Salmar, Genova - Società Saline Mar Rosso - (Colonies Italiennes) Album photographique consacré à l’aménagement des salines de la mer rouge

This photographic album documents the development of salt pans in the Red Sea region, specifically managed by the Società Saline Mar Rosso (Red Sea Salt Company) in Genoa, Italy’s colonial era. Salt production through specialized coastal or lagoon-based salines was a vital industrial and economic activity, especially in arid colonial territories. The album likely includes images of the engineering, layout, equipment, and labor involved in setting up and maintaining the salt extraction infrastructure. Salt was a valuable commodity for preserving food and various industrial uses, making such colonial enterprises critical components of Italy's broader imperial economy. This collection provides historical industrial, colonial, and maritime insights into early 20th-century resource exploitation in the Red Sea basin.