Caption

Destruction by an earthquake in southern Italy, photograph, annotation: 'f 30, -', inscription: 'Middle East 1890's', Italy (possibly), 1905 - 1908, photographer, Italy, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 188 mm x width 248 mm, height 238 mm x width 277 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, (carrying a person on a) litter, stretcher, consequences of an earthquake, Sicily, Calabria, A sepia-toned scene of ruined buildings and rubble filling a street, with crumbling stone walls, exposed interiors, and broken arches; several men stand or sit among the debris, some on higher piles of stone and others on the ground, a few appear to be carrying a stretcher-like object, and one man stands in the foreground holding a curved tool; scattered stones and broken masonry form makeshift low walls along the road, and remnants of doorways and window openings are visible in the damaged structures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B08_372

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Rights managed

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40.6Mb (9.0Mb) / 14.5in x 10.9in / 4337 x 3270 (300dpi)

Keywords

Destruction earthquake southern Italy photograph annotation f 30 - inscription Middle East 1890 s Italy 1905 - 1908 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 188 mm x width 248 mm height 238 mm x 277 mm ruin dwelling house castle carrying person a litter stretcher consequences Sicily Calabria sepia-toned scene ruined buildings rubble filling street crumbling stone walls exposed interiors broken arches several men stand sit debris higher piles ground stretcher- object man stands foreground holding curved tool scattered stones broken masonry form makeshift low walls road remnants doorways window openings visible damaged structures