D Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Rome, Italy, 1909 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: D Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Rome, Italy, 1909, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Rome
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D Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Rome, Italy, 1909
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Rome in 1909 was about four decades into its role as capital of a unified Italy, a status it gained in 1870 when national troops entered the city and ended papal temporal rule. Its population had more than doubled since then as civil servants, builders and migrants from the countryside arrived, and new ministries and wide avenues were cutting through older neighborhoods. At the foot of the Capitoline Hill, the Roman Forum was being excavated under archaeologist Giacomo Boni, whose digs since 1898 drew scholars and sightseers alike. Nearby, the white monument to Victor Emmanuel II was still under construction, an emblem of national unity that was taking shape above the ancient ruins.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moffett studio |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Italy |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,631 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Rome |
| Reference | ITALY D Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Rome 1909 |
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