William Sachtleben, Thomas Allen, Basilios Kapsambelis and 2 Greek men in front of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben, Thomas Allen, Basilios Kapsambelis and 2 Greek men in front of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 13, 1891

Date

1891-03-13

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Basilios Georgiou Kapsambelis was Chief Quartermaster of the Royal Navy in Greece; he was also president of the "Piraeus Cycling Association".
View of, from L to R, William Sachtleben, wearing a cap, Thomas Allen, wearing a fez or tarboush type hat, Basilios Kapsambelis (probably), wearing a bowler hat, and 2 Greek men in traditional dress on the Acropolis in front of the Parthenon. Sachtleben and Allen stand next to their Humber bicycles. The 2 men on the right each wear a white pleated foustanella, white socks and pointed shoes called tsarouhia.
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 / 15
Text from negative sleeve: No. 13. March 13, 1891. Ascending toward the Parthenon, from the Propylaea.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis
Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Allen, Thomas Gaskell
Kapsambelis, Basilios Georgiou, 1866-1929

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Greek temples -- Greece -- Athens
Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring -- Greece