Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with their bicycles on the south side of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with their bicycles on the south side of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 13, 1891

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben with their Humber bicycles on the south side of the Parthenon.
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. 34. March 13, 1891. Riding on the south side of the Parthenon.
Handwritten on negative: 21 / 34

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Subjects

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

Names

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

Location

Greece--Athens

Longitude

37.971335

Latitude

23.726309

Resource type

still image