Military photograph - Lot of 36 original photographs from...

A historic and homogeneous lot of 36 original period pieces, all datable between October 1911 and Spring 1912, from a single collection of Italian military photographs engaged in the Libyan campaign. Composition of the lot: • 35 original vintage silver gelatin prints, approximately 9x12 / 8x13 cm, period prints • 1 phototype postcard published in period No.3920 "Tripoli Italiana - Sbarco delle truppe (11 October 1911)" Documented subjects: Fortifications in sandbag emplacements with wooden observation turrets, Fortino Ben Meliana with searchlight, trenches, mine trench construction site, School of Agriculture, landing and camps, camel squadron / meharists, resting camel drivers, caravans of dromedaries under palm trees, oases and wells, field artillery in position, guarding posts at the port, portraits of Libyan Ascari and groups of Arabs. Historical added value: About 18 photographs bear on the back a contemporaneous handwritten caption in pencil/blue by the military photographer, confirming originality and provenance on the field: "Fortino Ben. Meliana. Riflettore.", "Alle Trincee (Scuola d'Agricoltura)", "Il fotografo!", "Il squadrone cammellato", "A levante lamiere", "Pozzo - Tripoli", "Arabi - 2 cammelli", "Ulli e cammellieri riposano", "Ristoratura"

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