Always in search of historical South African photographs, the author recently obtained a photograph album from an antique dealer in Johannesburg containing images of largely a singular theme, namely the world’s most popular sport - fishing (at least back then).
The album, which was not up for sale, surfaced from a back room with the dealer announcing: “I do not know what to do with these”.
Nor did the author know what to do with them, in that the underlying theme of the album content initially seemed dull and insignificant. The album was also not in a good condition. This is probably why the album was discarded in the first place in that family members, who probably ended up with the album, also could not relate to the narrative portrayed by the images.
On studying the content of the album, it soon became clear that there is some significance to the album in that:
- The original owner, KT Lilliecrona, authored the book Salt-water fish and fishing in Southern Africa (1966), which until today is being referenced by scientists and researchers;
- KT Lilliecrona’s father, who is also featured in the family photograph album, was the brainchild behind the garden design of the village settlement of Uvongo.
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