Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with two Greek guards next to the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with two Greek guards next to 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

Photograph of Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben conversing with a Greek guard on the Acropolis next to the Parthenon as another guard watches. Their Humber bicycles are parked next to them. The guards wear traditional dress including white pleated foustanella and white socks. A column drum is in the foreground.
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 / 19
Text from negative sleeve: No. 19. March 13, 1891. Laying down the law to the guard on the Acropolis near the ruins of the Parthenon.

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

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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