Enrico D’Albertis' Photographic Archive is an inexhaustible mine of wonder and interest.
From the end of the nineteenth century until the nineteen twenties D'Albertis photographed with all the enthusiasm of those who, lovers of technology and progress, found in their hands a device that allowed them to fix on paper what had previously only been able to see “in situ” and remember with their memories.
D’Albertis was no professional photographer who photographed as a process of documentation: rather he was simply a lover of this wonderful new technology, his images were intended for his albums to be shown to friends and, at most, to illustrate his travel books.
Every moment was immortalized, literally enough negatives to fill an entire trunk, these have been jealously guarded and the contents of about 21,000 images have, over a period of almost 20 years, been studied and catalogued: it is a demanding job that continues, trying to give a date and a name to both the places and people pictured, the envelopes in which they are contained, tied with cord and sealed with wax, sometimes contain some meagre information, but it is never exhaustive and on a negative nothing can be written.
Today, technology allows us a virtual visit to the places that he memorialized and much can be reconstructed from the numerous books he wrote and illustrated with his photos.
Captain and Campese Tower (1906)
Captain and Campese Tower (1906)
Captain and Campese Tower (1906)
Captain and Campese Tower (1906)
Giglio Island (1906)
Giglio Island (1906)
Giglio Island (1906)
Giglio Island (1906)
Campese Tower (1906)
Campese Tower (1906)
Campese Tower (1906)
Campese Tower (1906)
Giuseppe Pini known as "Capitan Beppino" (1906)
Giuseppe Pini known as "Capitan Beppino" (1906)
Giuseppe Pini known as "Capitan Beppino" (1906)
Giuseppe Pini known as "Capitan Beppino" (1906)
The Captain and Giacomo Doria (1899)
The Captain and Giacomo Doria (1899)
The Captain and Giacomo Doria (1899)
The Captain and Giacomo Doria (1899)
Orietta Doria (1899)
Orietta Doria (1899)
Orietta Doria (1899)
Orietta Doria (1899)
Young girl
Young girl
![Young girl Young girl](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/RAGAZZA%20DIETRO%20AL%20MURO1.jpg?itok=3Oe-E2ac)
Young girl
Young girl
![Young girl Young girl](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/RAGAZZA%20DIETRO%20AL%20MURO1.jpg?itok=3Oe-E2ac)
Jetty
Jetty
![Jetty Jetty](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/PONTILE%20NAVE.jpg?itok=NjV0z-xP)
Jetty
Jetty
![Jetty Jetty](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/PONTILE%20NAVE.jpg?itok=NjV0z-xP)
Market
Market
![Market Market](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/MERCATO_0.jpg?itok=fOy5ndpH)
Market
Market
![Market Market](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/MERCATO_0.jpg?itok=fOy5ndpH)
Covered market
Covered market
![Covered market Covered market](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/MERCATO%20COPERTO.jpg?itok=hxiX_lQl)
Covered market
Covered market
![Covered market Covered market](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/MERCATO%20COPERTO.jpg?itok=hxiX_lQl)
Young
Young
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Young
Young
![Young Young](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/GIOVANI.jpg?itok=SESwe4fD)
Women
Women
![Women Women](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/DONNE.jpg?itok=pOnRPudQ)
Women
Women
![Women Women](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/DONNE.jpg?itok=pOnRPudQ)
Woman with basket
Woman with basket
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Woman with basket
Woman with basket
![Woman with basket Woman with basket](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/DONNA%20CON%20CESTO.jpg?itok=TILhBRdZ)
Road
Road
![Road Road](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/CARRO_0.jpg?itok=nf0T_Y91)
Road
Road
![Road Road](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/CARRO_0.jpg?itok=nf0T_Y91)
Captain D'Albertis with child
Captain D'Albertis with child
![Captain D'Albertis with child Captain D'Albertis with child](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/CAPITANO.jpg?itok=o0KWWy6u)
Captain D'Albertis with child
Captain D'Albertis with child
![Captain D'Albertis with child Captain D'Albertis with child](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/CAPITANO.jpg?itok=o0KWWy6u)
Captain D'Albertis on horseback
Captain D'Albertis on horseback
![Captain D'Albertis on horseback Captain D'Albertis on horseback](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/Capitano%20a%20cavallo-1.jpg?itok=XoyZRMOx)
Captain D'Albertis on horseback
Captain D'Albertis on horseback
![Captain D'Albertis on horseback Captain D'Albertis on horseback](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/Capitano%20a%20cavallo-1.jpg?itok=XoyZRMOx)
Little girl
Little girl
![Little girl Little girl](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/BIMBA%20AI%20PIEDI%20DELL%2527ALBERO.jpg?itok=ag7FASlS)
Little girl
