Important Album of Photographs on SICILY. Circa 1910. Album measuring 34.5 by 48 cm. Worn black half-binding, vintage black boards. Many captioned photos. Glued to double pages, each page having photos on one side only. SICILY: 78 photos measuring 28 by 15 cm (plus photos of paintings) MESSINA earthquake (December 28, 1908): 36 photos, 17 by 12 cm. Catania, Etna, Taormina, Syracuse: 120 photos, 28 by 15 cm. Street scenes in PALERMO: 29 photos, 28 by 15 cm. In all, some 236 photos in large format, and 36 in smaller formats, plus one panoramic photo. Very good condition.

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