The Vassos Family, Athens, Greece – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures The Vassos Family, Athens, Greece in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Vassos Family, Athens, Greece
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Little is recorded about the Vassos family beyond the name on this card, which places a household group in Athens, Greece, around 1897. The stereograph was issued by Underwood & Underwood, a firm whose cards for parlor stereoscopes reached many American homes. Athens at the time mixed ancient monuments with newer streets, a contrast that drew many travel views like this one. Since the caption data is unverified, treat the setting and the sitters' ties with some caution.
| Created / published | c1897. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood (J.F. Jarvis, publisher). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Family groups--1897; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,416 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140320 |
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