Cape Town (inhabited place)
Found in 351 Collections and/or Records:
Entrance to late Mr Cecil Rhodes Estate, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 1902
76 x 101 mm. Showing the entrance to the Groote Schuur estate from the road, with a long tree-lined avenue leading away from the white stone gateposts.
Environs of Cape Town
A collection of nine (of an original eleven) loose prints measuring approximately 150 x 110 mm. with pencilled captions on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. The majority of the prints show views on the Kloof Road which runs out from West Cape Town and round the Lion's Head. Photographs are possibly by C.F. Wienand.
Exchange buildings [Cape Town], 1890 - 1900
205 x 153 mm. Showing the façade of the Exchange buildings between Adderley Street and St. George's Street, with a crowd of pedestrians and pony traps on the pavement and roadway in the foreground.
Fan-shaped coral got from South African waters: is of a deep scarlet colour - the photograph was taken from a specimen in the South African Museum, 1902
99 x 72 mm. Showing the coral described displayed among other varieties in a glass case in the South African Museum in Cape Town.
Film 1, 1947-01-31 - 1947-02-17
This film (part one of a two-part film) records the Royal party leaving Buckingham Palace on January 31st 1947 to cheering crowds and boarding a train at Waterloo Station for Portsmouth. It records the Royal party boarding HMS Vanguard, entertainment on deck during the voyage, and their arrival at Cape Town on February 17th 1947.
Film 2, 1947-02
This film (second part of a two-part film) records the Royal Party's visit to Kenilworth Racecourse, near Cape Town, the opening by the King of the Ninth Union Parliament, and the Royal Party's visit to Port Elizabeth. It closes with a brief African dancing scene.
Fountain in Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, 1915
Showing a female statue in a pool.
From Cape Town to Livingstone in a Morris S, 1939
An account of a journey of 21-28 January 1939.
From Cape Town to Livingstone in a Morris S, 1939
An account of a journey of 21-28 January 1939.
From Table Mountain, looking along to Devil's Peak, 1900 - 1910
87 x 298 mm. A view looking along the steep rock face and scree which connects Table Mountain and the Devil's Peak.
From the top of Table Mountain, 1900 - 1910
298 x 87 mm. A view looking down on to Cape Town and Table Bay with the Lion's Head and Rump, to the west of the city, at the left of the panorama. With a European figure standing among the rocks in the right foreground.
Geese feeding. Late Mr. Cecil Rhodes Estate, Rondebosch, Cape Town. Small silver [birch?] can be seen in the grounds, 1902
76 x 102 mm. Showing a flock of geese feeding with woodland beyond and cloud covered mountains in the distance.
General Panoramic view of Cape Town and Bay, Tygerberg Hills behind, 1857 - 1879
437 x 100 mm. (3 prints joined). A panoramic view looking approximately south-east over Cape Town from a viewpoint somewhere in the vicinity of Riebeeck Square. With Table Bay in the background and the Tygerberg Hills beyond.
George Street, Cape Town, 1950
A collection of small images measuring 82 x 63 mm with captions on the prints. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Photographs by Charles F. Kimble and Sons.
[G.F. Watts' statue 'Physical Energy' at the Rhodes Memorial, Cape Town], 1920 - 1930
Designed by Sir Herbert Baker and completed in 1908, it stands on the slopes of Table Mountain.
Government Avenue, Cape Town, 1888
191 x 126 mm. A view looking along the oaklined avenue in the Botanical Gardens with part of the government buildings visible at the left of the print.
Greenmarket Square, 1942
53 x 80 mm
Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, in 1764, 1970
A three-part series of black and white images on card designed to provide teachers with material to illustrate history lessons. The series includes a wide range of pictures, portraits and photographs. Titles and captions have been recorded as found and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. The items are undated, but probably originate from between the 1960s and 1980s.
Greenmarket Square, Cape Town in 1825, 1970
A three-part series of black and white images on card designed to provide teachers with material to illustrate history lessons. The series includes a wide range of pictures, portraits and photographs. Titles and captions have been recorded as found and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. The items are undated, but probably originate from between the 1960s and 1980s.
[Groot Constantia], 1920 - 1930
A collection of high quality photographs, measuring 210 x 160 mm, mounted on black album sheets. They are uncaptioned but most have been identified from books on the Cape and on South African architecture; 25-31 are almost certainly photographs of Zulu peoples; the remainder are less clearly identified. Photographer unknown.
[Groot Constantia], 1920 - 1930
A collection of high quality photographs, measuring 210 x 160 mm, mounted on black album sheets. They are uncaptioned but most have been identified from books on the Cape and on South African architecture; 25-31 are almost certainly photographs of Zulu peoples; the remainder are less clearly identified. Photographer unknown.
[Groot Constantia, Cape Town], 1920 - 1930
Dating back to the late 17th century, the house was gutted by fire in 1925 and subsequently completely restored.
'Groot Schuur.' At one time home of Cecil Rhodes, now residence of Prime Minister, 1925
203 x 152 mm. A view from the hillside above the house looking down on to Groote Schuur, restored and altered by Herbert Baker after a fire in 1896 shortly after being purchased by Rhodes.
Groot Schuur (Rondebosch), 1900 - 1910
290 x 201 mm. A view from the garden looking down the hillside to Groot Schuur the residence of the South African Prime Minister. The old Dutch colonial building (originally a granary) was gutted by fire in 1896 shortly after Cecil Rhodes had purchased it. The buildings as seen here embody the alterations designed by Sir Hebert Baker.
Groot Schuur, Rondebosch, 1900 - 1929
Image by Stewart and Schaefer.