Malta

[ckaratnytsky at nypl.org]

     One of the really great things about working in my library is the 
     stuff I find when looking I'm for something else.  This morning, while 
     I was going through a file on scenery backdrops, I found a clipping 
     from The Milwaukee Journal, March 7, 1943, with a picture of some 
     artwork -- and on the back was a photo montage of the siege OF Malta.  
     The captions are as follows:
     
     MALTA EATS AGAIN
     
     1.  Rocky Malta, most bombed spot in the world, is almost entirely 
     dependent upon the outside world for food.  During the long Siege by 
     Axis planes, Joseph Piscoro, 55, a farmer, got less than half a loaf 
     of bread at a time.  Now he gets more, thanks to the fall of Axis-held 
     Libya and arrival of more ships in convoys from Allied bases.  [Photo 
     of man in cap and threadbare clothes eating a hunk of bread.]
     
     2.  From his flinty unfertile farm, Paul Borg has this view of Malta's 
     chief city, Valetta.  Although many buildings have been wrecked by 
     Axis bombings there are still some fine landmarks left.  [Panorama of 
     Valetta.]
     
     
     3.  The daily ration of food for her pets is carried by Antonia Vella, 
     2 year old daughter of a Malta farmer.  [Photo of small girl with cat 
     and dog.]
     
     4.  [Photo of woman carrying large sack atop her head.  Caption 
     destroyed.]
     
     5.  [Photo of man drawing water from a well.  Caption destroyed.]  
     
     
     Proverbs for Librarianesses #1:  Always look at the back.
     
     Chris