Ashby’s presence in Chieti is attested by some photographs he took during his tour of the city: particularly striking is the view of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II – captured from a balcony of the municipal palace – which documents a moment of city life, with people participating in the characteristic weekly market.
Text by V. Tordone
Photo by Thomas Ashby, Chieti, market in Piazza San Giustino, 1905, TA-XV-094
