Fascist Collection (#6)

Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist leader, c1922-1933. From La Liberte: celebrating the occasion of the visit of the king and queen of Italy to Egypt [La Liberte, France, c1933

Il Duce poses, FA tour, Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy, 1933. Fifth from the right is Arsenal FC manager Herbert Chapman (1878-1934)

Marshal Lyautey, French soldier, 1930. Lyautey (1854-1934) commanded French troops in the invasion and conquest of Madagascar in 1896-1898

Notturno, by Gabriele D Annunzio, 1921. Notturno is an autobiographical work by the Italian author Gabriele D Annunzio (1863-1938)

Billboard dispaying Rassemblement Nationale Populaire posters, German-occupied Paris, February 1941. The Rassmblement Nationale Populaire (RNP)

Giovanni berta stadium, florence 30s

China (Manchukuo / Japan): South Manchuria Railway Company advertising poster, c. 1930
The South Manchuria Railway was built as a part of the Chinese Eastern Railway in 1898-1903 by Imperial Russia according to the Russian-Chinese convention and the Convention of Peking 1860

Japan: Advertising poster for the Shantung Railway Company. Nakayama Taiyodo, c. 1922
The Qingdao-Jinan Railway or Jiaoji Railway (simplified Chinese: ÞâµÁÄ" ÞÀ»; traditional Chinese: Þåáµ┐ƒÚÉÁÞÀ»; pinyin: Ji─üoji Ti─ølu)

Ponte della Liberta (Bridge of Liberty) - Venice, Italy
Ponte della Liberta (Bridge of Liberty) - a road bridge connecting the historical center of the city of Venice to the mainland

Portrait of Benito Mussolini circa 1930. Benito Mussolini, 1883 - 1945. Politician, journalist and dictator of Italy

MEXICO CITY: RIOT, 1938. A riot between indigenous Mexicans, communists, and fascist Gold Shirts. Photograph, 1938

ANASTASY VONSYATSKY (1898-1965). American (Polish-born) fascist, anti-Bolshevik political leader. With his wife, Marion Ream. Photograph, 1934

Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution - Rome
Incredible Facade of the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution designed by Adalberto Libera and Mario De Renzi. The Exhibition was held in Rome at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni from 1932 to 1934

Lieutenant-General Ioannis Pitsikas, Greek army officer
Lieutenant-General Ioannis Pitsikas (1881-1975), Greek army officer, seen here in Albania while advancing against the army of Fascist Italy during the Greco-Italian War of 1940-1941

Italo Balbo (1896-1940) Italian Fascist, Blackshirt leader. Secretary of State for Air, 1926, Governor of Libya 1933. In World War II on 28 June 1940, landing on Italian airfield at Tobruk

Benito Mussolini, 1925. Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian Fascist dictator. From a private collection

Italian Sailor Monument (The Big Rudder)
Italian Sailor Monument (The " Big Rudder" ), Brindisi, Italy - built in 1933. Initially dedicated to the sailors who lost their lives fighting for Italy during WW1. Date: circa 1933

BENITO MUSSOLINI (1888-1945). Italian dictator. The Two Romes. Woodcut by Baldinelli Armando, 1936, depicting ancient Roman warriors with Mussolini in the foreground

MARCONI & MUSSOLINI, 1927. Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi (left) and Italian political leader Benito Mussolini, photographed together in 1927

ITALO BALBO (1896-1940). Italian Blackshirt leader and Italys Minister of the Air Force. Photograph, 13 September 1929

Gabriele D Annunzio (1863-1938) Italian journalist, novelist, poet, patriot and politician. Supporter of Mussolini and Fascism. From Fifty Caricatures by Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) (London, 1913)

Czechs, Slovaks, Poles The Red Army liberates you from the Fascist Yoke, 1944. Soviet propaganda poster by Dementij Smarinov

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian Fascist dictator. Rome 1925

Italian fascist poster celebrating the XIII Tripoli Fair. Italy colonised Libya in a period of colonial expansiion during the 1930 s

Fascist Italy during the 1920s and 1930s saw many large scale construction endeavours including highways and roads. Entrance to the Motorway Autostrada at Milan Circa 1929

Italian School book containing Fascist rules and guidelines Circa 1930

Benito Mussolini, (29 July 1883 - 28 April 1945)Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and began using the title Il Duce by 1925

Cover of an Italian school book containing Fascist guidelines c1935. From 1919 all secondary school teachers had to take an oath of loyalty to the National Fascist Party (PNF)

The March on Rome, a coup d etat by which Mussolinis National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, or PNF) came to power in the Kingdom of Italy

Genearl Franco and other heroes of the Spanish Civil War
Genearl Franco and other heroes of the fascist uprising in Spain. 1936. " Glorious heroes of the great crusade saving Spain" 1936

Police and anti-fascist demonstrators, Central London
Street scene in Central London, showing police (some on foot, some on horseback) with a crowd of anti-fascist demonstrators. The event appears to be fairly peaceful. Date: late 1970s

Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) under Italian occupation
A street in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) with flags draped on the buildings, and portraits of the King, Gabriele D Annunzio and two generals, under Italian nationalist occupation. Date: 1919

CARTOON: GERMAN AIR POWER. New Ruler of the World: American cartoon by D. R
CARTOON: GERMAN AIR POWER. New Ruler of the World: American cartoon by D.R. Fitzpatrick, 1938, on the new superiority of Germanys air power, which it proved in the Spanish Civil War

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"Fascist: Unveiling the Dark Shadows of History" In the early 20th century, amidst a backdrop of political turmoil and ideological clashes, fascist movements emerged across Europe. Metropolitan Police officers stood guard during tense moments like the Battle of Cable Street, where anti-fascist protesters clashed with Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists. Across borders, the Spanish Civil War became a battleground between democracy and fascism. The rallying cry "Viva España. " echoed through streets as propaganda posters adorned walls, depicting heroic fighters defending their land. Meanwhile, Albania's capital Tirana boasted Skanderbeg square with buildings proudly displaying Italian Fascist style architecture. The Cable Street demonstration in 1936 saw thousands united against fascism in London's East End. Among those opposing this ideology were Diana and Nancy Mitford - sisters who would later find themselves entangled in its allure. Gabriele d'Annunzio's audacious rule over Fiume (now Rijeka) showcased how charismatic leaders could captivate masses under their spell. Even sports became a platform for fascist ideals to be showcased on an international stage. The Italian national football team represented Mussolini's regime at the Berlin Olympics in 1936, using sport as a tool for propaganda and projecting an image of strength and unity. Yet it was not just adults who fell prey to these ideologies; young people from fascist Italy were indoctrinated into believing in its principles through colorful lithographs that romanticized their cause. Architecture also played a role in promoting fascist aesthetics; Ponte della Libertà (Bridge of Liberty) spanning Venice served as a symbol of Mussolini’s grand vision for Italy. However, not all embraced this dark chapter willingly. Unity Mitford arrived wrapped in blankets on Folkestone quayside after being infatuated by Nazi Germany but soon realized the horrors she had aligned herself with. Sir Oswald Mosley himself was immortalized on canvas in 1925, his charismatic presence captured for posterity.