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. B

Price: $200.00

ETH 288

Set of 20 colonial period snaps of Eritrean cities and towns. B

Price: $300.00

ETH 287

Set of 18 colonial period snaps of Eritrean females, with cover. B

Price: $350.00

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Important collection of 239 unique photos of the Black Shirt Division “Montagna” (Sixth Group) fighting in Ethiopia from October 1935 to November 1936. Each phot is captioned on reverse and track its movements from Adrigat to Macalle to Amba Alagi to Lake Ashangai to Addis Ababa to Cobbo-Ualdia and finally to Macalle again. This is a great reverence collection because the war was declared over in early May, 1936, yet here we see operations continuing through to November of that year. A rich collection. B

Price: $6000.00

Note: CC.NN. The sixth Group Battalion, mobilized April 4, 1935, consisted of:

ETH 286ETH 286- III Battalion "Monviso" – Cuneo; LXXXI Battalion "Alberico da Barbiano" – Ravenna; LXXXII Battalion "Mussolini" – Forlì; CLXXI Battalion "Evening Prayer" – Palermo; 143 ° cp. heavy machine guns "Sannio" – Benevento; Cp. "Lightning" mixed.

-The sixth group landed at Massawa July 18, 1935,

-July 19 marching Mai Yzdà, on the route Saganeiti - Never AIRU - Coatit - Addi Cajeh - Amba Sain.

-October 3, crosses the border as a reserve of the First Army Corps occupying Never Mere.

-October 5th reaches Adigrat and is used for fortification works

ETH 286ETH 286-November 2 and moves to Step Never Agula.

-November 7 a group is bound to the column Broglia for entry in Mekele, which takes place on November 8.

-The unit marches to the valley of Mai Dolò, to Eghir Eriva, to Dandera.

-February 10, begins the advance towards Amba Aradam, as a reserve of the High Command

-February 12 is to defend the pass of Eicallet;

ETH 286ETH 286-February 15 moves west of Mai Gul Negus, then Enda Ghiorghis to rake the battlefield.

-February 20th the group is moved in darkness and on the 27th starts the advance of Amba Alagi, which they occupy on the 28th of February at 11 am.

-On March 8, the LXXXII Battalion is separated from the Group and aggregated to the Starace column for the March on Gondar.

-On March 15, the 6th Group, with the remaining battalions at Amba Alagi, make a monument surmounted by the head of the Duce. On the same day they move to Amba AIBA,

-On March 29 Amba Dubbar

ETH 286ETH 286-On March 31, takes part in the last battle of the campaign. At dawn the imperial armies of the Negus attach the Mountain Division "Pusteria" and the Eritrean Army Corps, deployed in first echelon. To the south of Mount Bohorà the alpine battalion "Intra" receives in full the wave of assault, the battalion holds. The reaction of alpine crashes the enemy attack. Further back the LLXXXI Battalion.CC.NN. (Ravenna) of 6 ° Gruppo is waiting for orders, but hearing the roar of battle moves on its own initiative rushes to provide medical supplies, bearers, ammunition. The Blackshirts through open stretches, are heavily beaten by enemy fire.

-Around April 16 a new desperate attack is attempted against the wings of the Italian line then, in conjunction with the XX Battalion Eritrea, the LXXXI Battalion.CC.NN counterattacks and the enemy retires. (Historical information taken from "History of the combat units of the MVSN" Hector Lucas and Giorgio de Vecchi).

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Complete set of 24 photos of Italian investment in Asmara.

Price: $400.00

ETH 264ETH 264ETH 264Five photo albums belonging to an Italian officer who commanded local Eritrean troops. Much on Italians mixing with locals, local village life, military on the move, country scenes, military vehicles, etc. A rich collection of 226 large photos, no captions. Albums are complete with no photos removed. M

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. M

Price: $400.00

ETH 259

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.

APH 264APH 264APH 264Photo album belonging to the brother of Corrado Zoli, Italian governor of Eritrea. Taken between August/September 1936. Roughly 400 photos, all captioned and dated and complete. M

Price: $1900.00

Note: CORRADO ZOLI (1877-1951) was a writer, diplomat and explorer and former Governor of Eritrea from 1928 to 1930. After the war he was President of the Royal Italian Geographical Society and author of several works on Ethiopia.

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