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Princeton University Library Collection of Konstantinos Dimitriou Photographs
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Konstantinos Dimitriou (dates unknown) worked in Athens from ca. 1875 to 1900. He photographed towns, archaeological sites, and monuments, producing large-format pictures for the tourist trade. [http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/photography_greece/photographers.html]
Consists of an open collection for Dimitriou photographs of classical sites in Athens, including the Syntagma square, theTemple of Olympian Zeus, the Erechtheum, the Propylaea, the arch of Hadrian, the Acropolis, the Odeion of Herodes Atticus, the Byzantine church of Saints Theodore, and two grave-markers. There is also an image of Piraeus signed by Dimitriou.
Purchase and Gifts.
No appraisal information is available.
Organization
- Erechtheum (Athens, Greece) -- Photographs.
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Athens, Greece) -- Photographs.
- Olympieion (Athens, Greece) -- Photographs.
- Karamitsos, A.
- Petros Vergos
Subject
- Photographers -- Greece -- 19th century
- Acropolis (Athens, Greece) -- Photographs
- Arch of Hadrian (Athens, Greece) -- Photographs
- Sculpture, Greek -- Photographs
Place
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2012
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
1 box
Consists of two photographs mounted on both sides of a card board. The first one, an albumen print (19.5 x 25.5 cm.) depicts the Areopagus (Mars' Hill) with a panoramic view of the city of Athens. Photograph bears a handwritten title in French "Aréopage" and photographer's signature "K. Dimitriou", on the print. Handwritten title: "Athens. The Areopagus from the Acropolis. Temple of Theseus below," on the card board and the number "10" on the left hand-side corner. On the reverse, there is attached a silver print (25.5 x 19 cm.) of Athena's statue entitled "Athens. Archaic statue of Athena (Coloured) from the ancient Parthenon", on the board and "Muse de l' Acropole" on the print. The photographer is unknown.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of an albumen photograph (19.2 x 25. 2 cm.) of Areopagus (Mars Hill) with a panoramic view of Athens. Photograph is mounted on mat board; handwritten title in French "Aréopage" and photographer's signature on the negative; caption in German on the mat board reads "Athen: Aeropag, von S.O."
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of an albumen photograph (18.9 x 25.1 cm.) of the Temple of Zeus (Olympieion) and the Acropolis; handwritten title in French "Jupiter Olympien et Acropole" in the negative.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of an albumen photograph (19 x 25 cm.) of the Old Royal Palace (it has housed the Hellenic Parliament since 1934; handwritten title in French "Palais Royal) in the negative and a second title in German in the mat board "Athen: Königliches Schloss."
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of two albumen prints (25.5 x 19 cm each) mounted on both sides of a mat board. The first image depicts the Temple of Olympian Zeus, with handwritten title on the image "Jupiter Olympien." On the reverse, the second image depicts the Hill of Areopagus with handwritten title "Aréopage" and the photographer's signature "K. Dimitriou", on the negative.
Physical Description1 folder