Venice Italy waterfront ship gondolas 1929 - Original Photo

USD 30.00

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View Venice Italy waterfront ship gondolas 1929 - Original Photo with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Back, lower left in pencil: "Venice". Small format gelatin silver print on period fiber paper, with handwritten caption and date on the reverse and no halftone dot pattern visible, indicating a darkroom photograph rather than a printed reproduction. 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 A richly detailed original snapshot of the waterfront in Venice, Italy in 1929, looking across the Bacino di San Marco toward the domes of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and the Punta della Dogana while a large passenger ship and gondolas move through the lagoon and bundled-up pedestrians stroll the Riva degli Schiavoni promenade in the foreground, with a small pier structure advertising Campari at left. In 1929 Venice was rapidly modernizing its maritime traffic while still depending on traditional gondolas and vaporetti for everyday transport, so this mix of a sizable ocean-going liner with small working boats and water taxis perfectly captures that transitional moment in the city’s history. Collectors prize early 20th century images of the Bacino di San Marco because modern cruise-ship regulation and extensive restoration have changed the skyline and working waterfront dramatically, making candid pre-war photographs like this scarce; add this one-of-a-kind period print to your collection today before it disappears into another private archive. Text Present Front, small kiosk at left on pier: "CAMPARI" Back, lower left in pencil: "Venice" Back, lower right in pencil: "1929" Print analysis: Small format gelatin silver print on period fiber paper, with handwritten caption and date on the reverse and no halftone dot pattern visible, indicating a darkroom photograph rather than a printed reproduction. The image comes from a 1929 Italian travel photo collection and the paper tone and aging are consistent with late 1920s printing, so this is most likely a Type 1 original photograph made within a few years of exposure. Condition : Print is in good to excellent condition. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.