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Contemporary History Subjects Collection (#5)

"Unveiling the Layers of Contemporary History: A Glimpse into the Past" Step into a world frozen in time, where iconic figures and pivotal moments shaped our present

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: Duino rubble of bombed, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

First World War: Duino rubble of bombed, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina. Date of Photograph:1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: Duino Castle bombed, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

First World War: Duino Castle bombed, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina. Date of Photograph:28/08/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: airship, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

First World War: airship, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Friuli Venetia Julia. Date of Photograph:1916-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: official in the war zone, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

First World War: official in the war zone, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Friuli Venetia Julia. Date of Photograph:1916-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: World War I: soldiers on the Pass Plcken, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

World War I: soldiers on the Pass Plcken, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Friuli Venetia Julia Pass Plcken. Date of Photograph:1917-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: World War I: soldiers of Inf. Reg. 104 in Roncegno, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

World War I: soldiers of Inf. Reg. 104 in Roncegno, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Roncegno. Date of Photograph:20/03/1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Group portrait on a destroyer of the Italian Navy

Group portrait on a destroyer of the Italian Navy Italy. Date of Photograph:1915-1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Airplanes of Italian military aviation at the base camp of Ferrara

Airplanes of Italian military aviation at the base camp of Ferrara Italy. Date of Photograph:1915-1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Walk of the Maimed and Disabled War of Subsection Tuoro Maggiore Island - September 23, 1934 / XII'

"Walk of the Maimed and Disabled War of Subsection Tuoro Maggiore Island - September 23, 1934 / XII" Tuoro sul Trasimeno Isola Maggiore. Date of Photograph:23/09/1934

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Regional Committee - Perugia January 8, 1933 XI'

"Regional Committee - Perugia January 8, 1933 XI" Perugia. Date of Photograph:08/01/1933

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Ptain! Weygand! - et voici maintenant les soldats de Verdun' ('Ptain! Weygand)

"Ptain! Weygand! - et voici maintenant les soldats de Verdun" ("Ptain! Weygand)
"Ptain! Weygand! - et voici maintenant les soldats de Verdun" ("Ptain! Weygand! - and now the soldiers of Verdun"); photomontage. Date of Photograph:29/05/1940

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Sans titre' (Untitled) photomontage

"Sans titre" (Untitled) photomontage. Date of Photograph:06/12/1939

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'L'Allemand a pass' ('The German has passed'); photomontage

"L'Allemand a pass" ("The German has passed"); photomontage. Date of Photograph:1930-1940 ca

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Albert Lebrun and Marianne; photomontage

Albert Lebrun and Marianne; photomontage. Date of Photograph:1930-1940 ca

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Diner de Paris. Prix fixe' ('Lunch in Paris. Prix fixe'); photomontage

"Diner de Paris. Prix fixe" ("Lunch in Paris. Prix fixe"); photomontage Fondo Kjeldgaard. Date of Photograph:1930-1940

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Moi aussi j'ai t en Arcadie' (photomontage of Poussin's painting 'Et in Arcadia ego')

"Moi aussi j'ai t en Arcadie" (photomontage of Poussin's painting "Et in Arcadia ego"). Date of Photograph:07/12/1938

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Pour ses vacances, Mr. Pierre Laval, lui, est loin d'avoir obtenu une diminution de dix pour cent

"Pour ses vacances, Mr. Pierre Laval, lui, est loin d'avoir obtenu une diminution de dix pour cent sur ses fardeaux politiques" ("For his holidays, Mr)

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: 'Le nouveau Gargantua. Mr. Germain Martin n'arrive pas le nourrir

"Le nouveau Gargantua. Mr. Germain Martin n'arrive pas le nourrir. Mr Herriot ne peut s'empcher d'admirer un si robuste apptit" ("The new Gargantua. Mr)

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Passenger ship Kedmah who, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine

Passenger ship Kedmah who, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Jewish families waiting to embark on the Kedmah ship which, after the war

Jewish families waiting to embark on the Kedmah ship which, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Passenger of the ship Kedmah that, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine

Passenger of the ship Kedmah that, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Cleaning on the Kedmah ship which, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine

Cleaning on the Kedmah ship which, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Group flying the flag of Israel aboard the ship Kedmah which, after the war

Group flying the flag of Israel aboard the ship Kedmah which, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Loading of luggage on the ship Kedmah which, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe

Loading of luggage on the ship Kedmah which, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Jewish families waiting to board the ship Kedmah who, after the war

Jewish families waiting to board the ship Kedmah who, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: The ship Kedmah who, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine

The ship Kedmah who, after the war, led the Jewish population from Europe to Palestine Genoa. Date of Photograph:1948

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: oxcart with the belongings of displaced persons Malentrata

First World War: oxcart with the belongings of displaced persons Malentrata, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Brembilla Malentrata. Date of Photograph:24/11/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: Trenches dug in the banks of the Piave river near Zenson di Piave

Trenches dug in the banks of the Piave river near Zenson di Piave Zenson di Piave. Date of Photograph:25/12/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: The ruins of a temporary bridge used by soldiers during the Great War for crossing the Piave river

The ruins of a temporary bridge used by soldiers during the Great War for crossing the Piave river near Zenson di Piave Zenson di Piave. Date of Photograph:25/12/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: soldier disguised as a woman during a entertainment time

