History Of Contemporary Nations Collection

"Firenze - Piazza Vittorio Emanuele" Florence Piazza della Repubblica Commemorative Equestrian Monument Arts and handicrafts of XIX century, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Domenos, Abyssinian of Tigrai, 1894 (print on double-weight paper)
3563062 Domenos, Abyssinian of Tigrai, 1894 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Eritrea 1894-1899 Photographer: Aichelburg); Alinari Archives, Florence

Houses of Europeans in Saigon
3567076 Houses of Europeans in Saigon by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Saigon, Vietnam 1880-1890 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building
3562534 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts and piles along the Mekong River
3562518 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts and piles along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Portrait of the Macedonian revolutionary hero, Pito Gouleff
3566999 Portrait of the Macedonian revolutionary hero, Pito Gouleff by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Macedonia 1904 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building
3562537 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boats, huts and homes along the Mekong River
3562522 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boats, huts and homes along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts among the palm trees
3562517 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts among the palm trees by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Half-length portrait of the English politician Robert Arthur Salisbury
3561902 Half-length portrait of the English politician Robert Arthur Salisbury by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1890-1901 ca)

Two men posing in front of a loggia, Croatia
3570606 Two men posing in front of a loggia, Croatia by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Croatia 1885 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of Napoleon III in exile
3575813 Portrait of Napoleon III in exile; (add.info.: Great Britain 1865 ca. Photographer: Downey, William & Daniel); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of the Queen Victoria
3570954 Portrait of the Queen Victoria; (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1860-1870 Photographer: Downey, William & Daniel); Alinari Archives, Florence

Half-length portrait of Princess Mafalda of Savoy
3560583 Half-length portrait of Princess Mafalda of Savoy; (add.info.: Rome 1915 ca. Photographer: Pesce, (Cavaliere)); Alinari Archives, Florence

Full-length portrait of the young heir to the throne Prince Umberto of Savoy
3560568 Full-length portrait of the young heir to the throne Prince Umberto of Savoy. He is shown smiling in the corner of an elegant parlor in Villa Savoia in Rome; (add.info)

Fruit vendors
3561643 Fruit vendors by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3561641 Arab women in front of a public bath, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Bechard, E.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria of Hanover (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
3561499 Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria of Hanover (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); (add.info.: Great Britain 1860-70 Photographer)

Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": Conversation between two men on the island of Roda in Cairo
3561485 Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": Conversation between two men on the island of Roda in Cairo; (add.info.: Cairo, Egypt 1910 ca)

Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": crowded street in the Native Quarter in Cairo
3561483 Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": crowded street in the Native Quarter in Cairo; (add.info.: Cairo, Egypt 1910 ca)

Half-length portrait of Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay
3561423 Half-length portrait of Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay; (add.info.: 1889 ca. Photographer: Brooks, Vincent Day & Son); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of the equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II seen from the top, Rome
3559506 View of the equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II seen from the top, Rome by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Gallori, Emilio;Chiaradia)

Equestrian monument to Victor Emanuel II, by Ettore Ferrari, located on the Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice
3558119 Equestrian monument to Victor Emanuel II, by Ettore Ferrari, located on the Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Ferrari)

The image shows a lady feeding her child. The lady from Khrumiria, Tunisia
3568840 The image shows a lady feeding her child. The lady from Khrumiria, Tunisia, wears a dress open over the arms and she is barefooted

Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563123 Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Self family trip to Mexico

Album "Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563118 Album "Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Featured Harriet, Anita and Rosalie Self; (add.info.: San Jose De Tamaulipas)

"Reise Frinnerungen": panorama of Suez, 1900-1920 (print on double-weight paper)
3562310 "Reise Frinnerungen": panorama of Suez, 1900-1920 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Suez, Egypt 1900-1920 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of the Prince of Wales, future king of England, George V
3562258 Portrait of the Prince of Wales, future king of England, George V; (add.info.: Europe 1905 ca. Photographer: Alessandra d'Inghilterra); Alinari Archives, Florence

Ixavana, head of the Sakalave Tribe, with the young king Kamany, 1902 (print on double-weight paper)
3562479 Ixavana, head of the Sakalave Tribe, with the young king Kamany, 1902 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Madagascar, Tsimanandrafozana)

Woman in mourning dress, 1902 (print on double-weight paper)
3562478 Woman in mourning dress, 1902 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Madagascar, Africa 1902 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

1889 Paris World's Fair: The Algerian Pavilion
3562430 1889 Paris World's Fair: The Algerian Pavilion; (add.info.: Paris, France 1889 Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Photographer: D.N.P.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Umberto II of Savoy and Princess Maria Jose during the celebration of their marriage in the Pauline Chapel
3568661 Umberto II of Savoy and Princess Maria Jose during the celebration of their marriage in the Pauline Chapel, Vatican City; (add.info.: Pauline Chapel)

