Shawn Baldwin

Eritrea

An Eritrean woman makes her way past the former Fiat Tagliero service station built in the streamlined style of Futurism in Asmara, Eritrea. Designed in 1938 by Giuseppe Pettazzi, the building has concrete wings that jut out 97 feet. The city authorities of the time, not trusting his structural calculations, required him to put pillars under the wings. But Mr. Pettazzi, by local legend, installed detachable pillars and forced the builder at gunpoint to remove them at the station's opening. October 2007.
   
Eritreans, left, look on at a 1938 Ansaldo steam locomotive train traveling towards Asmara, Eritrea. The Eritrean railway service currently provides tour service to local and foreign tourists. October 2007.
   
More than 50 Eritreans stand in line for milk at a shop in Asmara, Eritrea. Most of the people walked away empty handed after the milk quickly ran out. October 2007.
     
  
Hassan Muhammed Nur, a former fighter who stepped on a mine and lost a part of his leg, makes his way through a trench outside of Nakfah, Eritrea. Nakfah was a center for the EPLF's resistance movement against Ethiopia. October 2007.
   
A camel makes its way past a 1938 Ansaldo steam locomotive train in Nefasit, Eritrea. The Eritrean railway service currently provides tour service to local and foreign tourists. October 2007.
   
An Eritrean woman makes her way down Harnet Avenue past the Ministry of Education building, right, which once housed the Casa Del Fascio - the Italian Fascist Party Headquarters in Asmara, Eritrea. October 2007.
     
  
The remains of a tank in the desert outside of Massawa, Eritrea. October 2007.
   
An Eritrean man holds a pair of Sheda sandals in Asmara, Eritrea. The Sheda was worn by fighters during Eritrea's fight for independence and is one of the symbols of the resistance. October 2007.
   
Hundreds of Eritreans stand in line for milk at a shop in Asmara, Eritrea. October 2007.
     
  
A groundskeeper makes his way past the graves of former fighters and soldiers at the 'Martyr's' cemetary in Asmara, Eritrea. October 2007.
   
Eritrean soldier break rocks while working on the construction of a road outside of Nakfah, Eritrea. Nakfah was a center for the EPLF's resistance movement against Ethiopia. October 2007.
   
Eritreans at an outdoor cafe on Harnet Avenue in Asmara, Eritrea. October 2007.
     
  
An Eritrean military helicopter makes its way over Nakfah, Eritrea. Nakfah was a center for the EPLF's resistance movement against Ethiopia. October 2007.
   
Eritreans make their way in front of the Impero Cinema on Harnet Avenue in Asmara, Eritrea. The Art Deco Cinema Impero was built in 1937. October 2007.
   
Eritreans inside a 1938 Ansaldo steam locomotive train traveling towards Asmara, Eritrea. The Eritrean railway service currently provides tour service to local and foreign tourists. October 2007.
     
  
An Eritrean soldier looks out over the mountains near Nakfah, Eritrea. Nakfah was a center for the EPLF's resistance movement against Ethiopia. October 2007.