Monument to the Martyrs, Addis Ababa


Title

Monument to the Martyrs, Addis Ababa

Date Issued

1959

Description

The martyrs were those who died at the hands of the Italians during the invasion of 1936 and the subsequent occupation. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on "Ethiopia: the Land of Prester John"

Subject

Monuments

Spatial Coverage

Shoa region
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa

Medium

slide

Extent

1 slide : col., 5 x 5 cm

Rights

Copyright E. C. Forsyth

Download File(s)

https://repository.erc.monash.edu/files/upload/Data-Collections/Elliott-Forsyth/eth-110.jpg

Citation

Forsyth, Elliott Christopher and Forsyth, Elliott Christopher (photographer), “Monument to the Martyrs, Addis Ababa,” Monash Collections Online, accessed September 26, 2023, https://repository.monash.edu/items/show/34652.

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