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Greek woman in traditional dress, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of a Greek woman in traditional dress walking on a nearly deserted street in Athens. She wears a long dress or skirt and blouse with embroidered sleeves, an embroidered apron, a long vest and a head scarf. A boy behind her and next to a Humber bicycle smiles at the photographer.
Date:
March 14, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Greek woman in traditional dress, Athens, 1891

Serope Gurdjian standing at the Library of Hadrian, Athens, 1891

Description:
Serope Armenag Gurdjian was an Armenian from Turkey who became a naturalized U.S. citizen and earned a college degree from Bowdoin College in 1877. Having been detained in Istanbul in October 1890 on suspicion of participating in a revolutionary committee, he was released based on his U.S. citizenship and then traveled to Athens, where he met and befriended William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Serope Gurdjian standing at the Library of Hadrian, Athens, 1891

Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes leaving the Church of the Savior of Lykodemos, Athens, 1891

Description:
View of Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes leaving the Church of the Savior of Lykodemos in Athens. She is escorted by an unidentified man and an elderly women is descending the steps on the left. The wheel of a waiting carriage and coachman are in the left foreground. On the right are a man in military attire, a man and boy and a man in formal attire including white gloves and who holds a top hat at his side.
Date:
March 14, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes leaving the Church of the Savior of Lykodemos, Athens, 1891

Archibald Loudon Snowden with his son Charles Randolph Snowden and William Sachtleben with bicycles before the U. S. Embassy, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of Archibald Loudon Snowden (L), United States Minister to Greece, Romania, and Serbia, with his Charles Randolph Snowden (R), holding the handle bar of a Humber bicycle, and William Sachtleben, with a bicycle, in front of the United States Embassy in Athens.
Date:
March 12, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Archibald Loudon Snowden with his son Charles Randolph Snowden and William Sachtleben with bicycles before the U. S. Embassy, Athens, 1891

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

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).
Date:
February 24,1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben with his bicycle at the Library of Hadrian next to the Tsisdarakis Mosque, Athens, 1891

Landscape with four bicycles across a lawn against a line of shrubbery with one man visible, (Athens?), 1891

Description:
View of a landscape with four bicycles in the middle distance across a lawn against a line of shrubbery with one man visible in the center. Possibly in Athens after Sachtleben and Allen had purchased 2 additional bicycles and leant their 2 older bicycles to friends for rides around the city.
Date:
1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Landscape with four bicycles across a lawn against a line of shrubbery with one man visible, (Athens?), 1891

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben next to a mound of cannonballs on the Acropolis, Athens, 1891

Description:
Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben next to a mound of cannonballs on the Acropolis. Sachtleben, bicycle in hand, gazes at the mound as Allen lifts one cannonball into the air. A row of capitals rest on a low wall in the background where Allen's bicycle is visible.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben next to a mound of cannonballs on the Acropolis, Athens, 1891

Tsisdarakis Mosque, Athens, 1891

Description:
Crowd opening a path for William Sachtleben to the Tsisdarakis Mosque (also known as Tzami Tzistaraki, and Mosque of the Lower Pazari, 18th century) on Areos and Pandrossou Streets. The front wheel of the bicycle of Sachtleben or of Thomas Allen is visible in the open path. The mosque later became the Mouseio Hellēnikēs Laikēs Technēs or Museum of Greek Folk Art.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Tsisdarakis Mosque, Athens, 1891

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with their bicycles in the portico of the Erechtheum, Athens, 1891

Description:
Distant view from NW towards Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben with their bicycles in the portico of the Erechtheum (Erechtheion) with the south porch of the caryatids visible in the distance. A couple sit in a small doorway to the right of the main portal. Marble architectural blocks are lined up on the ground.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with their bicycles in the portico of the Erechtheum, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora, Athens, 1891

Description:
The center of the Agora was open until a theater was built there, called the Odeion of Agrippa. It was destroyed by fire in A.D. 267 and in about A.D. 400 the Stoa of the Giants (also known at the Palace of the Giants or the Gymnasium) was built using the colossal Giant and Triton statues from the debris of the Odeion of Agrippa on its north side.
Date:
January 28, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora, Athens, 1891

Thomas Allen with a new Humber bicycle, standing next to a Greek man in traditional dress, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of Thomas Allen (probably), wearing a fez or tarboush type hat, with a new Humber bicycle, standing next to a Greek man in traditional dress including a white pleated foustanella, white shirt with wide sleeves, white socks and pointed shoes called tsarouhia.
Date:
March 12, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen with a new Humber bicycle, standing next to a Greek man in traditional dress, Athens, 1891

Thomas Allen, Serope Gurdjian, and the photographers Aristotelis and Konstantinos Rhomaides on a city street, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of, L to R, Thomas Allen, Serope Gurdjian, and the two brothers Aristotelis and Konstantinos Rhomaides (photographers specializing in the documentation of archeological sites) on a narrow street in Athens, perhaps near the Rhomaides' atelier (listed in 1907 as "3 Place de la Constitution" which is now Constitution Square, or Syntagma Square).
Date:
January 10, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen, Serope Gurdjian, and the photographers Aristotelis and Konstantinos Rhomaides on a city street, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben examining the grave relief of Demetria and Pamphile, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of William Lewis Sachtleben examining the marble grave relief (stele) of Demetria and Pamphile (ca. 325-310 BC.) at the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos in Athens. Sachtleben leans against the monument as he reaches to touch the leg of the throne of Pamphile with his right hand; his bicycle rests against his side. He holds a small book in his left hand and another open book rests on the base of the monument. Ancient ruins are visible in the landscape beyond.
Date:
January 15, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben examining the grave relief of Demetria and Pamphile, Athens, 1891

