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Athens / Historic map, Library of Congress

Athens / Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows extant and presumed antiquities (buildings, theaters, tombs, walls, etc.) of central Athens as in 1832. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.... More

The Acropolis from the southeast, Athens, Greece

The Acropolis from the southeast, Athens, Greece

65158 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1897 by Underwood & Underwood."

In the late afternoon shadows steal over the surfaces of ancient columns of the Acropolis softening their worn and ragged edges These columns standing for centuries despite the elements and are huge in size. Mr. Carpenter tries to encircle one with his arms.

In the late afternoon shadows steal over the surfaces of ancient colum...

Photographs show ruins of the Acropolis and Frank Carpenter putting his arms around a column, Athens, Greece.

Columns of Olympieum. Cityscape photograph

Columns of Olympieum. Cityscape photograph

View of Columns of Olympieum (Temple of Olympian Zeus) with Acropolis in background.

East end of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

East end of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

H76119 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7106. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Front view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens Through a corridor of the Parthenon.

Front view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens Through a corri...

Photographs show the Parthenon at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1445 (top image), and no. 1446 (bottom image), In album: European pictures (1923 tr... More

A few small temples still retain their lines of classic beauty. With the recollection of Greece's ancient glory one may spend pleasant hours in the Acropolis The prime minister, Colonel Gonatas of the Revolutionary Government tells Mr. Carpenter what fun it is to boss generals about when only a colonel.

A few small temples still retain their lines of classic beauty. With t...

Photographs show ruins of the Acropolis and Frank Carpenter with the Prime Minister of Greece, Colonel Stylianos Gonatas, Athens, Greece.

Two Athenian boys (foreground) sit down to gaze at the ruins of the old Acropolis, which was the center of civilization many hundreds of years ago

Two Athenian boys (foreground) sit down to gaze at the ruins of the ol...

Filed in: Greece Buildings, monuments & scenic views. No. 09465. Forms part of: American National Red Cross photograph collection.

Profile of the eastern façade, showing the curvature of the stylobate

Profile of the eastern façade, showing the curvature of the stylobate

Photograph shows stylobate or foundation for the columns on the eastern facade of the Acropolis in Athens.

Ruins of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Ruins of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece

H17254 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1119. Notation on recto: "Copyright 1902, by C.L. Wasson."

The Acropolis and Lykabettos (royal palace at right), Athens, Greece

The Acropolis and Lykabettos (royal palace at right), Athens, Greece

Photograph shows herd of sheep grazing and two men standing with the Parthenon in the distance. H88941 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2151. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by American Stereoscopic Company."

The Parthenon showing the scaffolding for the present day rebuilding Mr. Carpenter talks with the Prime Minister Col. Ganatas [i.e., Gonatas].

The Parthenon showing the scaffolding for the present day rebuilding M...

Photographs show the Parthenon at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece and Frank Carpenter and another man with Prime Minister of Greece, Colonel Stylianos Gonatas. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On pa... More

Work goes on the retouching of the world's most classic structure, the Parthenon Mrs. C.D. Morris and Mrs. Carpenter measuring fallen columns.

Work goes on the retouching of the world's most classic structure, the...

Photographs show the Parthenon with scaffolding and Frank Carpenter with Mrs. C.D. Morrris with columns at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1443 (top ... More

Acropolis from Stadium Bridge - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Acropolis from Stadium Bridge - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...

View toward the Acropolis showing Temple of Jupiter and Arch of Hadrian, and Ilissus River. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 6.

[Acropolis, Parthenon, east side, Athens, Greece]

[Acropolis, Parthenon, east side, Athens, Greece]

Public domain photograph of classic architecture, sculpture, antiquity, ancient Greece, Rome, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The most famous classic temple in the world, the Parthenon at Athens, Greece

The most famous classic temple in the world, the Parthenon at Athens, ...

Photograph shows group of women standing with the Parthenon in the distance. H88918 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2110. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by American Stereoscopic Company."

Showing the enormous size of the columns of the Acropolis. F.G.C. One of the most beautiful buildings of the Acropolis. Six ladies hold up the portico. There were seven until an English Lord came along and took one off to jolly old England.

Showing the enormous size of the columns of the Acropolis. F.G.C. One ...

Photographs show Frank Carpenter looking at columns and the Erechtheum (Erechtheion) temple at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1441 (top image), and... More

L'acropolis à Athènes / daguérreotype Lerebours ; Imp. de Bougeard ; Appert sc.

L'acropolis à Athènes / daguérreotype Lerebours ; Imp. de Bougeard ; A...

View of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Illus. in: Excursions Daguerriennes. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, etc., 1842, plate 21. Print based on daguerreotype by N. P. Lerebours.

