William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen leaving the Acropolis at the Beulé Gate, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen leaving the Acropolis at the Beulé Gate, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 13, 1891

Date

1891-03-13

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

View of William Lewis Sachtleben (L) and Thomas Allen leaving the Acropolis at the Beulé Gate of the Propylaea with their Humber bicycles.
Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's stay in Athens before embarking on a bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 21 / 44
Text from negative sleeve: No. 42. March 13, 1891. Leaving the Acropolis by the Beulé Gate.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Propylaea (Acropolis, Athens, Greece)

Location

Greece--Athens

Longitude

37.971601

Latitude

23.724549

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring -- Greece