Forgotten Johannesburg
Subtitle: a pictorial history 1886-1950
By: written and researched by Tony Grogan
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Don Nelson Publishers
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Diep River [South Africa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781868064052
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Pictorial works; History
Description: This delightful collection of photographs covers the first sixty years of Johannesburg's history. Like any pictorial urban history, most of the photographs recall the changing environment, which in the case of Johannesburg was subject to frequent and rapid change, expanding and demolishing and rebuilding owing to demands of rapidly burgeoning economy and the restrictions of space in the central city are. Life in Johannesburg was tough, ruthlessly competitive and brutal. Hopefully the photgraphs will give a realistic sense of what it must have been like in those days and how it was experienced by a broad cross section of the people who lived and worked in the city. This book seeks not only to reflect what Johannesburg looked like but attempts to include pictures which give social and historical context. Johannesburg has a rich and turbulent history of events which not only record Johannesburg's largely forgotten past, but many of these events also shaped and determined South Africa's history.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 184) and index.