Vintage Portraits/ People

Can anyone identify?Photographer unknown

Michael was born in Symi 1912 while the island was still Italian, therefore arrived in Australia with an Italian passport. He was my wife's (Sadie's) father. Died 18/12/1961 in Sydney. Was a professional fisherman. Had m...

My father Valerios was well known in Kythera with his shop in Hora. Born 1893 died 1969.He was blind the later part of his life. His wife Maria met a tragic death while walking with him to Kapsali in 1962.The eikonostas...

This photo was held by Pipitsa Semitecolos nee Kalokairinou(Calocerinos) from Hora.It is possible that the girl on the left was Pipitsa,but I never knew her until I met her in Sydney in 1950,so I can't recognise any of t...

Pipitsa Calocerinos (Kalokairinou),was married to Peter Semos from Temora NSW.Peter,died 1949.Pipitsa was born 1919 and died 1986.They had four children.Philip,Valerios,Katerina and Peter. Later she married Anthony Cass...

Second from left my grandfather Yiannis whom I never met.He died 1931,born in Alexandrades.

My Uncle Theodore Gavrilys on one of his many trips back to Kythera with some unknown relatives Maybe someone can identify ?

Not sure where this photo was taken?? maybe someone more familiar with the island can identify location?

Left to right: Unknown lady, My grandfather Yiannis whom I never met. He passed away soon after this photo was taken, my sister Pipitsa, my grandmother Eleni nee Leondaraki my mother expecting me. Front: Nina,Yiannis, Hr...

I left Kythera for Australia in 1950 and this photograph was taken with the family that was still in Kythera. Please note: Our family have never had a photo with all of us together as my sister Pipitsa left Kythera when...

Pipitsa was married in Kythera to Petros(Peter) Semitecolos(Semos) in 1934. Peter was in Australia for a number of years before his marriage and worked at Barmedman NSW with Greg Samios(Kotsifos) then he owned a restaura...

My mother was born in Kythera. Her maiden name was Nikolopoulou and her parents were from Gytheon. She was educated at the Naxos Girls Catholic School and received her degree in French. She was killed in a horrific acci...

King Paul and Queen Friderika visited Kythera 1948. They landed in Kapsali and the boyscouts had laid branches of myrtle on the ground.As we had no electricity in Kastro, we had arranged empty tins with diezel in them at...

This photo was taken in Athens in 1922. My father Valerios Kalokairinos born Alexandrades 1893,died 1969,my mother Maria was born 1900 and died 1962

Unknown Kytherian family picture. Found amongst my Father's old pictures. Maybe someone can identify this family?

John Cavallini - second husband of Rosa Cassamaty/Hearn. Amongst other positions/titles - Governor of Kythera during the British Adminstration. The story behind the posting of this photograph to kythera-family.net. By en...

Kosmas P Galakatos (seated) with his son Nikolas K Galakatos, daughter-in-law Elena Alafouso Galakatou, and grandchildren Kosmas & Panagiota Natasa. Photo from 1920s, probably in Piraeus after Nikolas and family returned...

Kosmas P Galakatos & wife (Panagiota Gavrili or possibly Calliope Zandioti?) Children L-R: Ekaterini, Alexandros, Nikolas, Evphrosini. Photo taken in Smyrna 1908

Father Dimitrios Galakatos & his son Polychronis Father Dimitrios was priest at Agios Theodorus, Kythera; he died before 1916.