Somaliland / Djibouti

SML 104

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 of a parade in honour of Giuseppe Brusasca in Mogadishu, June 14, 1950. M

Price: $15.00

Note: Giuseppe Brusasca (1900-1994) was appointed the undersecretary of the Italian Ministry of Africa in 1951 and responsible for Somalilands transition to independence.

SML 087

Rare photo of a visit of Italian royalty (Velcovo?) to Mogadishu. m

Price: $30.00

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8 postcards of Djibouti female types. B

Price: $200.00

SML 064SML 064

Italian bookmark, 1936, by regional bank Cassa di Risparmi di Livorno, with fascist motifs and a Somali dubat. M

Price: $90.00

SML 062

Collection of 24 colonial postcards on local life and habits in Djibouti.

Price: $720.00

SML 062

SML 058

Photo collection from the research division of AGIP looking for oil in Italian Somaliland in 1936 in the Dolo and Bulo-Burti areas of the new province created by the union of Italian Somaliland with the Somali – speaking area of Ethiopia. 32 photos in all. M

Price: $400.00

Note: AGIP (Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli) was established in 1926 by royal decree to conduct all activities relating to industry and the commerce of petroleum; It experienced difficulties after the crisis of 1929, but began to flourish in the 1930s. In 1933, a new law was issued in the field of protectionist refineries and AGIP could operate with greater ease in this area. However, because of the costs of supporting colonial campaigns, AGIP had to cancel some foreign investments, in particular it had to abandon their exploration campaigns in Iraq. The mission to Somaliland in 1936 was hoping to find oil and in so doing help pay for the enormous cost of Italys colonies in East Africa.