Ɵ Yemen in 1937 and 1938, documented by Italian traveler B.V. Clementi, two albums of black & white photography with manuscript annotations and captions [Yemen, 1937-38] two photograph albums comprising of over 300 original black and white photographs mounted on 36 leaves, with 12 duplicate photographs in envelopes pasted onto rear pastedowns, individual captions in blue ink for most of the images, images numbered (sometimes on photograph) in blue, manuscript map of routes taken around Yemen tipped onto first leaf of each album, newspaper cuttings from 1968 pasted onto front pastdown, original tissue-guards protecting the pages, typed letters from the owner B.V. Clementi about the collection mounted to the first page of each volume, albums each c. 245 by 315mm.These photographs are an extraordinary record of the history and society of Yemen in the early twentieth century taken by an Italian enthusiast on his travels in the region from 1936 to 1938. However the majority of the photographs in these two albums were taken in and around Sanaa, the capital of Yemen at the time. The subjects of the photos are diverse and wide ranging, from local people shopping and working in markets, farming animals and working the land, historical landmarks including an abandoned eighteenth-century fortress, religious festivals, and a range of nationalities and religions including German, Polish, Jewish, Somalian, English, Arab, and sheikhs.The albums are also highly personal, with photos featuring Clementi himself in his home in Sanaa welcoming guests, taking part in leisurely activities such as golf and tennis, and even celebrating Christmas. It is clear that Clementi was interested and invested in his surroundings and the people he met on his travels, as many of the captions identify people by their names and occupations, and range from his staff, to local people, as well as political and military officials.In his typed letter tipped onto the beginning of each volume, Clementi explains in Italian that although he took the photographs between the years 1936-38, he decided to arrange them in these albums in late 1967-early 1968 "respecting their chronology and place names". The letter is rather poignant, with Clementi reflecting on happier days in Yemen preceding the days of war, when 'frontiers were open' and people were content and without oppression.
Ɵ Yemen in 1937 and 1938, documented by Italian traveler B.V. Clementi, two albums of black & white photography with manuscript annotations and captions [Yemen, 1937-38] two photograph albums comprising of over 300 original black and white photographs mounted on 36 leaves, with 12 duplicate photographs in envelopes pasted onto rear pastedowns, individual captions in blue ink for most of the images, images numbered (sometimes on photograph) in blue, manuscript map of routes taken around Yemen tipped onto first leaf of each album, newspaper cuttings from 1968 pasted onto front pastdown, original tissue-guards protecting the pages, typed letters from the owner B.V. Clementi about the collection mounted to the first page of each volume, albums each c. 245 by 315mm.These photographs are an extraordinary record of the history and society of Yemen in the early twentieth century taken by an Italian enthusiast on his travels in the region from 1936 to 1938. However the majority of the photographs in these two albums were taken in and around Sanaa, the capital of Yemen at the time. The subjects of the photos are diverse and wide ranging, from local people shopping and working in markets, farming animals and working the land, historical landmarks including an abandoned eighteenth-century fortress, religious festivals, and a range of nationalities and religions including German, Polish, Jewish, Somalian, English, Arab, and sheikhs.The albums are also highly personal, with photos featuring Clementi himself in his home in Sanaa welcoming guests, taking part in leisurely activities such as golf and tennis, and even celebrating Christmas. It is clear that Clementi was interested and invested in his surroundings and the people he met on his travels, as many of the captions identify people by their names and occupations, and range from his staff, to local people, as well as political and military officials.In his typed letter tipped onto the beginning of each volume, Clementi explains in Italian that although he took the photographs between the years 1936-38, he decided to arrange them in these albums in late 1967-early 1968 "respecting their chronology and place names". The letter is rather poignant, with Clementi reflecting on happier days in Yemen preceding the days of war, when 'frontiers were open' and people were content and without oppression.
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