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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.

Scope and Contents 211 x 146 mm. A view looking south-west along Adderley Street from the corner of the Parade near the railway station. At the left is the Parade with the Pagoda, Cape Town's first telegraph office, on the farther side and the offices of the 'Cape Argus' (see following print) and the Dutch Reformed Church beyond. On the right hand side commercial premises line Adderley Street with Stuford and Co and Crewes and Sons standing at the junction with Hout Street. In the foreground are piles of...

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194 x 138 mm. A view looking south across Cape Town towards Table Mountain with the old Malay cemetery in the foreground.

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Envelope containing monochrome postcards (set of twelve plus additional card) showing views in Cape Province.

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276 x 197 mm. A general view of the neatly laid out streets of Cape Town with Table Bay beyond. The remainder of the caption reads: '... Tygerberg Hills on right hand 12 to 14 miles off, foot of Signal Hill on left hand, from Blockhouse on Kloof Road on road to Camps Bay (about 600 ft above sea) looking North by east about ...'.

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78 x 47 mm.

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Envelope containing monochrome postcards (set of twelve plus additional card) showing views in Cape Province.

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196 x 136 mm. A view looing down on to the Victoria Road which follows the rocky coastline from Cape Town to Camp's Bay, with the pinnacles of the Twelve Apostles on the skyline.

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The print is initialled 'SA'.

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The print is initialled 'SA'.

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Envelope containing monochrome postcards (set of twelve plus additional card) showing views in Cape Province.

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Image by J.G.B, Spes Bona Series.

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Image by J.G.B, Spes Bona Series.

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191 x 136 mm. A view looking along the docks with a steamer moored on either side of the wharf and carts, hansoms and a railway locomotive in the foregound.

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The print is initialled 'SA'.

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Collection of monochrome postcards

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A view of Cape town looking north over the curve of Table Bay. The print is initialled 'SA'.

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Undated negative photographs, 16'' x 12½'', of a list, in Dutch, of the arms, equipment and stores of the garrison of the Castle of Cape Town, 1795, circa 125 sheets. The pages are numbered up to 236. In most cases each print covers two facing pages, but some have been stuck together in groups of two or three to form tabular statements.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A printed book containing tipped-in reproductions from photographs, all measuring 140 x 100 mm, with brief letterpress captions beneath the prints. The captions have been recorded as found and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. The prints are grainy with high contrast. Consequently, the images are listed rather than described in detail, although occasional notes and cross-references on points of interest have been added. The process used in the reproductions has not...

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199 x138 mm. A view looking along the treelined avenue which runs south east from the Parliament Buildings.

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The print is initialled, on the left hand side, with 'SA'.

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203 x 152 mm. Showing a large grain elevator on the Cape Town waterfront, with a cargo steamer moored in the foreground, the city beyond and Table Mountain in the background.

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202 x 151 mm. A view from the east of the Avenue showing the east and north facades of the Parliament buildings, with Table Mountain in the background.

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199 x 200 mm. A view from Grave Street showing the south and east facades of the Parliament buildings, opened by Sir Hercules Robinson in 1885. These buildings, planned by H.S. Greaves, supplanted an earlier design by Charles Freeman. The foundation stone for this original building was laid in 1875 but shortly after construction began major problems with the foundations arose and the design was cancelled.

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Envelope containing monochrome postcards (set of twelve plus additional card) showing views in Cape Province.