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Leader of Ethiopia's Only Women's Club

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  • 1935-8-27

Fearless Abyssinian Woman Prepares to Fight Italy. Ethiopia's Joan of Arc is Voyzero (Madam) Abeebech, a wealthy vivacious young matron wife of an Army officer who is now serving at the Gondar frontier. Voyzero Abebech, is a well known figure in ...

Keystone View Company

New Picture of the Ethiopian Commander at Adowa

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Ras Seyoum (centre), King of the Tigre and Commander of the Ethiopian forces at Adowa where he constantly harassed the Italians. He has already shown himself a clever strategist by extricating his men from the trap set up by General De Bono. O.P....

General Supplies Agency

Poison Gas Horror

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  • 1936-1-24

First pictures of bombing of Swedish Red Cross at Dolo by Italian planes - 50 killed. These pictures are the first to reach London of the bombing by Italian planes of the Swedish Red Cross unit at Dolo on the Abyssinian southern front. One Swedish...

H. V. Drees

Ras Nassibu's Red Cross Corps

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Pictures by Relay of Planes of Actual Warfare in the Ogaden. These pictures brought to London by a relay of aeroplanes were taken by a staff correspondent in the Ogaden 30 miles south of Harar under actual war conditions. Photo shows: Ras Nassib...

Planet News Ltd.

Ras Seyum, Chief of the Abyssinian Army

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  • 1935-10-23

Ras Seyum, Chief of the Abyssinian Army in the North who are now fighting the Italians. Ras Seyoum, who is reported to have crossed the Eritrean frontier.

Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.

The Battle for Amba Alagi

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The Battle for Amba Alagi, the last Italian stronghold in Eritrea. Ras Swoyum a powerful and friendly Abyssinian chief, seen addressing his Patriot troops before they went into action.

British Embassy

The Crossing of the Omo

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  • 1941-7-13

Ras Gorussa crosses the river at the head of his army, riding a white horse and wearing a green captured Italian uniform with a nonchalance more impressive than the forced dignity of seventeen Mussolinis. (Photograph to be acknowledged to Ministry...

War Office Photographs

The Italo-Abyssinia War

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  • 1955-11-10

Pictures just received of war-time scenes in Addis Ababa. Irregulars parading in Addis Ababa before leaving for the front.

Agents Photograph

The Residence of the Governor at Djibouti

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  • 1936-5-4

Where exiled Emperor is staying in Djibouti. The Emperor of Abyssinia who fled with his family and two of his generals to Djibouti when the Italian forces approached the gates of his capital, is staying at the residence of the Governor of French ...

Planet News Ltd.

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