Photo Collections

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Homogeneous collection of 67 photos on postcard stock of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. All non-commercial, a good mix of colonial and indigenous themes. No captions. B

Price: $1400.00

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An important collection of 92 English and French press agency photos of Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1935-1937. Most captioned on reverse. Unique photos which I have never seen before. B

Price: $4500.00

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7 official photos by the Italians demonstrating that the Ethiopians were using illegal dum-dum bullets (which had been banned by declaration IV, 3 of the Hague Convention in 1899.) during the war with Italy.B

Price: $700.00

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4 photos on postcard stock of a visit of military and civilian personnel to Eritrea. B

Price: $120.00

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Leather bound photo album belonging to an Italian officer based in AOI. Numerous photos of Massaua, Asmara, Macalle, Quoram, Dessie, many photos of Addis Abeba not seen here before, Bonea. Many photos of named Ethopia royalty working with the Italians, named Italian general, local life, much more. Over 386 photos, many captioned. B

Price: $1800.00

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Photo/scrap album belonging to an Italian officer that fought in Ethiopia. Quite patriotic, he begins with spectacular photos and headlines from the announcement to invade. A very well and legibly captioned it reads more like a diary throughout. He fought on the Southern Front, which makes this album somewhat rare. It is complete with one photo having fallen out. All photos are tucked in and removable. No commercial photos. A professionally done album with typed inlaid title on the cover. 188 photos in all. B

Price: $1600.00

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Photo album belonging to an officer that fought in Ethiopia. He departs for Africa on April 3, 1935, arriving in Asmara, where he remains until October 20. Numerous photos of military camp in Asmara, indigenous life in the area. He travels to Adua, Axum, Taccazze, rare photos of the “Disperata” (Mussolini’s son) squadron. Macalle with local Galla tribesmen, Ras Gugsa, Eritrean ascaris. Amba Aradam on the eve of the Battle of Tembien, military camp at Macalle. He goes on to Dessie and Lake Ashangi, arriving in Addis Abeba the day it falls (May 5). Numerous personal photos of the streets of the capital. He arrives in Harrar in February 1937, where he describes the campaign as finished. Patriotic notes and verses are spread throughout. Two telegrams. 122 original photos in Africa, plus some photos before embarkation as well as some patriotic and other postcards. A well captioned album. B

Price: $900.00

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Three photo albums belonging to one Frank Scotti, who was based in Eritrea from 1912-1914. He commanded the 2nd company of the 1st Indigenous Battalion. He leaves Rome in early 1912 and spends a short time in Eritrea, gathering his unit at Agordat. He then transfers with his Eritreans to Libya, landing at Tripoli June 17. This album contains many news clippings of his units actions, along with letters and postcards. There are roughly 450 original (non-commercial) photos, most with captions, along with numerous postcards and press clipping. This is the most comprehensive photo album I have seen on an Eritrean Battalion. B

Price: $6000.00

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Two very well captioned photo albums from a soldier fighting with the 2nd Blackshirt Division “28 Ottobre”. It begins with the formation of the Division on May 20, 1935, his arrival in Africa, unification with other units, defending a pass, General Somma (commander of the division), General Marinetti, marching on Gherghenbes, fighting at the battle of Tembien, shelling at Enda Mariam, among the local population at Abbi Adoli, an Abyssinian village, in Addis Abeba on May 5, 1936, much more. 190 photos plus numerous military orders, maps showing the Division’s movement, personal notes. Etc. A very rare find.eth356a2ETH 356

Price: $3000.00

eth356a1ETH 356Note: The division was one of six CC.NN. divisions raised in summer 1935 in preparation for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Its members were volunteers from the various armed militias of the National Fascist Party's paramilitary wing and came from four regions: the 114th and 116th CC.NN. legions from Lombardy, the 180th CC.NN. Legion from the Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and Piedmont, and the II CC.NN. eth356a3ETH 356Machine Gun Battalion from Liguria. The division assembled in Italian Eritrea on 18 September 1935 and moved to Senafe on the border with Ethiopia. The division participated in the Second Battle of Tembien. After the war the division was repatriated and then disbanded.

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Rare photo album belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo Bandini, commander of the 2nd Indigenous (Eritrean) Battalion, dated August 10, 1897, with silver cover plate. Individual profile photos of all 8 Italian officers of the Battalion. A camp of a battalion detachment at Aidereso, Fort Baldissera, preparation for the re-burial of famed Major Toselli to Italy, with rare photo of Eritrean cavalry squadron, rare photo of a column of the Anglo-Egyptian army arriving in Asmara on December 4, much more. One of the richest 19th century photo collections I have seen. 55 photos, some loose, all captioned.

Price: $1200.00

Note from Wikipedia: Pietro Toselli (22 December 1856 - 7 December 1895) was a major of the Royal Italian Army. He is mainly known for his participation in the First Italo-Ethiopian War. He was born in Peveragno in 1856, the youngest of three siblings. His father was Giovanni Maria Toselli, and his mother Teresa (Botasso) Toselli. eth355a1ETH 355eth355a2ETH 355His older brother Enrico Toselli was a noted psychiatrist and university professor. Pietro Toselli joined the army at a young age and was commissioned Second lieutenant of Artillery in 1878. In 1887 he was promoted to Captain. He first came to Africa in 1888 to carry out topographical work in the new colony of Italian Eritrea. In 1894 he returned to Italian Eritrea to take command of the 4th Askari Battalion of the Corpo Speciale per L'Africa. He led Italian forces to victory at the Battle of Halai on the 18 December 1894, when his troops defeated the Eritrean forces of Batha Agos, who were besieging the Italian fort at Halai. On the 13 January 1895, he commanded the 4th Askari Battalion at the Battle of Coatit under the command of Oreste Baratieri. After the Ethiopian retreat Toselli, and the 4th Askari Battalion formed the Italian vanguard that caught up with the Ethiopian forces at the Battle of Senafe. When the Royal Italian Army invaded Tigray Region Toselli was sent with 1,450 soldiers, 700 militiamen, and four cannons to occupy and fortify the forward position at eth355a3ETH 355Amba Alagi.On the 7 December 1895 the Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) began when the position came under attack by the troops of Makonnen Wolde Mikael. Due to a miscommunication with Major general Giuseppe Arimondi. Toselli believed Arimondi was moving south to reenforce him and chose to stand his ground. After several hours of fighting and being almost surrounded he gave the order for a general retreat. He led the retreating column north to Bet Mariam. Toselli was by then exhausted and could not move on with his men, he died from a gunshot wound near Bet-Mariam when the advancing Ethiopians reached his position. His body was returned to Italy two years after his death and he is buried in his hometown of Peveragno.

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