Fotocelere Coloniale, Asmara and the roads of Eritrea, approximately 1942
Beth Ann Guynn
Descriptive Summary
Title: Fotocelere Coloniale, Asmara and the roads of Eritrea
Date (inclusive): album compiled approximately 1942
Number: 2015.R.8
Creator/Collector:
Fotocelere Coloniale
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(130 photographs and 1 booklet in 1 album)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
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Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
Fax Number: (310) 440-7780
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
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Abstract: The album of 110 photographs taken by
Fotocelere Coloniale between approximately 1935 and 1942 documents the roads built between
Asmara, the newly-designated capitol of the Italian colony of Eritrea, and the country's
other major cities as part of the infrastructure built by the fascist regime to bolster the
growth of the manufacture of commodities such as buttons, cooking oil, pasta, construction
materials, meat, tobacco, hide, and other household goods. Also included are 20 loose
snapshots taken by an amateur photographer traveling in the region.
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Biographical/Historical Note
Fotocelere Coloniale was likely an outpost of Fotocelere (Compagnia Fotocelere), a
photography studio and graphic art and silver bromide photograph printing company in Turin,
Italy (1908-1942).
Italian Eritrea was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in the territory of present-day
Eritrea. Italy began taking possession of parts of Eritrea in 1870 in the early part of the
period known as the "Scramble for Africa" during which the continent was systematically
invaded and colonized by the major Westeren European powers who were competing to enlarge
their empires. By 1890, the Colony of Eritrea was officially founded under Italian rule.
Benito Mussolini formed Italian East Africa in 1936 through the merger of Italian Somalia,
Italian Eritrea, and the Ethiopian Empire. As part of the Italian Empire during the fascist
era, Eritrea became the industrial center of Italian East Africa, and its infrastructure was
greatly improved in order to support the increased manufacture of commodities such as
buttons, cooking oil, pasta, construction materials, meat, tobacco, hide, and other
household goods. During the East African campaign of World War II British forces defeated
the Italian army at the battles of Keren and Gondar in 1941, and Eritrea was placed under
British military administration. A United Nations General Assembly decision in 1952 granted
Eritrea self-government over its domestic affairs, but the country was joined to Ethiopia
for foreign affairs and defense. In 1962, the government of Ethiopia annulled the Eritrean
parliament and formally annexed Eritrea, sparking the thirty-year Eritrean War of
Independence. Eritrea finally gained its independence in 1993.
Sources Consulted:
Dumbarton Oaks. "Fotocelere / Fotocelere di A. Campassi."
https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/dumbarton-oaks-archives/collections/ephemera/names/fotocelere-fotocelere-di-a-campassi
Administrative Information
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Fotocelere Coloniale, Asmara and the roads of Eritrea, approximately 1942, The Getty
Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2025.R.8.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2015r8
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired in 2015.
Processing Information
The collection was processed in 2015 by Beth Ann Guynn who wrote the finding aid in
2022.
Digitized Material
The collection was digitized in 2022 and the images are available online:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/
Scope and Content of Collection
The album contains 110 gelatin silver photographs of Asmara, Eritrea and environs taken by
Fotocelere Coloniale. They are accompanied by a six-page typewritten booklet, "Description
of the Photographs Contained in the 'Album,'" housed in a blue-gray envelope adhered to the
album's front paste-down, and which contains captions for the photographs. The first
photographs, as delineated in the booklet, follow the road from the port of Massaua
(Massawa) on the Red Sea to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Following several views of that
city, the remainder of the album is devoted to the depiction of routes out of the capital to
other locations in Eritrea including Decameré (Dekemhare) and Senafe to the southeast; south
to Gondar (now in Ethiopia); northeast to Cheren (Keren); and south to Barentu. Both the
photographs and the titles of the booklet's five sections, such as "Asmara-Gondar Road" and
"Asmara-Cheran Road and Eritrean Low Plain," emphasize Eritrea's recently built roads, while
sites along each route and their final destinations are also depicted. These city views
emphasize the modern Italian-built city centers. Other infrastructure elements recently
built by the Italian government, such as railways, bridges, and tunnels, are also shown.