First World War: soldier disguised as a woman during a entertainment time, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina Cerovlje. Date of Photograph:1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: World War I: soldiers rest in the entrance to a tent, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

World War I: soldiers rest in the entrance to a tent, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Italy. Date of Photograph:1917-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: View of the castle of Miramare, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

View of the castle of Miramare, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Trieste. Date of Photograph:04/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: soldiers in Cerovlje (it. Ceroglie), in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina

First World War: soldiers in Cerovlje (it. Ceroglie), in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina Cerovlje. Date of Photograph:03/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: rubble and soldiers in Medeazza, fraction of Duino-Aurisina/Devin-Nabreina

First World War: rubble and soldiers in Medeazza, fraction of Duino-Aurisina/Devin-Nabreina, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina Medeazza. Date of Photograph:03/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: houses Duino-Aurisina/Devin-Nabreina after a bombing

First World War: houses Duino-Aurisina/Devin-Nabreina after a bombing, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina. Date of Photograph:1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: Station Nabresina (Aurisina) after a bombing

First World War: Station Nabresina (Aurisina) after a bombing, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina. Date of Photograph:1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: soldiers in the trenches in Pietrarossa, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

First World War: soldiers in the trenches in Pietrarossa, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Doberdo del Lago Pietrarossa. Date of Photograph:1915-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: Italian soldiers prisoners of the Austrian army in Gorizia

First World War: Italian soldiers prisoners of the Austrian army in Gorizia, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Gorizia. Date of Photograph:29/10/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: World War I: Austro-Hungarian battleship Erzherzog Friedrich

World War I: Austro-Hungarian battleship Erzherzog Friedrich, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Europe. Date of Photograph:1915-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: World War I: Austro-Hungarian battleship Kaiser Franz Josef, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian

World War I: Austro-Hungarian battleship Kaiser Franz Josef, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Europe. Date of Photograph:1915-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: World War I: Flagship of the Imperial Fleet Austro-Hungarian battleship Viribus Unitis

World War I: Flagship of the Imperial Fleet Austro-Hungarian battleship Viribus Unitis, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Europe. Date of Photograph:1915-1918

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: Italian prisoners to work on a railroad track of Gorizia

First World War: Italian prisoners to work on a railroad track of Gorizia, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Gorizia. Date of Photograph:28/11/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: rubble and buildings damaged by bombing in a street in Gorizia

First World War: rubble and buildings damaged by bombing in a street in Gorizia, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Gorizia. Date of Photograph:10-11/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: soldiers of the troops 58 of the Austrian invasion in a street in Gorizia

First World War: soldiers of the troops 58 of the Austrian invasion in a street in Gorizia, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Gorizia. Date of Photograph:29/10/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: Austrian flag on the tower of the castle of Gorizia

First World War: Austrian flag on the tower of the castle of Gorizia, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Gorizia. Date of Photograph:01/11/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: the city of Malchina (Mavhinje in Slovenian) before the bombing

First World War: the city of Malchina (Mavhinje in Slovenian) before the bombing, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina Malchina. Date of Photograph:15/01/1917

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: rubble Rubbia (in Slovenian, Rubijski grad) in the municipality of Savogna d'Isonzo

First World War: rubble Rubbia (in Slovenian, Rubijski grad) in the municipality of Savogna d'Isonzo, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Savogna D'Isonzo Rubbia

Background imageContemporary History Subjects Collection: First World War: rubble of a house in Sistiana (Sesljan in Slovenian)

First World War: rubble of a house in Sistiana (Sesljan in Slovenian), fraction of Duino-Aurisina/Devin-Nabreina, Photography of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Duino - Aurisina Sistiana




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"Unveiling the Layers of Contemporary History: A Glimpse into the Past" Step into a world frozen in time, where iconic figures and pivotal moments shaped our present. In this captivating collection, we embark on a journey through contemporary history subjects that continue to resonate today. The portrait of Lenin in his study transports us to an era of revolution and ideological fervor. The intensity captured within those lines etched on double-weight paper reveals the depth of his convictions. Amidst the chaos of World War I, soldiers found solace in love letters penned to their beloveds. Through a black and white photograph, we glimpse their vulnerability amidst the horrors of battle. A line of Italian Alpine troops marching on Adamello during World War I evokes both awe and admiration for their unwavering determination. These monochrome images remind us that heroism knows no color. Sentry duty on Adamello during World War I showcases stoic faces guarding against unseen threats. Their unwavering commitment to protect serves as a testament to human resilience even in times of great adversity. Guards leading prisoners stand as stark reminders that war leaves scars not only on battlefields but also within hearts and minds forever altered by conflict's cruel embrace. In Monaco 1938, a soldier stands watch over the Memorial for fallen comrades - an embodiment of honor and remembrance etched upon his face. This poignant image encapsulates sacrifice made by countless souls who fought bravely for freedom. World War I unfolds before our eyes with Mortaio da 210 photographed on August 28th, 1917 - an artifact capturing destructive power harnessed by nations at war. As German forces invaded Ukraine from 1914-1916, soldiers stood united against overwhelming odds. Group photographs reveal camaraderie forged amidst chaos while offering glimpses into lives disrupted by global turmoil. Italian soldiers stationed in Val Chiusone embody resilience amid adversity in September 1917.