Greek Collection (#84)

Greece, Crete - Arrival of Prince George
Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands. A Greek force arrived to annex the island in 1897 and the Great Powers acted

Greece, Crete - Chania - Boulevard Prince Constantine

Greece - King George I (1863 - 1913) - assassinated in Thessaloniki

Greek Royalty - Princess Alice of Battenburg (7 / 8)
Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885 - 1969) married to Prince Andreas of Greece. She is the Duke of Edinburghs Mother

Greek Royalty - Elena of Russia (6 / 8)
Grand Duchess Elena (Helene) of Russia (1882 - 1957) married to Prince Nicholas of Greece

Greek Royalty - Prince Nicholas (3 / 8)
Prince Nicholas of Greece (1872 - 1940)

Greek Royalty - Prince Andreas (2 / 8)
Prince Andreas of Greece (1882 - 1944) - the Father of the Duke of Edinburgh

Greek Royalty - Prince Christopher (1 / 8)
Prince Christopher of Greece (1888 - 1940)

Greek Royalty - Prince Georges of Greece (8 / 8)
Prince Georges (1890 - 1947), heir apparent - became King George II of Greece - ruled (1922-24 and then from 1945-47)

Greece - Zakynthos - Arrival of dignitary
The arrival of an important dignitary at Zakynthos, Greece. The Theatre can be seen in the background

Greece - Athens - Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla

Crytilla - Godward
Crytilla - among the most beautiful of Godwards single-figure compositions, depicting a striking model posed against a wall of marble selecting an anemone from a bunch she holds at her breast

Balkan War 1912 - Lesbos (Metelin) returns to Greek control amid scenes of great celebration

Electric Trams at Patras, Greece
Patras - Greeces third largest city, located in northern Peloponnese, over 200km west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras. Electric Trams

Rhodes, Greece - Rhodes Old Town
The rooftops of the Old Town, Rhodes, Greece

Salonika during Turkish Occupation
Salonika, Greece during Turkish Occupation

Corfu, Greece - a man in the traditional local costume of the region and a view of the Island and the coastline

Ismalia, Egypt - The Greek Quarter
The Greek Quarter, Ismalia, Eypt

Piraeus Harbour, Athens, Greece
Themistocles Place - Piraeus Harbour, Athens, Greece

Ladies from Greece using a Singer Sewing Machine
Two Ladies and a gentleman from Greece surrounding a Singer Sewing Machine

King Alexander I of Greece and his wife
King Alexander of Greece(1893-1920) with his wife, Madame Aspasia Manos of Athens(1896-1972), a commoner. The unofficial civil marriage ceremony was conducted in secret in November 1919

Temple of Fame, Barrackpore, India
The statue of King George V in front of the Temple of Fame at Barrackpore, near Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The Temple was built in the early 19th century in memory of 24 British officers who died in

Salonica - Greek Shepherds
Salonica - Four Greek Shepherds, circa 1917-18

Metelin - Village of Petra, Lesbos, Greece

Metelin - Quay of the Port, Lesbos, Greece Date: 1920s

A Woman from Greece
A head-and-shoulders portrait of a pretty Greek Girl in traditional costume, with the Greek flag behind her

A Centaur pulling a plough
A Greek humourous postcard depicting a rather chastened centaur (possibly representing Italy??) pulling a plough, operated by a very sturdy female Greek farmers wife

The arrival of the King at Metelin, Lesbos, Greece
Greece - Metelin, Lesbos, 11th May 1913. The arrival of (probably) the Greek King, a few months after the Island was handed back to Greece from Turkey

Greek New Years Card
An interesting Greek New Years card, featuring two young Dutch girls, with Greek script

Salonica - Yedi-Kule Fortress - Greece
The Fortress of the Seven Towers ( Yedi-Kule) - Salonica, Greece

The City Walls at Salonica
The City Wall at Salonica, Greece

Salonica - Dervish House - Greece
Tekke - Dervish Meeting House at Salonica, Greece

Macedonian Woman spinning
A Macedonian woman spinning wool in her cottage

Macedonian Butcher at work
A Macedonian butcher cuts up a sheep

Salonica - Group of Women from Kiretch-Kieuy, drawing water from a well (albeit one in the photographers studio!)

Babies from many racial groups in Istanbul
The Taste of Milk - 50 babies in Istanbul at the Lazarist Mission, who are Turkish, Greek, Armenian, Syrian and Israeli!

Pergamon, Turkey - The Basillica - one of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. The site of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, situated today in Misia in northwestern Anatolia

Pergamon, Turkey - The latest excavations (1908)
The site of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, situated today in Misia in northwestern Anatolia, sixteen miles from the Aegean Sea. Once nearly invaded by the Celts

Pergamon, Turkey - view from the ruins toward Bergama
The site of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, situated today in Misia in northwestern Anatolia, sixteen miles from the Aegean Sea. Once nearly invaded by the Celts

Constantinople / Istanbul, Turkey - Galata
The steps of the Youksek-Kaldrim that lead down towards the Golden Horn

Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk
The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at

Plume Oil sign
An enamel sign advertising plume oil with the logo of Pegasus the winged horse of ancient myth. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Greek Temple of Giunone at Agrigento, Sicily
The remains of the Greek Temple of Hera Lacinia (Giunone) at Agrigento, Sicily. Agrigento is the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also known as Acragas in Greek)

Greek Temple at Agrigento, Sicily
The remains of a Greek temple at Agrigento, Sicily. Agrigento is the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragras (also known as Acragas in Greek, Agrigentum in Latin and Kerkent in Arabic)

Metelin, Greece
Metelin, Lesbos, Greece - The Street of the Mosque - after the Island was handed back to Greece from Turkey

Greek family living the simple life in London
A Greek family living the simple life in London -- a Greek father walks along the street hand in hand with a small child, both of them dressed in rough sackcloth

Xanthi, Greece
Xanthi - a city in northern Greece, in the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. It is the capital of Xanthi Prefecture. The city is known as Iskece in Turkish, and Ksanti or Skecha in Bulgarian

Ruins at Bergama / Pergamon
The Ruins at Pergamon or Pergamum. An ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia, north western Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea

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