee was Commissioner of Police in Pretoria between 1978 and 1985. He came to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to seek amnesty for the bombing of the African National Congress (ANC) offices in London in 1982. When faced with evidence linking him to Ruth First and the Schoon deaths, General Coetzee refuted all knowledge of any involvement with any assassinations committed by any of his personnel while he served as Police Commissioner.
Identifier: islandora:778

Title: Survivors of the siege of Kuito
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002--Social aspects, Children--Angola, Victims of war--Angola, Malnutrition in children--Angola,
Description: Two severely malnourished children standing in a doorway. They are survivors of the siege of Kuito in the Bié Province of Angola.
Identifier: islandora:7011

Title: Murraysburg
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Murraysburg Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Murraysburg area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24847

Title: Burghersdorp
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Burgersdorp Region (Eastern Cape, South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., Map showing towns including Burghersdorp, Albert, Steynsburg, Venterstad, Sterkstroom, Molteno and Maraisburg, with roads, rivers, hills, railways, telegraph lines, farm names, farm boundaries and fences, divisional boundaries, homesteads, cultivated land and trees., Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Intelligence"., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Copies 312 and 313a are printed on cloth. Copies 313f and 939 are mounted on linen. Copies 313b and 313c have been pasted over other maps obscuring the details of the map underneath.
Identifier: islandora:24819

Title: Salt Pan
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Commissioner's Salt Pan Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Commissioner's Salt Pan area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24862

Title: Searching for land mines, Caxito, Angola
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Land mines--Detection--Angola,
Description: A deminer searches for land mines in a heavily mined area outside Caxito in the Bengo Province of Angola.
Identifier: islandora:7026

Title: Waterberg
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Waterberge Region (Limpopo, South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., Map showing farm boundaries and fences, farm names, divisional boundaries, roads, rivers, telegraph lines and railways in the Waterberg area. The map also indicates hills, pans (often dry), homesteads, cultivated land and trees., Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Intelligence.", "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Map 852 is printed on cloth. Map 851 is mounted on linen. Advertisements have been pasted onto copy 851 obscuring the key and other information.
Identifier: islandora:24811

Title: On parade
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002,
Description: Troops from União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola (UNITA, FALA), the armed wing of UNITA on parade in Kazombo in the Moxico Province of Angola in 1994.
Identifier: islandora:7002

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