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Emmanuelle de Bourbon

Born Genoa, 22 Mar 1960

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A life in time

  1. 22 Mar 1960

    Born in Genoa

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During her lifetime

She has lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Genoa.

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The 1960s · Emmanuelle is born in Genoa

Who governed

Music

Social dancing in local ballrooms

During the 1950s, ballroom dance halls were central to social life, where people danced to the rhythms of filuzzi, polka, and mazurka.

Daily life

Few homes had basic modern utilities

In 1951, only 7.4% of Italian homes had electricity, running water, and indoor sanitation.

News and letters

Innovations in Postal Speed

To manage urban growth, Rome utilized a 65-kilometer pneumatic post network for the rapid transport of telegrams and urgent mail, while roadside mailboxes were introduced to allow people to post letters without leaving their vehicles.

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.Around the world · 1969

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.

Neil A. Armstrong · public domain

What people wore

Traditional Rural Women's Attire

In rural areas, women over 30 typically wore long black dresses with modest bodices, often using a durable apron made of heavy fabric similar to denim.

Getting around

Family Travel on Vespas

Families frequently traveled to the coast on Sundays packed into Vespas, with three or four people riding on a single motorcycle.

What it cost

Cost of bread and shoes

A kilogram of bread cost 100 lire in 1950, increasing to 170 lire in 1965 and 230 lire by 1970, while a pair of shoes cost around 6,000 lire in 1965.