Little girl
![Little girl Little girl](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/BIMBA%20AI%20PIEDI%20DELL%2527ALBERO.jpg?itok=ag7FASlS)
Storage
Storage
![Storage Storage](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/ALBUM%201.jpg?itok=qnp20EkO)
Storage
Storage
![Storage Storage](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/ALBUM%201.jpg?itok=qnp20EkO)
Mitla
Mitla
![Mitla Mitla](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/BIMBO%20SU%20RUDERI.jpg?itok=n3wFeM0W)
Mitla
Mitla
![Mitla Mitla](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/BIMBO%20SU%20RUDERI.jpg?itok=n3wFeM0W)
Italy (1926)
Italy (1926)
![Italy (1926) Italy (1926)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/italia.jpg?itok=aIOwADKN)
Italy (1926)
Italy (1926)
![Italy (1926) Italy (1926)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/italia.jpg?itok=aIOwADKN)
Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908)
Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908)
![Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908) Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/clinda.jpg?itok=agikWChh)
Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908)
Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908)
![Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908) Disembarkation of passengers with basket- Chinda, Mozambique (1908)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/clinda.jpg?itok=agikWChh)
Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908)
Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908)
![Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908) Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/giza.jpg?itok=HmERswnI)
Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908)
Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908)
![Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908) Group facing pyramid and sphinx - Giza, Egypt (1908)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/giza.jpg?itok=HmERswnI)
Children on wagons - Arizona (1906)
Children on wagons - Arizona (1906)
![Children on wagons - Arizona (1906) Children on wagons - Arizona (1906)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/arizona.jpg?itok=46bF8Pvr)
Children on wagons - Arizona (1906)
Children on wagons - Arizona (1906)
![Children on wagons - Arizona (1906) Children on wagons - Arizona (1906)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/arizona.jpg?itok=46bF8Pvr)
Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902)
Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902)
![Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902) Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/africa.jpg?itok=82iOMhlR)
Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902)
Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902)
![Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902) Women in front of a fountain - Africa (1902)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/africa.jpg?itok=82iOMhlR)
Mexico (1896)
Mexico (1896)
![Mexico (1896) Mexico (1896)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/messico.jpg?itok=bPGoLGVt)
Mexico (1896)
Mexico (1896)
![Mexico (1896) Mexico (1896)](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-06/messico.jpg?itok=bPGoLGVt)
The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia
The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia
![The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-10/Il%20Capitano%20a%20Sfax%2C%20Tunisia.jpg?itok=koPa9VIT)
The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia
The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia
![The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia The Captain in Sfax, Tunisia](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-10/Il%20Capitano%20a%20Sfax%2C%20Tunisia.jpg?itok=koPa9VIT)
Towards Livigno (SO), 1900
Towards Livigno (SO), 1900
![Towards Livigno (SO), 1900 Towards Livigno (SO), 1900](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-10/Verso%20Livigno%20%28SO%29%2C%201900.jpg?itok=jPXLl5ZL)
Towards Livigno (SO), 1900
Towards Livigno (SO), 1900
![Towards Livigno (SO), 1900 Towards Livigno (SO), 1900](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-10/Verso%20Livigno%20%28SO%29%2C%201900.jpg?itok=jPXLl5ZL)
The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896
The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896
![The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896 The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-10/Il%20Capitano%20nel%20secondo%20giro%20del%20mondo%2C%201896.jpg?itok=j2oIKk-C)
The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896
The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896
![The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896 The Captain in the second round of the world, 1896](https://www.museidigenova.it/sites/default/files/styles/cerca_opera/public/2020-10/Il%20Capitano%20nel%20secondo%20giro%20del%20mondo%2C%201896.jpg?itok=j2oIKk-C)