Martin Rikli Photographs, 1935-1936.

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Martin Rikli Photographs, 1935-1936.

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Photographs by documentary cinematographer Martin Rikli taken in Ethiopia in the 1930s. The collection includes three albums, each entitled "Abessinien 1935-1936," containing a total of approximately 800 original photographs and photographic post cards, as well as a fourth album with Rikli's notes describing the images. The photographs thoroughly document Rikli's Ethiopian (Abessinien) expedition, which coincided with the second Italo-Abyssinian War. The collection is particularly useful for research in the history of Ethiopia and North Africa, the rise of the fascist states leading up to World War II, as well as documentary photography and visual history.

4 albums.

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Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975

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Rikli, Martin, 1898-.

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Cinematographer, author, photographer, film director. Martin Rikli was born on January 19, 1898 in Zurich. He was educated in Switzerland and Germany, and devoted much of his academic work to the study of photography and cinematography. In 1927, he joined a group of researchers traveling to German East Africa and his film documentary of this expedition gained wide acclaim the following year. Over a span of approximately 14 or 15 years he created dozens of films while wor...