- Collection Overview
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Athēnai, Athènes Souvenir, Photograph album, undated
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of a photograph album containing 14 enlarged mounted post cards of depicting several classical sites of Athens, historical buildings and views of the city. Included are images of the Parthenon, the Acropolis, the Erechtheum, the Propylaea, the porch of Karyatides, a panoramic view of the city of Athens with Lycabetus Hill, the Areopagus, the Panathēnaiko Stadio, the Kerameikos, the prison of Socrates, and one image of a female traditional Greek costume. All of the images bear a title on the print in white ink both in Greek and in English; a few are numbered. Album is bound in paper with title in silver color.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund. (AM 2022-101)
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information
This item was processed and described by Kalliopi Balatsouka in February 2022.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Athēnai, Athènes Souvenir, Photograph album ; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box B-001845
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Subject Terms:
- Monuments -- Greece -- Athens -- photographs
- Genre Terms:
- Photograph albums -- Greece -- Athens
- Places:
- Athens (Greece) -- photographs
Acropolis (Athens, Greece). -- photographs
Propylaea (Acropolis, Athens, Greece). -- photographs
