07 March 2022
#FromTheVaults - 'The Springbok Girl' photographs
Our object of the month is this photograph of Kathleen Trick, ‘The Springbok Girl’, which was recently donated to the museum by one of Kathleen’s nieces. When Kathleen wore this custom-made kit to a fancy-dress party in 1907, it was the start of a special relationship with South Africa’s touring rugby teams...