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From a rooftop (year 1916)
view, taken from a rooftop, of the panorama of the city and the lagoon .
First lights on abandoned houses (year 1916)
seen on the houses abandoned by Venetians due to the war (the dramatic approach of the Austrian front caused a mass exodus from Venice, of the 114,000 residents only 40,000 remained in the city) .
An M.A.S. in the lagoon (year 1916)
Image, in the lagoon, of a light assault and raid motorboat of the Regia Marina named M.A.S.
Abandoned house roofs (year 1916)
Particular view of the roofs of houses abandoned by Venetians due to the war .
Bombed houses (year 1916)
image of the devastation and destruction of houses, bombed by Austrian airplanes .
An aircraft over the sky of St. Mark's (year 1916)
image of an aircraft over the roofs of houses and domes of St. Mark's Basilica (the aircraft is the Macchi type M5, a single-seat fighter based at the S. Andrea alle Vignole seaplane station) .
Giudecca (year 1916)
view of the island of Giudecca on a dark and gloomy day of war (notice on the left the cocal on the stylised bricola) .
Night shelter (year 1916)
Image of a night shelter, where Venetians found shelter from the bombardment of Austrian aeroplanes (Venice has no cellars, it is the upper floors that protect the shelters on the ground floors, reinforced by wooden props and with doors an
Night air attack (year 1916)
Sight of a night attack with the launch of Austrian explosive and incendiary bombs on the city .
The Daylight Alarm (year 1916)
view of the city during an Austrian air attack during the day, with anti-aircraft battery on the high ground (the anti-aircraft defence of the city is carried out by sailors and territorials, stationed on the high ground and equipped with
Lagoon barges at war (year 1916)
view of the lagoon with bragozzi and burci during the war (they were used for troop movements, transporting armaments, ammunition and, especially, grain and food for the population) .
S. Marco (year 1916)
Picture of St.
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