Photographers on the Acropolis, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Photographers on the Acropolis, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 13, 1891

Date

1891-03 13

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

View of three photographers, including 2 women, working with 2 cameras on tripods on the Acropolis. The southwest portion of the Parthenon is visible behind them.
Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's stay in Athens before embarking on a bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.
This image is reversed.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 21 / 40
Text from negative sleeve: No. 39. March 13, 1891. Three competitors in photography. The ruins of the Acropolis in the background.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Parthenon (Athens, Greece)

Location

Greece--Athens

Longitude

37.971176

Latitude

23.726521

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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