Vintage Landscapes

This photo was taken about 20 minutes from Christoforianika between Christoforianika and Lalianika. From the archives of Stamatoula Mavromati Chlentzos.

A street in Christoforianika, 1935. Home of Yiannoula Koulentianos Chlentzos is in the background. Photo by Peter Chlentzos during 1935 Greek Track and Field tour.

Looking toward Potamos, 1935. Photo by Pete Clentzos during 1935 Greek Track and Field tour.

A street in Potamos on Sunday. Photo by Peter Clentzos during 1935 Greek Track and Field tour.

This home is the birthplace of Diamantis Chlentzos, in the village of Christoforianika. Photo by Peter Clentzos during his 1935 Greek Track and Field tour

The fishing village at the southern tip of Kythera; a supply ship from the mainland puts in once a week. On a clear day you can see Crete, 64 kilometres across the water One of 22 photographs in a supplement on Kythera,...

Published by Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1888 The print measures 119mm x 60mm

Unknown location on Kythera where this engine assembly either from a war plane or some boat sits near the shore. My Uncle theodore Gavrilys and 2 other unknown standing on this engine

Image courtesy of J. Davis.

The Monastery of Orfani in Mylopotamos, from an old post card.

Not sure of location although I can notice a church tower in the background ?? Maybe from Logothetianica??

The view from inside the kastro at Avlemonas - taken in 1985

Kato Livadi as seen from the hamlet of Katouni in the winter of 1973. The British stone bridge or viaduct was built in 1826.

On the road to Myrtidiotissa in 1994. The road has long since been tarred. I too, applaud the initiative taken by Con Gavrilis, re: this important landmark. From the Bulletin Board: Con P Gavrillis. Astor Base Metals 512...

Tρυπια Πέτρα On the road to Myrtidiotissa in the 1950's. Note that the road has not yet been sealed. I applaud the initiative taken by Con Gavrilis, re: this important landmark. From the Bulletin Board: Con P Gavrillis....

Βρύσις Tριφυλλιανιυων From a postcard; photograph by Emmanuel Sophios. The women have arrived by donkey, and are using spring water to wash their clothes. The spring obviously ran much more freely a half century ago. See...

A classic Emmanuel Sophios photograph of Karavas (in the 1950's?), with an almond tree in blossom in the foreground. Note the order of the town, and the highly maintained terraces. The church of Ayios Haralmbos is the hi...

From a vintage postcard. How times change?

From a vintage postcard. Avlemonas in the 1950's. Contrast this photograph with some of the modern portraits of the same scene?

Vintage postcard from the 1950's(?), of Karavas, looking North, with the Patrikios Agricultural School in the background. The young girl on the donkey can only be one person - Matina Cominos (nee, Zantiotis) - Sarandakos...