Vintage Portraits/ People

Kosmas P Galakatos. Born about 1857 in Christoforianika, Kythera; died 5 February 1942 in Piraeus, Greece. A trader, importer, exporter in Smyrna with business in Turkey, Russia & Greece. Son of Polychronis Galakatos & F...

Alexandros N Galakatos. Born 14 October 1894 in Smyrna; died 1 February 1988 in Miami, Florida USA. Migrated to USA in 1912. Initially lived in Detroit, later Miami. Changed his surname to Milkton. Married Theodosia Wies...

Australian woman (married to a Kytherian) dressed in a Greek national costume. Photograph taken in Kythera, circa 1939. The identity of the woman is unknown. Can anybody help to identify her? To view a larger collection...

Photo believed to have been taken Lismore, Warwick or Goondiwindi 1907-1910. George, born 1880 Potamos, son of Spyro Ioannis and Maria (nee Tzouanakis/Pavlakou), landed Sydney 1905 and died Brisbane 1954. For other stuff...

"Douris" Petropoulos, from Dourianika, was a stone mason and builder. He and his brothers help build many of the islands churches, including Ag. Giannis in Dourianika and Ag. Elessa, aswell as churches off the island, as...

On the 17th of January, 1941, a group of Kytherian soldiers, having been called to war, disembarked in Githeio, from there to make their way to the Albanian border. Many of them were never to return. Most of those who di...

(left to right) Koola Sklavoo, George Tatarakis and Maria Tatarakis on an outing to Mitata springs.

(left to right) John Leontsinis (nicknamed Sois), George Tatarakis, George Stathis and Jim Semitekolos in Kythira in 1955.

(left to right) Spiros Travasaros, George Tzannes, Dionysis Sklavos in their Sunday best on an excursion to Agia Kyriaki in 1950.

Theodore and Athena Pascalis, taken in the 1940's. After spending many years in Australia, Athena Pascalis wrote a very moving poem about her memories of Kythera, (Ta Kythera)which I have included in the Greek Section of...

Photograph of Theodore Pascalis taken in the CBD of Sydney - in the Markets region - in 1910. He was then aged 13 years.

Locals from Trifillanika note the old iron on window frame.

My Father in 1974 with 2 elder female relatives near my Papoo's home, Logothetianica. Don't know who the relatives are?? Again someone may know of them and tell us? More Amphora jars to be seen

My 1st cousin James Gavrilis of kempsey Australia and my Father, Nicholas Gavriles ,visiting my Papoo's house in Logothetianica in 1974. Notice the amphora jars all around. Does any have knowledge of these jars and are t...

This picture is of my parent's wedding reception at my grandfather's house in 1929

Gregoria Cassimatis (1914-1998) of Pitsinianika, daughter of Petro (Sikoufao) Cassimatis and his wife Maria (nee Tzannes). In 1938 she migrated to Australia and married Emmanuel Fardoulis that year at Kingaroy.

My grandfather, Constantine Emmanuel Fardoulis (d.1938) with my father Emmanuel Constantine Fardoulis (with the moustache) (1895-1984) and my uncle Haralambos Fardoulis. Submitted for Maria Emmanuel Johnstone

Petro Cassinamtis (d.1967) with his wife Maria (nee Tzannes d. 1953) and some of their children: Sakaroula, George, Dimitri (Mitzo), Gregoria (my mother d. 1998, who married Emmanuel Constantine Fardoulis at Kingaroy in...

George and Eleni Vamvakaris on their wedding day, 13 May 1924

Eyklia Samios, the head of the family, sits infront flanked by family members. From left to right: Nikos, Eyklia jr, Sofia, Anastasia, Panagiotis and Theodore. This branch of the family is the only one to have remained o...