today i was preparing to do a follow up to my Bygone Cape Town post from a few years back (be sure to check it out) when i went down a rabbit hole and discovered, to my delight, the archives of Bobby Graham whose father took photos of ordinary people in Cape Town from 1959 to 1963. by the end of it i had the biggest grin on my face, he really had a gift for capturing the natural sense of a person. thanks to his daughter for uploading & sharing.
see the entire set here.
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Awesome post!
These made my day! I especially love the little girl half-heartedly cradling the cat.
WOW these are such amazing photos, theres nothing like older photos. They really have so much more character!
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Humans of Cape Town (1959 to 1963). http://t.co/3cbxMUi3Lf http://t.co/9aQ6tLh4Lo
haha woo! there are some absolute crackers there!!! LOVE Brave Chief at the top. Thanks for sharing :)
Brave Chief is me. I’m delighted you like my father’s photos.
This is amazing! These photographs are just beautiful. x
Love the faded colors and the energy !
Photographs of Captonians, 1959-1963: http://t.co/WunOPJcR96 via @miss_moss
WOW these are such amazing photos, older photos have such a great style. :)
Ellie xx
Top photo: #blackface equivalent. Don’t let the thought police get you.
I’m delighted that you’ve blogged my father’s photos. Thanks for sharing them.
I thinks it’s wonderful that MissMoss blogged my father’s photos: Humans of #Capetown http://t.co/bMKHJSW4LF
People of Cape Town: @miss_moss has a great selection of photos taken from 1959 to 1963 http://t.co/dCjd1Buq7q http://t.co/slKQuTIrJF
Humans of Cape town http://t.co/Hhmq2q7IgV
This is such a gem Di!!
♥ http://t.co/ukeIZ3Xc7X
Too many whites. smh