While the emphasis of the photographs is on the modernization of the region, views of some
ancient monuments are also included in the album. These include the Stele of Aksum which was
erected in the fourth century as the grave marker of King Ezana, ruler of the Kingdom of
Āksum, and taken to Rome in 1937 where it was erected on Porta Capena Square in front of the
Ministry for Italian Africa. The stele was repatriated to Ethiopia in 1947, although due to
transportation difficulties it did not reach the country until 2005 when it was then
re-erected on its original site and finally unveiled in 2008. Also present are views of the
palaces of Fasil Ghebbi, the seventeenth-century fortified compound in Gondar that was home
to the Ethiopian emperor, Fasilides (1603-1667), and subsequent members of the Solomonic
dynasty.
The smaller photographs in the album are hand-numbered 1-105 on the mounts. The five larger
photographs, one of which precedes the photographs corresponding to each section of the
booklet, are not listed in the booklet. They are unnumbered and have handwritten English
captions on their lower borders.
A cut-down peacock blue envelope adhered to the back paste-down contains 20 small,
deckle-edged snapshots of scenery and local life including roads, street scenes, and markets
taken by an amateur photographer. Hand- or type-written English annotations on the versos of
several photographs indicate the names of friends depicted, including Dick Bellamy, brother
of the English silent film actor George Bellamy (d. 1944). Other annotations indicate areas
where the party hunted near the Ethiopian border. Also included are village, street, and
market scenes. Evidence from the captions ("English friend") and the pasted-in postmarked
envelope (see below) suggest that the photographer was an American man who visited Africa or
perhaps lived there for a time. Based on their format and deckled edges, these snapshots
were likely taken in the 1940s.
The album's date is based on a related Fotocelere Coloniale publication,
Life in Asmara and the Roads of Eritrea, 1942. The inclusion of
snapshots depicting English and American persons further supports a compilation date falling
after the British capture of Eritrea in 1941. The photographs contained in the album were
taken between 1935 and 1942 as evidenced by the inclusion of photograph of the Stele of
Aksum shown in situ before it was removed in 1937.
The album is string-bound with gold oilcloth covers; the front cover bears a small metal
plate with an image of a giraffe. Gold foil labels on the front and back paste-downs and on
the booklet read: Fotocelere Coloniale / Asmara. Both envelopes were added to the album well
after its creation date. The gray envelope holding the booklet is addressed to a Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Schneider in Wintersville (Ohio?) and is postmarked Pittsburgh, PA, 1971
December 16.
Based on their format and deckled edges, these snapshots were likely taken in the 1940s.
Arrangement
Arranged in a single series: Series I. Fotocelere Coloniale, Asmara and the roads of
Eritrea, approximately 1942.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Topics
Roads -- Eritrea
Forts & fortifications -- Ethiopia
-- Gondar
Subjects - Places
Eritrea -- Description and travel --
Ethiopia -- Description and travel
Italy -- Colonies -- Africa
Āksum (Ethiopia) --
Antiquities
Gondar (Ethiopia) --
Antiquities
Genres and Forms of Material
Gelatin silver prints -- Eritrea -- 20th century
Gelatin silver prints -- Ethiopia -- 20th century
Photograph albums -- Eritrea -- 20th century
Snapshots -- Eritrea -- 20th century
Photographs, Original.
Contributors
Fotocelere Coloniale
Series I.
Fotocelere Coloniale, Asmara and the roads of Eritrea,
album compiled approximately
1942
Arrangement
In original order.
Album
Scope and Content Note
Titles are taken from the booklet or in the case of the larger photographs, from the
captions written on their borders.
Box 1, Page Front
paste-down
2015.R.8-fpe
Front paste-down endpaper
Massau and Road towards Asmara
Box 1, page 1 recto
2015.R.8-1r
Towards the Unbounded African Horizon
Scope and Content Note
Title from caption written on border of photograph.
Box 1, page 1 verso
2015.R.8-1v
Page 1 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 1-3.
Box 1, page 1
verso-1
2015.R.8-1v.1
Navigating in Red Sea
Box 1, page 1
verso-2
2015.R.8-1v.2
Sambuks in the Massaua's Bay
Box 1, page 1
verso-3
2015.R.8-1v.3
On the Massaua's Quay
Box 1, page 2 recto
2015.R.8-2r
Page 2 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 4-6.
Box 1, page 2
recto-1
2015.R.8-2r.1
Sambuks in Port
Box 1, page 2
recto-2
2015.R.8-2r.2
Arrival to Massaua and Maritime Station
Box 1, page 2
recto-3
2015.R.8-2r.3
Arrival to Massaua and Maritime Station
Box 1, page 2 verso
2015.R.8-2v
Page 2 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 7-9.
