Title

'Abyssinia Invaded', 1935, (1938). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Abyssinia Invaded', 1935, (1938). Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime invaded Abyssinia to avenge the military defeats Italy had suffered in Ethiopia in the First Italo-Abyssinian war. A photograph of Haile Selassie I (1892-1975) Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. From These Tremendous Years 1919-1938. [Daily Express, London, 1938]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C75_175

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44,4Mb (2,8Mb) / 16,5in x 10,5in / 4945 x 3138 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male group man men sitting country emperor day guy royal parasol war perspective location century newspaper sepia invasion thirties royalty first world war concept B&W low angle view Ethiopia MONOCHROME publication Ethiopian World War I WWI black & white black and white B W 1930s World War One throne 20th century The Print Collector 1st World War Abyssinia Abyssinian Daily Express TGN WW1 photograph portrait Haile Selassie Unknown Emperor of Ethiopia Benito Haile Selassie I Tremendous Years Mussolini Il Duce Benito Mussolini Mussolini photograph portrait