Visit of the King at Palazzo Vendramin Calergi. SIPS 1937 (recto)
Description
King Vittorio Emanuele III, together with the Minister of National Education Giuseppe Bottai (on the left, in a light-colored uniform), visiting the Volpi Centre for Electrology (Palazzo Vendramin Calergi) after the inauguration ceremony of the 26th Meeting of the Italian Society for the Advancement of Science (Società Italiana per il Progresso delle Scienze), held in the Sala dello Scrutinio of the Doge’s Palace in Venice on 12 September 1937.
Standing behind the King are university Fascist members selected by the GUF (Fascist University Youth) as assistant secretaries for each individual section of the meeting.
The event is documented by a newsreel from Istituto Luce Cinecittà (Giornale Luce B1170, 22/09/1937, “26th Meeting of the Italian Society for the Advancement of Science,” http://www.archivioluce.com).
Black-and-white photograph, silver gelatin print on paper.
Condition: good.
Date:
1937Location/Time
Italia, Veneto, Venezia
12 - 18 settembre 1937
Format
image/jpeg (170.14 kB)
photograph (height: 178 mm, width: 238 mm)
Subject
• 26th Meeting of the Italian Society for the Advancement of Science; SIPS 1937; Victor Emmanuel III; King of Italy; Giuseppe Bottai; Minister of National Education; Volpi Centre for Electrology; Palazzo Vendramin Calergi; Fascist Youth; GIL (Italian Lictor Youth)
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