There is not much of information online about who made the Ghana we live in today.
Many times, it’s all hear-say about great people, but have we seen these people before? Below are some vintage and rare photos of how things, places and people looked like in Ghana from back in the days.
Whatever we are doing today, they’ve done it before. See them below. Photos courtesy GoldCoastGhana Instagram page.
Arthur Wharton – First Black Professional Association Football Player In The World
Arthur Wharton was born in Jamestown, Gold Coast in 1885 to a fante mother and a half-Grenadian, half-Scottish father. He was considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world.
Nana Prempeh II – Asantehene And An English Governor
Nana Prempeh II, Asantehene and the English governor at the reinstatement of the Asante dynasty in Kumasi, Ghana,1935.
Old Star Beer Advert
One of the first Star Beer adverts in a Ghanaian newspaper.
Rawlings
J.J. Rawlings’ heroic welcome in 1979
Fan Ice Advert
A Fan Ice advertisement from the Ghanaian edition of the South African based DRUM Magazine, August 1969 issue.