The Temple of Jupiter Olympus - Acropolis in the distance, Athens, Greece

The Temple of Jupiter Olympus - Acropolis in the distance, Athens, Gre...

H76120 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2300. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1906, by W.S. Smith."

Athens and its acropolis - view from Lykabettos to the sea - Greece

Athens and its acropolis - view from Lykabettos to the sea - Greece

Photograph shows cacti and men in the foreground overlooking the city with Acropolis in the distance. H88951 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2109. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by American Stereoscopic Company."

The Parthenon - east from Acropolis entrance over ancient Pelasgian wall - Athens, Greece

The Parthenon - east from Acropolis entrance over ancient Pelasgian wa...

Photograph shows sightseers amongst fragments of wall and temple. H61269 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1905 by Underwood & Underwood."

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

J136712 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1909 by C.H. Graves."

Lysicrates monument, oldest building of Corinthian order, Acropolis at W.N.W., Athens

Lysicrates monument, oldest building of Corinthian order, Acropolis at...

Photograph shows monument to Lysicrates, patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, with Acropolis walls looming above. H89884 U.S. Copyright Office. No. (16)-2385. Printed on recto: "Copyright... More

The Acropolis, the glory of Athens, from the Theseum, Greece

The Acropolis, the glory of Athens, from the Theseum, Greece

Photograph shows the city with the Acropolis in the distance. H11176 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4139. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1901 by H.C. White Co."

Part of triumphal procession, frieze of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Part of triumphal procession, frieze of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece

H11159 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4122. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1901 by H.C. White Co."

Acropolis and Parthenon, Athens, Greece - stereocsopic card

Acropolis and Parthenon, Athens, Greece - stereocsopic card

H121012 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 03302. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1908 by J.J. Killelea & Co."

Athenes. L'Acropole et le Temple de Thesee

Athenes. L'Acropole et le Temple de Thesee

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Greece. Athens. The Acropolis and Temple of Theseus." Print no. "17296. P.Z." Purchase; Detroit... More

The Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece - stereocsopic card

The Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece - stereocsopic card

D12218 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11167. Public domain photograph of Egypt, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of Jerusalem, Palesti... More

Looking E from propylaea across ruin-strewn Acropolis to west end of Parthenon, Athens

Looking E from propylaea across ruin-strewn Acropolis to west end of P...

Photograph shows sightseers amongst fragments from the Acropolis. H89854 U.S. Copyright Office. No. (6)-9282. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by Underwood & Underwood."

Acropolis from n. west - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Acropolis from n. west - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 5.

The Acropolis, Athens, Greece - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

The Acropolis, Athens, Greece - stereoscopic view, public domain photo...

D8003 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11160. Printed on recto: "Copyright, 1900, by B.L. Singley."

The Parthenon through the columns of the propylaea, the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

The Parthenon through the columns of the propylaea, the Acropolis, Ath...

H76115 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7102. Public domain photograph - Greece, ruins, 19th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Modern Athens, showing the Acropolis in the background, Greece

Modern Athens, showing the Acropolis in the background, Greece

J02932 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 27924. Public domain photograph of Jerusalem, Palestine, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Temple of Hephaestus with the Acropolis in the distance, Athens, Greece

Temple of Hephaestus with the Acropolis in the distance, Athens, Greec...

A black and white photo of a temple in the background. A photograph of a landscape with a temple in the foreground. Public domain postcard scan.

The Temple of Jupiter of the Olympian and the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

The Temple of Jupiter of the Olympian and the Acropolis, Athens, Greec...

H28635 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 4129. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1903 by H.C. White Co."

Horsemen in procession, part of the frieze by Phidias still on W. wall of Parthenon, Athens

Horsemen in procession, part of the frieze by Phidias still on W. wall...

H89828 U.S. Copyright Office. No. (10)-9286. Printed on recto: "Copyright 1907 by Underwood & Underwood."

A few small temples still retain their lines of classic beauty. With the recollection of Greece's ancient glory one may spend pleasant hours in the Acropolis The prime minister, Colonel Gonatas of the Revolutionary Government tells Mr. Carpenter what fun it is to boss generals about when only a colonel

A few small temples still retain their lines of classic beauty. With t...

Photographs show ruins of the Acropolis and Frank Carpenter with the Prime Minister of Greece, Colonel Stylianos Gonatas, Athens, Greece. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. Written on page: Greece.... More

Along the south side of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Along the south side of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

H76120 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7107. Public domain photograph - Greece, ruins, 19th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fragments from Acropolis structure, Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece

Fragments from Acropolis structure, Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece

J213475 U.S. Copyright Office. No. V17142. Printed on recto: "Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood."