William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen on bicycle within the colonnade of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen on bicycle within the colonnade 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

William Sachtleben (L) and Thomas Allen on their Humber bicycles within the east or west colonnade 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. 35. March 13, 1891. Riding in the cella of the Parthenon.
Handwritten on negative: 21 / 35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Parthenon (Athens, Greece)

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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