William Sachtleben with his bicycle at the Library of Hadrian next to the Tsisdarakis Mosque, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben with his bicycle at the Library of Hadrian next to the Tsisdarakis Mosque, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

February 24,1891

Date

1891-02-24

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

William Sachtleben with his bicycle (R) in the forecourt on the western side of the Library of Hadrian standing next to a guard, conversing with a crowd attracted by his photographing activity. The Tsisdarakis Mosque (also known as Tzami Tzistaraki, and Mosque of the Lower Pazari, 18th century) is in the background (later the Mouseio Hellēnikēs Laikēs Technēs or Museum of Greek Folk Art).
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. 13. Feb. 24, 1891. A view taken before the Stoa of Hadrian. The crowd who were aroused to fever heat by our photographing.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Library of Hadrian (Athens, Greece)
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Tsisdarakis Mosque (Athens, Greece)

Location

Greece--Athens

Longitude

37.975762

Latitude

23.725861

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Guards -- Greece -- Athens
Bicycle touring -- Greece
Mosques -- Greece -- Athens