Photograph of Benito Mussolini bearing witness to the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone of the city's film industry in Rome, Italy. Captioned: Rome “The laying of the foundation stone of the city's film industry.”
Portrait photograph of Edda (Mussolini) Ciano. Taken in Shanghai, China while her husband, Galeazzo Ciano, was serving as Italian Consul. Photograph signed by Edda (Mussolini) Ciano), “To Mario Pansa. Edda Ciano Mussolini. Shanghai 27-10-31 18.”
Portrait photograph of Galeazzo Ciano. Taken in Shanghai, China while serving as Italian Consul. Photograph signed by Galeazzo Ciano, “To Mario, Compliments. Galeazzo Ciano. Shanghai, 1931 IX.”
Photographs within the flip book from the developers in Rome feature photographs of Mario Pansa astride horses: in competition, polo mallet in hand, in riding habit, leading a horse, and a black and white photo negative of Mario Pansa taking a break from skiing with a few dogs.
Photograph of Benito Mussolini participating in the ground breaking of the “Course Renaissance” in Rome, Italy. Captioned: “Rome says to the ground breaking for the demolition in the area where there will be the “Course Renaissance.”
Pencil sketches by Charleston-born architect William Martin Aiken. Primarily architectural elements from churches and museums and generally from Italy, though some are in England and France.
