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Boy selling newspapers, Parow, South Africa, 1981
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South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Newspaper vendors--South Africa, Child labor--South Africa, Some evidence of things seen
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A newspaper vendor with his bundle of newspapers at the Parow railway station, where he was left shortly before dawn, 1981
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islandora:950
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South Africa : rainfall in January from the averages of observations
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Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
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Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of January, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
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islandora:30040
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German East Africa. Bismarckburg
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Kasanga Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
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Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Bismarckburg area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: G.E.B., Index no.: E2.
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islandora:24767
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South Africa : rainfall in June from the averages of observations
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Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
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Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of June, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
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Identifier
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islandora:30045
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Woman begging, South Africa
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South Africa--Social conditions, Men--South Africa, Women--South Africa,
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From under a table a woman is seen begging a man for money, while a man sits on his feet next to the table, possibly entertaining for spare change, South Africa.
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Identifier
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islandora:18666
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Insurance plan of Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Insurance--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Fire risk assessment--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps.
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The plans record street names, widths and numbers; fire-protection facilities (including the location of salt and fresh water hydrants); materials, shape, height, placement and use of buildings; the location of openings, types of stored materials and areas of high-risk activites on industrial sites., Sheet 1 comprises the key plan indicating 9 areas of central Cape Town surveyed by Goad (scale 1:6,000. 1 in. to 500 feet). This key plan includes notes on the water supply (salt and fresh) in central Cape Town, details of personnel and equipment of the Cape Town Fire Brigade and general comments on the city's climate and buildings. Also included is a sheet comprising an index of streets, buildings and firms. The buildings are colour coded by material type., Title from key plan on sheet 1., The 11 sheets (1 index and 10 maps) are in a hardcover volume, each sheet forming 2 leaves., This volume is one of 18 Cape Town fire-insurance atlases surveyed and drawn by Charles Edward Goad and printed in 1895. The bookplate pasted on the inside of the front cover indicates this copy was intended for the Union Assurance Society.
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Identifier
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islandora:19825
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German S. W. Africa : Sheet 21 Arahoab
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Namibia--Maps,
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Map of German South West Africa showing towns, villages, roads, rivers, vegetation and other features in the region of Arahoab., Relief not shown., Projection not given.
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Identifier
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islandora:19814
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Children sitting around a table in a classroom doing art and craft activities, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
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District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
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Children sit around a table and partake in arts and crafts activities in a classroom in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
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Identifier
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islandora:18501
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South Africa
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Railroad stations--South Africa--Maps, Transportation--South Africa--Maps,
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Map of South Africa with illustrations showing railway routes and links, air routes, neighbouring countries, cities and towns, international boudaries, railway stations, and rivers. Scale: 2.5 in. to 100 miles. No projection given.
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Identifier
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islandora:29929
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Letter from Ernst (last name unknown), Durham, North Carolina, to Edith Bruch, Cape Town, South Africa, 1937
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Bruch, Edith--Correspondence
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A letter from Ernst (last name unknown), Durham, North Carolina, to Edith Bruch, Cape Town, South Africa, 1937.
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Identifier
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islandora:29871
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House on a cobbled road, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
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District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
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A dog runs passed a home on a cobbled road in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
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islandora:18542