Italian prisoners Ethiopia 1897
Summary
Italian prisoners of war at Harrar, capital of the Ethiopian province of the same same. The soldiers, made prisoners during the First Italo-Ethiopian War, are awaiting repatriation to Italy. The picture was taken in March 1897 by the second in command of a French mission to Ethiopia, during a stopover in Harrar.
Date
1897
Source
Charles Michel, Vers Fachoda à la rencontre de la mission Marchand à travers l'Éthiopie, Éditions Plon, Paris, 1900.
Copyright info
public domain