Egypt, Cape Town and Libya photograph album, circa 1942-1943

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Title:: Egypt, Cape Town and Libya photograph album
Dates:: circa 1942-1943
Creators:: Pietro, Tony
Abstract:: World War II Era photos taken in Egypt, Cape Town and the Western Desert (Libya) [1942?]
Extent:: 0.21 linear feet (1 half-size document box)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of Item], Egypt, Cape Town and Libya photograph album, Bernath Mss 483. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Scope and content:: World War II Era photos taken in Egypt, Cape Town and the Western Desert (Libya) [1942?] Album begins with 47 mostly commercial photos of Egypt followed by 9 sepia-toned photos of Cape Town. The last part consists of 43 mostly military photos from action in the Western Desert. 29 of these are military photos showing "Action Stations Western Desert" without any captioning. Two show captured Italian prisoners. Nine tourist-type photos are headed "These photos were given to me by Tony Pietro Italian Prisoner of War."
Acquisition information:: Library purchase, 2014.
Physical location:: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
Photograph albums
Photographs
Names:: Pietro, Tony
Places:: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works
Egypt -- Pictorial works
Libya -- Pictorial works

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Special Collections staff, 2015.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-03-06 12:55:09 -0800 .

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Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of Item], Egypt, Cape Town and Libya photograph album, Bernath Mss 483. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:: UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US