Guards disputing the passage of William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen to the Acropolis on bicycle, Athens, 1891

Description:
View of William Sachtleben with his Humber bicycle (L) and Thomas Allen with his bicycle, with Acropolis guards and others at the top of the steps of the Propylaea. Sachtleben and Allen are trying to gain access to the Acropolis. The Parthenon is visible in the background. The guard in the foreground is wearing traditional Greek dress including a white pleated foustanella, a white shirt with wide sleeves, and a fermeli (vest).
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Guards disputing the passage of William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen to the Acropolis on bicycle, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben conversing with women and children on a street, Athens, 1891

Description:
William Lewis Sachtleben conversing with women and children on a street in Athens. Sachtleben stands next to his bicycle facing the women and girls who are standing in front of a stone building with a humble wooden addition. A building is in the background.
Date:
January 28, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben conversing with women and children on a street, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen on bicycle, Greek guards and others in front of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Description:
View of William Sachtleben (L) and Thomas Allen on bicycle, Greek guards in pleated white foustanella garments (center) and three others (background L) in front of the Parthenon, with large column drums (?) and other architectural debris in the foreground and scattered across the landscape.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen on bicycle, Greek guards and others in front of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of William Lewis Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora in Athens. Sachtleben stands with his bicycle next to a colossal statue on a pedestal. Another unidentified man stands on the left. A high stone wall and two houses are visible in the background.
Date:
January 28, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben, Thomas Allen, an Acropolis guard and three others at the porch of the Caryatids of the Erechtheum, Athens, 1891

Description:
View of William Sachtleben (L) and Thomas Allen with their Humber bicycles, an Acropolis guard (R, wearing a white pleated foustanella) and 3 others in front of the porch of the Caryatids of the Erechtheum (Erechtheion).
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben, Thomas Allen, an Acropolis guard and three others at the porch of the Caryatids of the Erechtheum, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben, Thomas Allen and three Acropolis guards seated on column fragments, Athens, 1891

Description:
View of William Sachtleben next to an Acropolis guard who is elevated on a truncated column with two Humber bicycles parked in front of them. Another guard is seated on a truncated column on the left, next to Thomas Allen and a third guard seated on a column resting on its side. Two of the guards are dressed in white pleated foustanella garments.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben, Thomas Allen and three Acropolis guards seated on column fragments, Athens, 1891

Panoramic view of Lycabettus and the city of Athens, looking northeast, 1891

Description:
Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos (Greek: Λυκαβηττός, pronounced [likaviˈtos]), is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece. At 277 meters (908 feet) above sea level, the hill is the highest point in the city that surrounds it. Pine trees cover its base, and at its two peaks are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant [Wikipedia].
Date:
[between January 3, 1891-March 19, 1891]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Panoramic view of Lycabettus and the city of Athens, looking northeast, 1891

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben racing their bicycles on the Acropolis, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben racing their Humber bicycles in front of the Parthenon (L) on the Acropolis as 2 seated Greek guards watch. The guards wear traditional dress including a white pleated foustanella and white socks.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben racing their bicycles on the Acropolis, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of William Lewis Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora in Athens, in front of three of the colossal figures of Giants and Tritons on pedestals. Sachtleben stands next to his bicycle and seven or so small children are behind him looking toward him. Two houses can be seen in the background.
Date:
January 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben at the Stoa of the Giants in the Agora, Athens, 1891

William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen on the Acropolis posing with guards where the statue of Athena Promachos once stood, Athens, 1891

Description:
Group portrait of William Sachtleben (3rd from L) with his Humber bicycle and an Acropolis guard, Thomas Allen with his bicycle and an Acropolis guard, and a 5th man on the L, posing on the spot where the statue of Athena Promachos once stood. The 2 guards wear traditional Greek dress including a white pleated foustanella. A panoramic view of Athens is visible in the background.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen on the Acropolis posing with guards where the statue of Athena Promachos once stood, Athens, 1891

Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with two Greek guards next to the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben conversing with a Greek guard on the Acropolis next to the Parthenon as another guard watches. Their Humber bicycles are parked next to them. The guards wear traditional dress including white pleated foustanella and white socks. A column drum is in the foreground.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben with two Greek guards next to the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

Serope Gurdjian deciphering the inscription on a Roman sarcophagus near the Street of Tombs, Athens, 1891

Description:
Photograph of Serope Gurdjian, a sightseeing companion of William Lewis Sachtleben and Thomas Gaskell Allen, in the Kerameikos area of Athens on top of a recently excavated Roman sarcophagus near the Street of Tombs in Athens deciphering the inscription. A bicycle is parked against a mound in front of the tomb and a low stone wall is in visible the background.
Date:
January 15, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Serope Gurdjian deciphering the inscription on a Roman sarcophagus near the Street of Tombs, Athens, 1891

Thomas Allen poses on his bicycle on a block of marble at the Propylaea, Athens, 1891

Description:
View of Thomas Allen at the Propylaea on his Humber bicycle on top of a large block of marble. An Acropolis guard dressed in a white pleated foustanella and seated on another block of marble observes him. Another man is visible behind the guard. View from south.
Date:
March 13, 1891
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Collection:
Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Thomas Allen poses on his bicycle on a block of marble at the Propylaea, Athens, 1891