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Description
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The Arthur Marsh Collection provides a rich primary account of hunting and fishing culture in Southern Africa during the mid-20th century. While Marsh was publicly known as Port Elizabeth’s "Sausage King," his private records reveal a life dedicated to pursuing big game and coastal angling.
The collection is particularly significant for its detailed documentation of hunting expeditions throughout the Eastern Cape and broader Southern African interior. It includes photographic records of trophies, campsites, and the natural landscapes of a bygone era, alongside personal narratives of life in the bush. These papers serve as a unique intersection of commercial success and the colonial tradition of the "sporting life," offering a window into the recreational habits and environmental interactions of the period’s merchant class.
Three adults with a small child and a dog in front of a farm house 
Three fishermen with their catch 
Three hunters with a dog 
Three men and a woman in front of a house with their catch on display 
Three men, a woman and a child standing in a garden with a heap of pumpkins 
Two fishermen fishing from a boat 
Two men at a tree in the bush 
Two men showing off a big fish 
Two men standing at their catch hanging from a tree 
Two women and four children with the catch on display 
Well dressed men inside a house