Harrison Forman (1904-1978) was a prominent photojournalist, explorer, author, and fellow of the American Geographical Society. As a foreign correspondent, Forman’s images and articles appeared in the New York Times, Times of London, Life, Look, Collier’s, Harpers, and Reader’s Digest.
Forman traveled the world with the eye of an anthropologist. He was fascinated by the lives, culture, economies, governments and infrastructure of each place he visited. Known in his heyday as the “Modern Day Marco Polo,” Forman was often the first Westerner to have access to the people and places he visited and seemed to always be in the right place at the right time, witnessing significant moments in history and documenting them with his photography.
Take a look at life in Cape Town in the 1960s through these 35 beautiful and fascinating pictures taken by Forman:
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| Pedestrians crossing street |
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| Malay boys in Cape Town |
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| Women at slums in Cape Town |
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| Cars parked across from Cape Town City Hall |
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| Books for sale at Cape Town market |
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| Slum housing in Cape Town |
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| Pedestrians crossing street |
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| School boys |
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| Street scene |
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| Young boy selling bananas on curb |
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| People walking past Grand Hotel in Cape Town |
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| Street scene |
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| Women at market in Cape Town |
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| Street scene |
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| Double-decker bus on street |
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| Malay woman with children |
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| Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital |
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| Girls at market in Cape Town |
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| Jewish school boys |
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| Movie theater |
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| People at city park |
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| Glassware and dishes for sale at Cape Town market |
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| Street scene in Cape Town with Table Mountain in background |
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| Double-decker bus |
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| Woman in Cape Town |
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| Market across from Cape Town City Hall |
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| Street scene |
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| Slum housing in Cape Town |
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| Cars parked across from Cape Town City Hall |
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| Street scene |
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| Slum housing in Cape Town |
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| Skyscraper in Cape Town with Table Mountain in background |
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| Malay children in Cape Town |
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| City Hall Hotel in Cape Town |
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| Fishing boats docked in Cape Town harbor |
(via
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries)
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