View of from the Acropolis towards the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

View of from the Acropolis towards the Temple of Olympian Zeus, 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 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. 28. March 13, 1891. A view of Athens from the Acropolis looking southeast, showing in distance the ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Handwritten on negative: 21 / 28

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views

Names

Olympieion (Athens, Greece)

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring -- Greece