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.
