MenuGuide to the Italian soldier's Ethiopian photograph album, 1935-1937
Abstract
Collection comprises a photograph album maintained by an Italian soldier stationed in Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of the region. The soldier is unidentified, but his name may be the one that is embossed on the lower right-hand corner of the album's leather cover. On the first page of the album is a postcard announcing the Italian troop's victorious entry into Addis Ababa. Comprises 133 black-and-white photographs, ranging in size from 2"x1" to 4.75"x6", of the A.O.I. (Africa Orientale Italiana). The photographs are divided into groups by city, and many have captions written in Italian. Cities and other locations mentioned include Axum, Scire, Gondar, Cheren, Asmara, Lake Tana, Adua, and Addis Ababa, among others. In addition to images of military maneuvers, there are photographs of social customs and conditions (markets, native buildings, hairdos, priests, pilgrims, ceremonies, families, etc.), wildlife, and landscapes.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Title
- Italian soldier's Ethiopian photograph album, 1935-1937
- Language of Materials
- English
- Extent
- 1 item (0.6 lin. ft.)
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection comprises a photograph album maintained by an Italian soldier stationed in Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of the region. The soldier is unidentified, but his name may be the one that is embossed on the lower right-hand corner of the album's leather cover. On the first page of the album is a postcard announcing the Italian troop's victorious entry into Addis Ababa. Comprises 133 black-and-white photographs, ranging in size from 2"x1" to 4.75"x6", of the A.O.I. (Africa Orientale Italiana). The photographs are divided into groups by city, and many have captions written in Italian. Cities and other locations mentioned include Axum, Scire, Gondar, Cheren, Asmara, Lake Tana, Adua, and Addis Ababa, among others. In addition to images of military maneuvers, there are photographs of social customs and conditions (markets, native buildings, hairdos, priests, pilgrims, ceremonies, families, etc.), wildlife, and landscapes.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
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Contents of the Collection
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- Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936.
- Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936--Pictorial works.
- Fascism--Ethiopia--Pictorial works.
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
- John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
- Africa, Northeast--Description and travel.
- Africa, Northeast--History.
- Ethiopia--Foreign relations--Italy--Pictorial works.
- Ethiopia--History--1889-1974.
- Ethiopia--Description and travel.
- Ethiopia--Social life and customs.
- Italy--Foreign relations--Ethiopia--Pictorial works.
- Photograph album.
- Black-and-white photographs.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Italian soldier's Ethiopian photograph album, 1935-1937, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Purchase, 2008
Processing Information
Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, February 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, February 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2008-0295
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.