Photos of Italy from 1954
My father in law, Lloyd Tuck, was stationed in Germany after World War II.
Sometime in 1954, he and a buddy of his went to Italy on leave.
While he was there, he took these photos.
Starting from the US Army base at Wildflecken, Germany
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Lloyd was stationed at what used to be a German SS base at Wildflecken, Germany.
The photo on the left shows the road leading past his barracks, which is the first building on the left.
The photo on the right is a view of Wildflecken in 1954.
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This photo is Lloyd and his travelling buddy having lunch on the first day of their journey.
Travelling through the Alps
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On their way to Italy, they drove through the Alps.
First stop Venice
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One of the first places they went was Venice
And they stayed at a hotel on The Lido
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On to Rome
The Capitaline Hill
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The first place they visited in Rome was the Capitaline Hill, which Lloyd has labeled as "artist piaza". Look at those cars in that photo on the right!
The Monument to Vitorrio Emanuelle II
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Then they visited the Monument to Vitorrio Emanuelle II,
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and got some close-up photos of the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier located there.
Below is a shot of Lloyd in front of the monument.
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The Colosseum
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Then it was on to the Colosseum...
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And this is a shot Lloyd took looking from the Colosseum back toward the Capitaline hill and the monument to Vittorio Emanuelle.
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The Forum
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These are photos of the Forum. On the left below is the Temple of Saturn, and on the right is a statue of Julius Ceasar.
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The Vatican
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These are photos of the Vatican. It looks like a rainy day when these were taken.
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And above is a shot of St. Peter's Square.
St. Paul's outside the walls
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This is a detail of St. Paul's.
The Appian Way
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At some point, they traversed the Appian Way.
Florence
Next was Florence and the duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.
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It appears that Lloyd had the same problem I had, trying to get a good photo of the entire facade of the duomo from ground level in the piazza in front of it. The baptistry is in the way, and you can't move back far enough to get a good shot without the baptistry blocking part of the photo.
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These views show the doors to the baptistry of St. John. These are the original doors, before they were moved to the museum and replaced by copies.
Pisa
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The final stop was in Pisa.
On the left is the famous leaning tower.
On the right is a view from the base of the tower looking back toward the baptistry.
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On the left is a view from the top of the tower, looking back at the roof of the church and the baptistry.
On the right is Lloyd and his friend on top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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