Product Details

• Photographer/Publisher: Underwood & Underwood, New York • Image Code: S/121680 F.C. • Caption: "Monster 149" Italian Gun in Action Ten Miles from Austrian Fortifications of Gorizia." • Date: November 16, 1915 • Subject: Italian artillery unit operating a massive 149mm gun near Gorizia, Italy, firing toward Austrian fortifications on the Isonzo Front during World War I. • Original Copyright Stamp: "Photograph Underwood & Underwood, N.Y." printed and stamped on back. • Size: Approx. 7.5" x 9.5" • Condition: Original vintage Underwood & Underwood press photo with typewritten caption attached. Mild edge wear, small crease near lower margin, light toning and age marks. See photos for condition. • Historical Context: The Isonzo Front was one of the key Italian–Austro-Hungarian battle lines of WWI. This photo captures a rare image of Italian heavy artillery in action near Gorizia, a pivotal point in the campaign that saw some of the war's heaviest mountain fighting. • Provenance: Guaranteed original early 20th-century Underwood & Underwood press photo. • Shipping: Ships flat in archival sleeve and rigid mailer with tracking. • Authenticity Guarantee: 100% original 1915 photograph — not a reproduction or modern print.