A WWI Italian front cable way in the Alps of Northern Italy, circa 1916-18. The peak in the background is likely Mt. Adamello.


A WWI Italian cable way in the Alps of Northern Italy, circa 1916 to 1918. Cable ways were used to bring supplies and ammunition up and wounded down from the front lines with Austro Hungary. The photograph is likely taken along the front near Mt. Adamello. The rear of this photograph is stamped "Sizione Fotocinematografica Del R. Esecrito Italiano" and "Laboratorio Fotografico Del Comando Supremo".


Size: 2532px × 3572px
Location: Italian Alps, possibly Mt Adamello
Photo credit: © D Guest Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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