South Africa in the Early 1920s Through Vintage Found Photos
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1920s, life in South Africa was marked by economic hardship, racial segregation, and rising Afrikaner nationalism. […]
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South African Railways in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteRail transport in South Africa is an important element of the country’s transport infrastructure. All major cities are […]
35 Fascinating Vintage Color Photos Documented Life in Cape Town in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHarrison Forman (1904-1978) was a prominent photojournalist, explorer, author, and fellow of the American Geographical Society. As a […]
Fascinating Vintage Color Snapshots From a Trip Through Africa in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1970, British traveler and photographer Allan Hailstone took a trip from London to Africa that took in […]
January 26, 1905: The World’s Largest Diamond Is Found in South Africa
This post was originally published on this siteOn 26 January, 1905 during his routine inspection Frederick made an unexpected discovery changing the world of diamonds. […]
Beautiful Postcards of Cape Town in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg, and also the legislative capital of […]
Meet Jack the Baboon, Who Worked as a Railroad Signalman in the 1880s for Money and Beer, and Never Made a Mistake!
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the latter part of the 1800s, travelers to Cape Town, along the Port Elizabeth mainline railroad, frequently […]
Childhood Photos of the Rosenkowitz Sextuplets, the World’s First Surviving Sextuplets
This post was originally published on this siteAnyone living in Cape Town during the seventies knew about the six babies that were born on January […]
The Racist Signs of Apartheid: What South Africans Had to Look at Every Day for Four Decades
This post was originally published on this siteFor decades, the country’s black majority was controlled by racist laws enshrining white supremacy. From 1948 through the […]
Early Photographs Reveal Daily Life at the Kimberley Diamond Mine in Its Heydays of the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteKimberley, South Africa, is home to the world’s largest diamond mine, also known as the “Big Hole.” Dug […]
The Harsh Realities of Apartheid-Era South Africa Through a Black South African’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteIn the mid-1960s, photojournalist Ernest Cole undertook a dangerous mission—to produce a volume of photographs that would reveal […]
50 Candid Polaroids of Ordinary People in Cape Town in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe area known today as Cape Town has no written history before it was first mentioned by Portuguese […]
29 Beautiful Kodachrome Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteJohannesburg is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in […]
30 Beautiful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Cape Town, South Africa From Between the 1950s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCape Town is a coastal city in South Africa. It is the second-most populous urban area in South […]
A Girl and Her Maid on a ‘Europeans Only’ Bench – The Story Behind Peter Magubane’s Iconic Photograph
This post was originally published on this site “The police once broke my nose when I refused to destroy my images. I was sent to […]