Photo Collections

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Set of 10 photos taken by an Italian in Eritrea in 1928-1929. Nice shots of Italians mixing with locals. Shown are Cheren, Adi Caieh and Massawa. A few photos captioned. SOLD

Price: $200.00

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Price: $2800.00

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Homogeneous collection of photo snaps taken by an Italian officer in Ethiopia between November 1935 and May 1936. He was fascinated by the local culture and almost all of the photos show local life and the fraternity between the Ethiopians and the Italians. Several photos captioned on reverse showing dates and place names. 29 quality photos in all. SOLD

Price: $400.00

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Four snaps of Eritrean, Somali and Libyan troops parading in Rome for the first anniversary of the founding of the Italian Empire. Dated Rome May 9, 1937 on reverse. M

Price: $90.00

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Photos of Italian advisors to the establishment of Somalia, visiting Asmara in 1949. All photos identified on reverse. M

Price: $120.00

Note: In 1949, when the British military administration ended, Italian Somaliland became a United Nations trusteeship known as the Trust Territory of Somaliland. Under Italian administration, this trust territory lasted ten years, from 1950 to 1960, with legislative elections held in 1956 and 1959.

 

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French press photo of Haile Selassie with Franco in Madrid. SOLD

Price: $40.00

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Photo set belonging to Colonel Giovanni Fresca. 287 photos. Shots covering a wide array of subjects, the most interesting of which are the photos of Addis Abeba during occupation and also the hinterland. No captions. Fresca was an administrator. M

Price: $600.00

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Photo collection from an Italian soldier fighting in Ethiopia. Most with no captions, but there are some important photos here. The Abuna is shown with Graziani in November, less than 3 months before his attempted assassination and his violent reprisal against Coptic church. Ethiopian nobles, a forward military camp, an unknown Coptic ritual under military supervision, Italians and locals together, Italian esprit, church novices, local habits and types, military transport with camels, rare photo of standard bearer for the 21st colonial battalion, Italians drawing water from a creek, Italian dignitaries, local militia, t-aph224a13APH 224rare photos of Italian midget tankettes, Italians and ascaris assembled together, a war chief of Ras Gugsa, military fort. A fine collection of 88 photos. M

Price: $2000.00

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Collection of 10 snaps from a soldier in Ethiopia. Shown are the market in Adi Ugri, unknown small Italian cemetery, local tuculs, getting water on the Tacazi river, rare photo of a column of Libyans, very rare photo of an Italian aircraft circling a military camp, Coptic procession in front of the Italians. Some captioned. M

Price: $150.00

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Two large photos of Asmara in 1898 and Batteria Assante around the same time and place. SOLD

Price: $80.00

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