Two guards at the Street of Tombs, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Two guards at the Street of Tombs, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

January 15, 1891

Date

1891-01-15

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph of 2 guards at the Street of Tombs in the Kerameikos area of Athens. The bicycle of the photographer, William Lewis Sachtleben, is between them and ancient ruins of the archeological site are visible beyond.
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. 41. Jan. 15, 1891. The two guards at the enclosure of the Street of Tombs … and the intricate mass of ruins between the two.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Guards -- Greece -- Athens
Cemeteries -- Greek -- Greece -- Athens
Kerameikos (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring -- Greece