Box 1, page 2
verso-1
2015.R.8-2v.1
Panorama, Side of Taulud Island
Box 1, page 2
verso-2
2015.R.8-2v.2
The Long Dike that Joins Massaua at Taulud
Box 1, page 2
verso-3
2015.R.8-2v.3
Partial View of Taulud Island
Box 1, page 3 recto
2015.R.8-3r
Page 3 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 10-12.
Box 1, page 3
recto-1
2015.R.8-3r.1
Government Palace in Taulud
Box 1, page 3
recto-2
2015.R.8-3r.2
The Salter of Gherar
Box 1, page 3
recto-3
2015.R.8-3r.3
The Swimming Pool
Box 1, page 3 verso
2015.R.8-3v
Page 3 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 13-15.
Box 1, page 3
verso-1
2015.R.8-3v.1
The Cathedral
Box 1, page 3
verso-2
2015.R.8-3v.2
The Scec Hammali Mosque
Box 1, page 3
verso-3
2015.R.8-3v.3
The Sciafei Mosque
Box 1, page 4 recto
2015.R.8-4r
Page 4 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 16-18.
Box 1, page 4
recto-1
2015.R.8-4r.1
Kassaka Square and Roma Street
Box 1, page 4
recto-2
2015.R.8-4r.2
Garibaldi Square and Its Buildings of Pure Oriental Style
Box 1, page 4
recto-3
2015.R.8-4r.3
The Long Dike that Joins Taulud Island at the Back-land
(Gherar)
Box 1, page 4 verso
2015.R.8-4v
Page 4 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 19-21.
Box 1, page 4
verso-1
2015.R.8-4v.1
Outskirts of Massau-Bridge near Moncullo
Box 1, page 4
verso-2
2015.R.8-4v.2
The Two Roads that Cross Dogali Plain
Box 1, page 4
verso-3
2015.R.8-4v.3
Crossing Saberguma Plain
Box 1, page 5 recto
2015.R.8-5r
Page 5 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 22-24.
Box 1, page 5
recto-1
2015.R.8-5r.1
The Road and Cable-car Massaua-Asmara on the Heights of
Digdigta
Box 1, page 5
recto-2
2015.R.8-5r.2
Ascending to Dongollo towards Ghinda
Box 1, page 5
recto-3
2015.R.8-5r.3
Ascending to Dongollo towards Ghinda
Box 1, page 5 verso
2015.R.8-5v
Page 5 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 25-27.
Box 1, page 5
verso-1
2015.R.8-5v.1
View of the Cavity of Ghinda
Box 1, page 5
verso-2
2015.R.8-5v.2
Turnings between Ghinda and Embatkalla
Box 1, page 5
verso-3
2015.R.8-5v.3
Turnings between Ghinda and Embatkalla
Box 1, page 6 recto
2015.R.8-6r
Page 6 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 28-30.
Box 1, page 6
recto-1
2015.R.8-6r.1
Beautiful View of the Two Roads near Embatkalla
Box 1, page 6
recto-2
2015.R.8-6r.2
View of Embatkalla (Climatical Station)
Box 1, page 6
recto-3
2015.R.8-6r.3
A Railway Viaduct in Curve
Box 1, page 6 verso
2015.R.8-6v
Page 6 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 31-33.
Box 1, page 6
verso-1
2015.R.8-6v.1
Turnings and Cable-car on the Road between Embatkalla and
Nefasit
Box 1, page 6
verso-2
2015.R.8-6v.2
Nefasit and Road towards Embatkalla, View from Lessà Mount
Box 1, page 6
verso-3
2015.R.8-6v.3
Beautiful View of Nefasit and Turnings on the Lessà Mount towards
Asmara
Box 1, page 7 recto
2015.R.8-7r
Page 7 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 34-36.
Box 1, page 7
recto-1
2015.R.8-7r.1
A Passage of the Cable-car on Lassà Mount
Box 1, page 7
recto-2
2015.R.8-7r.2
Partial View of the Road in the Watershed of Nefasit
Box 1, page 7
recto-3
2015.R.8-7r.3
Ascending to Arbaroba
Box 1, page 7 verso
2015.R.8-7v
Page 7 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 37-39.
