Photo Collections

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Four photos taken by a soldier at from October 1937 to January 1938. Shown are the rail stations at Gora and Messo (rare), local market and indigenous quarter at Dire Daua. All captioned on reverse. B

Price: $100.00

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Homogeneous collection of 54 large format photos of Ethiopian scenes and types taken in 1939. B

Price: $1080.00

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Collection of 13 photos by S. Buffo, on postcard stock, of life in Asmara and surrounding areas during the colonial period. B

Price: $300.00

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Rare June 6, 1937 photo of Guglielmo Nasi, Governor of Harar from 1936-1939. B

Price: $50.00

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Two captioned photos. One of a view from Mussolini Pass and the other, Amba Alagi, the site of the surrender of the Duca D’Aosta in 1941. B

Price: $50.00

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Price: $2800.00

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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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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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