The Lazzaroni (homeless beggars), as they live in the streets of Naples, Italy – Vintage Wall Art
(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: The Lazzaroni (homeless beggars), as they live in the streets of Naples, Italy, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Lazzaroni (homeless beggars), as they live in the streets of Naples, Italy
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The lazzaroni, a term for the poor and often idle working people of Naples, are the subject of this stereograph card from about 1902, issued by the H.C. White Company. Viewed through a hand stereoscope, the two nearly identical images merged into a single three-dimensional scene, a popular way for armchair travelers to see distant places. Naples drew many foreign visitors for its crowded streets, and the lazzaroni appeared often in travel accounts and pictures of the city. The caption tracings file the card under geography, children and beggars, which shows how such street life was packaged as a view of local character.
| Created / published | c1902. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. No. 1703. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Children; Beggars; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,466 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146950 |
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