Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with their bicycles in the portico of the Erechtheum, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with their bicycles in the portico of the Erechtheum, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 13, 1891

Date

1891-03-13

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Distant view from NW towards Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben with their bicycles in the portico of the Erechtheum (Erechtheion) with the south porch of the caryatids visible in the distance. A couple sit in a small doorway to the right of the main portal. Marble architectural blocks are lined up on the ground.
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 / 31
Text from negative sleeve: No. 32. March 13, 1891. On the east portico of the Erectheion.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis
Erechtheum (Athens, Greece)
Allen, Thomas Gaskell

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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