Thomas Allen riding a bicycle on the Acropolis with the Parthenon behind him, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Thomas Allen riding a bicycle on the Acropolis with the Parthenon behind him, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 13, 1891

Date

1891-03-13

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph of Thomas Allen, wearing a fez or tarboush type hat, riding a Humber bicycle on the Acropolis with the Parthenon visible behind him.
Text from negative sleeve: No. 22. March 13, 1891. Riding on the Acropolis. The east end of the Parthenon in the rear.
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 / 22

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Allen, Thomas Gaskell

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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