"En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys")
3563376 "En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys"): the Isle of Bourzi in the Bay of Nauplion; (add.info.: Nauplie)

Indigenous house in Tahiti, 1895 (print on double-weight paper)
3562904 Indigenous house in Tahiti, 1895 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Tahiti, French Polynesia 1895 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Equestrian statue of Frederick V, Amalienborg, Copenaghen, 1754-1777 (print on double-weight paper)
3562902 Equestrian statue of Frederick V, Amalienborg, Copenaghen, 1754-1777 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Copenaghen, Amalienborg, Denmark 1900 ca)

Album "Ricordi di Guerra - Italo-Turca 1912-13, Italo-Austriaca 1915-16-17-19
3562650 Album "Ricordi di Guerra - Italo-Turca 1912-13, Italo-Austriaca 1915-16-17-19, Ines Emma Ferrara": Swiss army soldiers by Unknown photographer

The image shows an old Tunisian bearded man; he wears a cap and a dark dress, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)
3568844 The image shows an old Tunisian bearded man; he wears a cap and a dark dress, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Tunisia 1870 - 1890 Photographer)

The images shows an old Tunisian bearded man, sitting on a bench; he wears knee-length trousers and a turban
3568842 The images shows an old Tunisian bearded man, sitting on a bench; he wears knee-length trousers and a turban, 1870 (photograph); (add.info.: Tunisia 1870 - 1890 Photographer)

Portrait of Pope Leone XIII
3568389 Portrait of Pope Leone XIII. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Italy 19-05-1887 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Half-length portrait of King Victor Emmanuel of Savoy in military uniform
3570969 Half-length portrait of King Victor Emmanuel of Savoy in military uniform; (add.info.: 1874-1877 ca.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Ladies in Hungarian traditional dresses, 1928-1935 (print on double-weight paper)
3568788 Ladies in Hungarian traditional dresses, 1928-1935 (print on double-weight paper) by Balogh, Rudolf (1879-1944) ; (add.info.: Hungary 1928 - 1935 Photographer: Balogh)

The image shows two young coloured ladies. The young ladies wear a wide-striped dress, up to the head
3568838 The image shows two young coloured ladies. The young ladies wear a wide-striped dress, up to the head, forming a turban

Umberto II of Savoy II and Maria Jose of Belgium in the day of their wedding at Quirinale
3568676 Umberto II of Savoy II and Maria Jose of Belgium in the day of their wedding at Quirinale; (add.info.: Rome 1930 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand with his wife
3568618 Portrait of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand with his wife; (add.info.: Spain 1870-1890 ca. Photographer: Debas, Fernando); Alinari Archives, Florence

Monument to Napoleon III, work of Francesco Barzaghi situated in the Sempione Park, Milan
3558216 Monument to Napoleon III, work of Francesco Barzaghi situated in the Sempione Park, Milan by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Barzaghi)

Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563122 Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Self family trip to Mexico, an aqueduct Acapacingo by Unknown photographer

Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563121 Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Self family trip to Mexico, an aqueduct Acapacingo by Unknown photographer

Portrait of H.M. Queen Margaret, presented by the same on the occasion of her visit to the "Anvers-Dam"
3561434 Portrait of H.M. Queen Margaret, presented by the same on the occasion of her visit to the "Anvers-Dam" railway station, during raising and moving operations of the building

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"Capturing the Essence of Contemporary Nations: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time and explore the rich tapestry of contemporary nations through a collection of captivating black and white photographs. Witness the resilience and courage of Italian Alpine troops as they march on Adamello during World War I, their determined faces etched with unwavering determination. In another frame, immerse yourself in the exotic allure of Damas et Baalbek, where a man with a hookah invites you to delve into his world. The album takes us further, revealing Syrian couples clad in traditional garments, barbers skillfully wielding their tools, and indigenous Syrians proudly showcasing their heritage. As we journey through history's annals, we encounter soldiers guarding memorials for fallen comrades in Monaco amidst the tense atmosphere of 1938. Meanwhile, Ukraine bears witness to invasion by German forces during World War I; group portraits depict brave soldiers standing united against adversity while haunting views of Sumy remind us of the ravages war inflicts upon innocent landscapes. Amidst these snapshots lies an extraordinary moment frozen in time—the inauguration ceremony for Bologna's Royal Airport "Fausto Pesci. " Construction workers from Mauro Toschi fu Ulisse company salute Benito Mussolini himself as he graces this monumental event. This image serves as a reminder that even amid progress and innovation, political figures leave indelible marks on our collective memory. Each photograph tells its own story—a testament to humanity's triumphs and tribulations throughout contemporary history. They serve as windows into diverse cultures interwoven within our global fabric—moments captured forever on film that allow us to reflect upon our shared past while shaping our future. Let these images transport you across borders and generations—inviting contemplation about how far we have come while reminding us never to forget those who came before us.