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.”
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.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the piazza outside of the Roman Ghetto. The gate of the ghetto can be seen at right. Engraving by Giuseppe Vasi. From Delle Magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna, Volume 2, by Giuseppe Vasi, published Rome, 1747-1761.
Hand-colored lithograph depicting a service at the Tempio Italiano in the Cinque Scole of Rome. Lithograph by after Hieronymus Hess. Published Karlsruhe: J. Velten.
Hand-colored steel engraving depicting the Roman Ghetto. Engraving by Samuel Valentine Hunt after a painting by Louis Haghe. From Picturesque Europe, published London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
Black-and-white steel engraving depicting the Roman Ghetto. Engraving by Samuel Valentine Hunt after a painting by Louis Haghe. From Picturesque Europe, published London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
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.
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.”