Box 1, page 7
verso-1
2015.R.8-7v.1
View of the Road and Railway at the Conjunction of Arbaroba
Box 1, page 7
verso-2
2015.R.8-7v.2
The Railway at the Passage on the Dorfu Valley
Scope and Content Note
The caption continues: - In the background the very steep road to lead the
Dorfu Concessions.
Box 1, page 7
verso-3
2015.R.8-7v.3
The Railway Line on the Dorfu Precipice
Box 1, page 8 recto
2015.R.8-8r
Page 8 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 40-42.
Box 1, page 8
recto-1
2015.R.8-8r.1
View of the Road and Railway near Dorfu
Box 1, page 8
recto-2
2015.R.8-8r.2
Grandiose View of the Nefasit-Asmara Road
Box 1, page 8
recto-3
2015.R.8-8r.3
Another View of the Road and Railway Viaduct
Box 1, page 8 verso
2015.R.8-8v
Page 8 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 43-45.
Box 1, page 8
verso-1
2015.R.8-8v.1
The Bold Railway Viaduct between Dorfu and Asmara
Box 1, page 8
verso-2
2015.R.8-8v.2
Detail of the Railway Viaduct
Box 1, page 8
verso-3
2015.R.8-8v.3
The Point Higher on the Nefasit-Asmara road
Box 1, Page 9 recto
2015.R.8-9r
Under the Historical Forts of Saati
Box 1, Page 9 verso
2015.R.8-9v
Page 9 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 46-48, with a single caption: Several Views of Mussolini
Avenue.
Box 1, page 9
verso-1
2015.R.8-9v.1
[View of Mussolini Avenue]
Box 1, page 9
verso-2
2015.R.8-9v.2
[View of Mussolini Avenue]
Box 1, page 9
verso-3
2015.R.8-9v.3
[View of Mussolini Avenue]
Box 1, page 10 recto
2015.R.8-10r
Page 10 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 49-51 with the single caption: Several Views of De Bono
Avenue.
Box 1, page 10
recto-1
2015.R.8-10r.1
[View of De Bono Avenue]
Box 1, page 10
recto-2
2015.R.8-10r.2
[View of De Bono Avenue]
Box 1, page 10
recto-3
2015.R.8-10r.3
[View of De Bono Avenue]
Box 1, page 10 verso
2015.R.8-10v
Page 10 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 52-54.
Box 1, page 10
verso-1
2015.R.8-10v.1
Crossing De Bono Avenue
Box 1, page 10
verso-2
2015.R.8-10v.2
M. O. Costanzo Avenue
Box 1, page 10
verso-3
2015.R.8-10v.3
Crispi Avenue
Box 1, page 11 recto
2015.R.8-11r
Page 11 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 55-57.
Box 1, page 11
recto-1
2015.R.8-11r.1
Government Palace
Box 1, page 11
recto-2
2015.R.8-11r.2
Garibaldi Avenue
Box 1, page 11
recto-3
2015.R.8-11r.3
King Street
Box 1, page 11 verso
2015.R.8-11v
Page 11 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 58-60.
Box 1, page 11
verso-1
2015.R.8-11v.1
The Cathedral
Box 1, page 11
verso-2
2015.R.8-11v.2
The Coptic Church
Box 1, page 11
verso-3
2015.R.8-11v.3
The Mosque
Asmara - Decamerè - Amba Alagi - Mussolini Pass
Box 1, Page 12 recto
2015.R.8-12r
Railway and Asmara-Massaua Road near Dorfu Valley
Box 1, page 12v
2015.R.8-12v
Page 12 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 61-63 all with the caption: Several views of
Asmara-Decamberè road.
Box 1, page 12
verso-1
2015.R.8-12v.1
[View of Asmara-Decamberè Road]
Box 1, page 12
verso-2
2015.R.8-12v.2
[View of Asmara-Decamberè Road]
Box 1, page 12
verso-3
2015.R.8-12v.3
[View of Asmara-Decamberè Road]
Box 1, page 13 recto
2015.R.8-13r
Page 13 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 64-66. 64 and 65 share the same caption: Two views of
Toselli-Gura villages.
Box 1, page 13
recto-1
2015.R.8-13r.1
[View of a Toselli-Gura Village]
Box 1, page 13
recto-2
2015.R.8-13r.2
[View of a Toselli-Gura Village]
Box 1, page 13
recto-3
2015.R.8-13r.3
Panorama of Decamerè
Box 1, page 13 verso
2015.R.8-13v
Page 13 verso
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs 67-69.
