The Banco di Sicilia was once one of the oldest, most powerful and richest banks in pre unification Italy. When Garibaldi came, he took all the gold reserves [he did the same with the Banco di Napoli] so that the Piedmontese king could pay the debts he incurred during the Crimean wars. The truth about the risorgimento is finally coming out. It took over 100 years of myths and lies before the light of truth could have shone. Too late to do anything about. At least that pathetic House of Savoy was thrown out after the end of WW II. This is a branch office in the old part of Trapani.
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Friday, June 24, 2016
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Another archival find. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. Shot in 1969 with a Canon FT and a Soligor 135mm F 2'8 lens. To paraphrase a great ...
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A job of a difficult brain operation for Continuum Partners, an old client. It's very gratifying to do photography because one gets to d...
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This is a recently rescued cat that joined our menagerie. She is aptly named Gioia, Italian for Joy as she is perhaps the sweetest cat I hav...
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Taken with a Nikon D200 and the "kit lens," the 18-70 3.5-4.5. No long lens used, no sniping of subjects, no very fancy equipment....

