Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben carrying their bicycles up the steps of the Propylaea, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben carrying their bicycles up the steps of the Propylaea, 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 Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben carrying their Humber bicycles up the steps of the Propylaea. A metal fence is on the right.
Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's stay in Athens before embarking on a bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: No. 14. March 13, 1891. Climbing the marble steps of the Propylaea.
Handwritten on negative: 21 / 12

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis
Allen, Thomas Gaskell
Propylaea (Acropolis, Athens, Greece)

Location

Greece--Athens

Longitude

37.971576

Latitude

23.724836

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring -- Greece