Box 1, page 13
verso-1
2015.R.8-13v.1
The Great Imperial Way near Senafè
Box 1, page 13
verso-2
2015.R.8-13v.2
Toselli Pass (mt. 3,000) and Amba Algi (mt. 3,438)
Box 1, page 13
verso-3
2015.R.8-13v.3
Aibà Pass (mt. 2,910) towards Mai Ceu plain
Box 1, page 14 recto
2015.R.8-14r
Page 14 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 70-72.
Box 1, page 14
recto-1
2015.R.8-14r.1
Mecan Pass (mt. 2,910) towards Ascianghi Plain
Box 1, page 14
recto-2
2015.R.8-14r.2
Descent from Alomatà Pass
Scope and Content Note
Caption continues: in the background Cobbò plain (mt. 1.400).
Box 1, page 14
recto-3
2015.R.8-14r.3
Descent from Alomatà Pass
Scope and Content Note
Caption continues: in the background Cobbò plain (mt. 1.400).
Box 1, page 14 verso
2015.R.8-14v
Page 14 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 73-75.
Box 1, page 14
verso-1
2015.R.8-14v.1
Panorama of Debrfa Sina
Box 1, page 14
verso-2
2015.R.8-14v.2
Ascending towards Mussolini Pass
Box 1, Page 14
verso-3
2015.R.8-14v.3
Mussolini Tunnel
Scope and Content Note
Caption continues: length mt. 587 / largeness mt. 8 / highness mt. 6,30.
Box 1, Page 15 recto
2015.R.8-15r
On the Asmara-Decamerè Road
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's credit written lower border of photograph: Fotocelere Coloniale -
Asmara.
Box 1, page 15 verso
2015.R.8-15v
Page 15 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 76-78.
Box 1, page 15
verso-1
2015.R.8-15v.1
The Great Imperial Way near Debaroa
Box 1, page 15
verso-2
2015.R.8-15v.2
Panorama of Adi Ugri
Box 1, page 15
verso-3
2015.R.8-15v.3
The Historical Monilitik "Stela" of Axum
Scope and Content Note
Stele of Axum (or Aksum).
Box 1, page 16 recto
2015.R.8-16r
Page 16 recto
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs 79-81.
Box 1, page 16
recto-1
2015.R.8-16r.1
A Bold Cut Road on the Precipice of Wolkefit
Box 1, page 16
recto-2
2015.R.8-16r.2
Turnings...and Turnings of Wolkefit
Box 1, page 16
recto-3
2015.R.8-16r.3
Turnings...and Turnings of Wolkefit
Box 1, page 16v
2015.R.8-16v
Page 16 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 82-84.
Box 1, page 16
verso-1
2015.R.8-16v.1
Gondar: Panorama of the Town
Box 1, page 16
verso-2
2015.R.8-16v.2
The Large Structure of Bacafà Castle
Box 1, page 16
verso-3
2015.R.8-16v.3
Fasilides and Jasù Castles
Asmara-Cheren Road and Eritrean Low-Plain
Box 1, Page 17 recto
2015.R.8-17r
In the Mai Haini Plain - Amba Toquilè
Box 1, page 17 verso
2015.R.8-17v
Page 17 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 85-87.
Box 1, page 17
verso-1
2015.R.8-17v.1
Big Acacia on the Asmara-Cheren Road near Amba Derhò
Box 1, page 17
verso-2
2015.R.8-17v.2
Turnings in the Environs of Ad Teclesan
Box 1, page 17
verso-3
2015.R.8-17v.3
Descending towards Anseba Valley
Scope and Content Note
This photograph and the three photographs on page 18 recto are a series of
shots of a man riding a bicycle down a steep and winding road.
Box 1, page 18 recto
2015.R.8-18r
Page 18 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 88-90.
Box 1, page 18
recto-1
2015.R.8-18r.1
Descending towards Anseba Valley
Box 1, page 18
recto-2
2015.R.8-18r.2
Descending towards Anseba Valley
Box 1, page 18
recto-3
2015.R.8-18r.3
Descending towards Anseba Valley
Box 1, page 18 verso
2015.R.8-18v
Page 18 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 91-93.
Box 1, page 18
verso-1
2015.R.8-18v.1
Anseba Bridge
Box 1, page 18
verso-2
2015.R.8-18v.2
Bus Service on the Asmara-Cheren Road
Box 1, page 18
verso-3
2015.R.8-18v.3
Old Baobab on the Asmara-Cheren Road
Box 1, page 19 recto
2015.R.8-19r
Page 19 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 94-96.
