Fermata Cuculo
1924 Picinisco - Fermata Cuculo - I have been shown the place along the Via Colleruta where there is a patch of land called Cuculo and that this is where the photo was taken. The piano was being taken from my great grandfather's house in the Casale to my grandfather's house in the Via San Martino. The Piano was manhandled along the rough limestone track by a large group of men in return for copious refreshments. The photo is also of interest as it shows two of the men wearing the traditional leggings and sandals described in the letter from D.H. Lawrence to Rosalind Baynes; written on 16 Dec. 1919. Standing to the right of the piano and looking rather incongruous in a dark suit and black bow tie is Giacinto De Marco who was 18 at the time of this photo.
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