Photograph of the Villa Carpeneto, “La Loggia” in Torino, Italy. Captioned: “La Loggia – Castello Carpeneto Prop. Conte Theo Rossi di Montelera – Monumento Nazionale”
Photograph of members of the Italian para-military group, Opera Nazionale Balilla, with drums. In the background is a statue of a member of the Opera Nazionale Balilla. Captioned: “Deccenial Opera Balilla. The monument was opened to the Balilla from the Duce al Foro Mussolini.”
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a sunburn she got by laying on the beach too long with a friend, relaying news of friends, and expressing her raptures over the play “Oklahoma.”
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano speaking with an unidentified member of the National Socialist Motor Corps. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Mario Pansa and unidentified persons resting on the banks of a body of water. Captioned: “Dear Mario , I am sending you the two very bad photos I took of you - I had such a lovely time in Denmark [and] it was a joy to see you - Take care of yourself. Love Jo.“
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps in a car. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of several scenes from a sculpted balustrade - one of ‘Nikes and bull,’ the other of ‘Nike fastening her sandal’ - from Athens, Greece. Captioned: “972 Balustrade of Nike temple – Nikes and bull. 973 Nike fastening her sandal. A. M. Athens“
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps in a car. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano, Heinrich Himmler, and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps walking through a field. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Henrich Himmler and Galeazzo Ciano speaking with an unidentified member of the National Socialist Motor Corps. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of an unidentified member of the National Socialist Motor Corps participating in a military ceremony. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, describing a day dream she had of them being together while on the train from the Watch Hill cottage to New York City. Gertrude continues in her letter to describe a weekend she spent at the Watch Hill cottage with the children, her social activities, relaying news of their friends, and informing him of her schedule for the rest of the day.
Photograph of the Villa Carpeneto, “La Loggia” in Torino, Italy. Captioned: “La Loggia – Castello Carpeneto Prop. Conte Theo Rossi di Montelera – Monumento Nazionale”
Photograph of members of the Italian para-military group, Opera Nazionale Balilla, bearing witness to the unveiling of the statue of the Saint Don Bosco. Captioned: “Ten thousand Balilla attended the inauguration of the Statue of the Saint Don Bosco.” c. 1926-1937
Photograph of a sculpture of ‘Demeter, Persephone, [and] l’enfant [child]. [by] Triptoleme [Triptolemos]’ from Athens, Greece. Captioned: “126 Demeter, Persephone, [and] l’enfant [child]. Triptoleme [Triptolemos] N. M. Athens“
Photograph of unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps outside a chalet. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a small gift she has sent for he and Morris with an officer being transferred to Hawaii and relaying song lyrics from a Judy Garland song she heard on the radio. Additional pages of the letter are missing.
Photograph of unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps outside a chalet. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps outside a chalet. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Mario Pansa and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps sitting by the fire. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Mario Pansa and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps sitting by the fire. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Mario Pansa and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps sitting back from a dining room table. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano, Heinrich Himmler, and an unidentified member of the National Socialist Motor Corps walking through a field. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