Box 1, page 19
recto-1
2015.R.8-19r.1
Cheren Plain and Fort Di Maio
Box 1, page 19
recto-2
2015.R.8-19r.2
The City - View from Fort Di Maio
Box 1, page 19
recto-3
2015.R.8-19r.3
The Mosque
Box 1, page 19 verso
2015.R.8-19v
Page 19 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 97-99.
Box 1, page 19
verso-1
2015.R.8-19v.1
Surroundings of Cheren - Little Church - "The Madonnina of the
Baobab"
Box 1, page 19
verso-2
2015.R.8-19v.2
The Great Iron Bridge on the Barca River
Box 1, page 19
verso-3
2015.R.8-19v.3
Passage across the Barca River
Box 1, page 20 recto
2015.R.8-20r
Page 20 recto
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 100-102.
Box 1, page 20
recto-1
2015.R.8-20r.1
Panorama of Agordat
Box 1, page 20
recto-2
2015.R.8-20r.2
Panorama of Barentù
Box 1, page 20
recto-3
2015.R.8-20r.3
Barentù - On the Patway of Ugarò-Baobab Tree
Scope and Content Note
Possibly shoud read: pathway.
Box 1, page 20 verso
2015.R.8-20v
Page 20 verso
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs 103-105.
Box 1, page 20
verso-1
2015.R.8-20v.1
In the Elephant's Reign
Box 1, page 21
verso-2
2015.R.8-20v.2
Tropical Vegetation along the Gasc River
Box 1, page 20
verso-3
2015.R.8-20v.3
Tropical Vegetation along the Gasc River
Box 1, page Back paste-down
endpaper
2015.R.8-bpe
Back paste-down endpaper
Scope and Content Note
A cut-down peacock blue envelope labeled "Miscel. snapshots" with a gold foil
Fotocelere Coloniale label adhered to its lower right corner is adhered to the
center of the paste-down.
Box 1
2015.R.8-b
"Description of the Photographs Contained in the 'Album'"
Scope and Content Note
Six-page typewritten booklet containing captions for the photographs in the album.
The booklet has blue paper covers with a gold foil Fotocelere Coloniale sticker
adhered to the upper right corner of the front cover and a faint wet stamp on the back
cover: Reg. [___] [_____] / Fotocelere Coloniale / Riproduzione vietata. The booklet
is housed in a recycled gray envelope that was adhered to the album's front paste-down
at a date significantly later than the compilation date of the album, as evidenced by
its postmark: Pittsburgh, PA, 1971 December 16. The envelope is addressed to a Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Schneider in Wintersville (Ohio?).
Box 1
Loose photographs
Scope and Content Note
A cut-down peacock blue envelope adhered to the back paste-down contains 20 small
deckle-edged snapshots of scenery and local life including roads, street scenes, and
markets taken by an amateur photographer. Annotations on the verso indicate the names
of friends depicted, including Dick Bellamy, brother of English actor George Bellamy.
Other annotations indicate areas where the party hunted near the Ethiopian border.
Also included are village, street, and market scenes.
Titles are from the annotations on the versos when present. The versos are variously
numbered 7, 8, or 12, but the meaning of the numbers is unclear.
2015.R.8-5
Native Homes and Friends
2015.R.8-6
English Friend - Dick Bellamy, the Movie Actor's Brother - Mac and Percy
Brown Another Friend
Scope and Content Note
Enlargement of 2015.R.8-5.
2015.R.8-7
[Village Boys]
2015.R.8-8
Scenery Where We Hunted
2015.R.8-9
Mareb Valley Ethiopia
Scope and Content Note
Darker exposure of 2015.R.8-8.
2015.R.8-10
This Is the Country Where We Went Hunting
2015.R.8-11
Ethiopian Border - Country Where We Hunted
Scope and Content Note
Darker exposure of 2015.R.8-1.
2015.R.8-12
[Old Man Toe Weaving]
2015.R.8-13
[Street Scene in Village]
2015.R.8-14
[Men Walking on a Road]
2015.R.8-14
[Outdoor Tailors with Sewing Machines]
2015.R.8-16
[Water Channel alongside a Road]
2015.R.8-18
Native Market
2015.R.8-20
[Rock Formation above a Road]
