Venice Italy waterfront promenade architecture 1929 - Original Photo

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View Venice Italy waterfront promenade architecture 1929 - Original Photo with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Add this atmospheric, likely one of a kind 1920s Venice original to your collection now before it disappears into another archive. The handwritten "Venice 1929" notation matches the style and aging of the print. An original (not modern reprint) 3x2.5" antique photo from a collection of Italian travel photos from 1929. Likely a one of a kind image. Photo Overview Elegant original 1929 photograph of pedestrians strolling along the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront in Venice, Italy, with the Doge’s Palace and the Campanile of San Marco rising in the background, streetlamps lining the promenade, and the equestrian monument to King Victor Emmanuel II visible at right beside the Albergo Savoia & Jolanda hotel. The Riva degli Schiavoni, laid out in the 9th century and expanded in the 12th, became Venice’s principal waterfront promenade, linking the Doge’s Palace and Piazza San Marco to the busy harbor where merchant ships from across the Adriatic once docked. The equestrian statue of King Victor Emmanuel II, completed in 1887, commemorates Italy’s first king after unification and remains a major landmark beside the Savoia & Jolanda hotel today. Add this atmospheric, likely one of a kind 1920s Venice original to your collection now before it disappears into another archive. Text Present Front, right side building: "ALBERGO SAVOIA" (partial hotel name "Savoia & Jolanda") Back, upper left in pencil: "Venice" Back, upper right in pencil: "1929" Print analysis: Small format sepia photograph on period fiber paper with no postcard back or modern lab markings, consistent with amateur travel photography from the late 1920s. The handwritten "Venice 1929" notation matches the style and aging of the print. Surface gloss, tonal range, and edge wear all indicate a gelatin silver print made directly from the original negative within a short time of exposure. This is best classified as a Type 1 original photo, printed c1929. Condition : Print is in good to excellent condition. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.