on the lights of Sydney's Town Hall from his radio cabin--26 March 1930.
12. Pontifical mission of 1911 in occasion of the crowning of His Majesty, King George V., Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli of Belmonte, Monsignor Eugenio Pacelli, Count Francesco Bezzi Scali, Lord Crichton Stewart, and Count Medollago Albani.
13. Marconi with his Eminence, Cardinal Secretary of State, Eugenio Pacelli, at the Christening of Marconi's daughter, Elettra.
14. Countess Bezzi Scali with her son, Antonio, and her little daughter, Cristina--Rome, 1901.
15. Countess Anna Bezzi Scali, born Marchesa Sacchetti.
16. Count Francesco Bezzi Scali, in uniform, was Brigadier General of the Noble Guards of the Pope.
17. New York, Columbia University, 1927: Chancellor Nicholas Murray Butler confers Honorary Doctorate on Guglielmo Marconi.
18. Marconi with His Royal Highness, the Duke of Abruzzi- Savoia. Marconi is in full regalia and serving as President for the Royal Academy of Italy--29 November 1930.
19. Marconi dressed as a yachtsman--1928.
20. Marconi and Maria Cristina aboard the Elettra--1929.
21. Marconi aboard the Elettra--1929.
22. Marconi's new-born daughter, Elettra, in her mother's arms. Looking on is the grandmother, Contessa Anna Bezzi Scali--July, 1930.
23. Studio picture of Marconi with his wife, Maria Cristina, and daughter, Elettra--Rome 1931.
24. Full view of Marconi's Elettra at Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
25. Aboard the Elettra, 1931: Marchesa Maria Cristina, the nurse holding Elettra, and Marconi.
26. Marconi with the Duke of Kent, exiting from the Marconi's Wireless Telegraph, Co.
27. Marconi with Pope Pius XI and with Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli at the inauguration of Radio Vatican--1931.
28. Marconi, with headphones, sits in front of the microphone, giving one of his many addresses. The verse beneath the photo is:
His image will continue
Among the people of the sea.
In silence, they bow their heads
and say with deep emotion,
`He is Marconi.'
29. Photo of Marconi dedicated to his wife Maria Cristina:
To my always beloved Cristina, forever yours.
Guglielmo--Rome 28 April 1932.
30. Signed photograph of Marconi during a conference at the Royal Academy of Italy.
31. Marchesa Maria Cristina Marconi wearing the emerald necklace given to her by Marconi at the birth of their daughter, Elettra--Venice.
THE BIRTH OF ELETTRA
We went from Civitavecchia to Santa Marinella where my cousins the Marchese and Marchesa Sacchetti had their summer villa. It was really pleasant to see our relatives again. Prince Odescalchi used to spend the summer in his castle at Palo. When he heard from my cousins that Guglielmo and I were planning to stay in the area until the birth of the baby he offered us his lovely villa by the sea. We were delighted to accept and rented it for the three summer months. In this way my husband could carry on with his experiments on board the Elettra which was anchored out at sea. I have wonderful memories of those days. Villa Odescalchi was built on the rocks outside the town towards Santa Marinella and Guglielmo and I had a magnificent room overlooking the sea. It was here that our beloved Elettra was born.
On 20th July, 1930, the day of our daughter’s birth, the waves were breaking violently against the rocks and making a deafening noise. The din did not bother me, in fact I liked it. Guglielmo was with me, encouraging me with his smile. We talked lovingly about the little baby that was about to come into the world and wondered what it would be like. We did not yet know that our child would love the sea, which was so close and made itself heard so violently that day, as much as Guglielmo and I did. I had a beautiful baby girl with blue eyes and fair hair. Guglielmo wanted to call her Elettra like his yacht. We were filled with joy. We had a daughter who made our happiness complete.
Our daughter was christened Maria in devotion to the Virgin Mary; Elettra after the yacht; Elena in honour of her godmother the Queen of Italy and Anna after her two grandmothers, Guglielmo’s mother and my own.
Elettra was baptized on 30th July at Villa Odescalchi in a room that was turned into a chapel for the occasion. His Eminence Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, who was then the Secretary of State, came expressly from the Vatican City. He had wanted to bless my marriage to Guglielmo in 1927 but unfortunately at that time he had not been able to leave Berlin where he was the Papal Nunzio. He did us the great honour of baptizing our daughter. The future Pope
