What:
World War II
Roman Amphitheater of Lucera
“Castello Suevo” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Resource:
Roman Amphitheater of Lucera today
Photo credit: © Mi.Ti. – Fotolia.com
What:
World War II
Castello Ursino (‘Bear Castle’), also known as Castello Svevo di Catania
“Castello Suevo” (handwritten on album page)
Reference:
Photo of castle
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Back:
What:
World War II
Prayer card: Santa Maria Patrona di Lucera (Santa Maria Assunta)
Where:
Cathedral Basilica, Basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Entrance to Roman Amphitheater of Lucera, Porta D Ingresso – Anfiteatro Augusteo, Anfiteatro Romano di Lucera
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Interior of the Castle of Barletta. In the foreground is the monument of Giuseppe Carli, awarded a gold medal for military valor in memory of the events of World War I in Italy in 1915.
“Historic town of Lucera” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Barletta, Puglia, Italy
Location identified by Raffaele Giannone, Barletta, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Salotto Cavalli (Cavalli sitting room), De Nicastri-Cavalli palace. Today: Giuseppe Fiorelli Civic Museum
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
“Historic town of Lucera” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
“Landscape” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Barletta Cathedral, Duomo di Barletta, Concattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore
Where:
Barletta, Apulia, Italy yyy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Aphrodite’s statue, Civic Museum Lucera
“Lucera Museum of Art” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
“Historic town of Lucera” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
Private First Class Paul Abrams, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 14th Fighter Group
Unknown girl
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“Lucera Museum of Art” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Resource:
Lucera Museum of Art as it looked in 2016
Composite photos courtesy of Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
What:
World War II
“Lucera Museum of Art” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
“Peasant girl” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Lucera, Puglia, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945