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William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen riding bicycles within the north colonnade of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891

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Title: William Sachtleben and Thomas Allen riding bicycles within the north colonnade of the Parthenon, Athens, 1891
Contributor: Sachtleben, William Lewis
Date Created and/or Issued: 1891-03-13
March 13, 1891
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
William Sachtleben (R) and Thomas Allen riding their Humber bicycles within the north colonnade of the Parthenon with 2 Acropolis guards visible in the background.
Text from negative sleeve: No. 36. March 13, 1891. Riding on the north side of the Parthenon within the pillars. First time in history of this ancient building.
Handwritten on negative: 21 / 37
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1841_0173
ark:/21198/zz002hfmg2
Subject: Greek temples--Greece--Athens
Guards--Greece--Athens
Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Bicycle touring--Greece
Sachtleben, William Lewis
Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Allen, Thomas Gaskell
Source: Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

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