Fotocelere

Several of the postcards of the divas of the Italian silent cinema were published by a company in Torino (Turin), Fotocelere. From 1908 on, Fotocelere published thousands of postcards in a wide range of genres This post focuses on Fotocelere's early postcards of the Italian divas of the 1910's and early 1920s.

Pina Menichelli. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Ileana Leonidoff. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Thea. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Diana Karenne. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Linda Moglia. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Italia Almirante Manzini. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Fernanda Negri Pouget. Italian postcard by Fotocelere, Torino.

Compagnia Fotocelere

Fotocelere (Compagnia Fotocelere) was a photography studio and graphic art and silver bromide photograph printing company in Torino, Turin, Italy.

It was founded in 1908 by Mariano De Sperati (Desperati) at via Madama Cristina, 26. He also founded a similar company in Turin, L'Argentografica.

In 1910, De Sperati went into partnership with Angelo Campassi at via Marocchetti, 4 to produce commercial photographic art and silver bromide postcards, which between 1917 and 1942 were published under the name Fotocelere di A. Campassi, when Campassi was sole owner of the company.

In 1917, after returning from fighting in the First World War, De Sperati revived the L'Argentografica business and began to print postcards.

Fotocelere di A. Campassi published real photograph postcards in a wide range of genres, especially views of Italian cities, which were taken by a number of photographers.