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Collection of Lantern Slides of Antiquities of Athens, Greece

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Call Number:
C1743
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
1 box
Language:
English
Date:
circa 1901-1910 (inclusive)
Form:
Lantern slides -- 20th century. and Lantern slides
Abstract:
Consists of (27) color and black-and-white lantern slides of Athens, Greece depicting antiquities, architecture, local costumes and everyday life in Athens at the beginning of the 20th century.

This collection comprises twenty seven lantern slides (10 x 8.5 cm. each), nineteen hand-coloured and four black-and-white. They depict antiquities, architecture, local costumes, and everyday life in Athens, Greece at the beginning of the 20th century. All bearing printed captions and numbering. Eleven with "Underwood & Underwood" or "Keystone View Company" copyright, the rest with "Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery" label.

Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund. (AM 2024-004)

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This collection was processed by Kalliopi Balatsouka in July 2023. Finding aid written by Kalliopi Balatsouka in July 2023.

No materials were removed from the collection during 202X processing beyond routine appraisal practices.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Kalliopi Balatsouka
Finding Aid Date
2023
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single copies may be made for research purposes. No further duplication 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 Special Collections 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

Antiquities of Athens, circa 1901-1910. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Consists of twenty-seven lantern slides depicting various antiquities of Athens, including the Acropolis and its monuments, such as the Parthenon, the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike, statues, such as part of the frieze by Phidias on the west wall of the Parthenon, the pediment with the Victory of Athens, and the statue of Athena Parthenos; the Tower of the Winds; Columns of Olympian Zeus with the Acropolis in the background; the Royal Palace; the Olympieion; the Theater of Bacchus; the prison of Socrates; the gravesite memorial (stele) to two sisters Demetria and Pamphile at the Kerameikos archaeological park (cemetery); and the Pnyx. There are also slides showing scenes of evreyday life, architecture and local costumes: the Old Market Place; bridge across Ilissus to Stadium; a soldier of the King's Guard; and villas of the wealthy.

Physical Description

1 box

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