Historic Photos

I recently found an interesting group that makes available a large cache of historic photos of Greece. Now, these great historic photos pop up in my Facebook feed regularly. Here are two samples:

Athens, Acropolis, 1870, Frank TowerAthens, the Acropolis, 1870 – with a view of the now demolished Frankish Tower.

Manhattan, Bayard St.,1898, immigrantsManhattan, 1898, Greek immigrants on Bayard St.

Take a look at Istoria Eikonografimeni here (Facebook page) and here (website).

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