Vintage Portraits/ People

Photo provided by Mr. Emmanuel Casimatis. This was one of the first Soccer Clubs in Kythera. The people in the photo are: From Left to right, Kostas Cassimatis (Papadopoulos) Theodoros Casimatis(Bakalis and captain of th...

Photo Provided by Mr.Emmanuel Casimatis. 1936 From left to right: E.Casimatis,J.Calligeros and G.Calligeros

This group photograph was given to me by my uncle Manuel Belos Coroneos. I cannot place any of the faces. Can anyone help?

Two young mates from Karavas, Manuel (Belos) Coroneos & Vangelli (Hlihlis) Tzortzopoulos. Manuel was the youngest son of long time mayor Triunduphilos Coroneos, and Georgia (nee, Mentis.) Evangelos, known as Vangelli, wa...

[In the photograph above, the portrait of my grandmother has been superimposed next to the portrait of my grandfather. My grandfather never knew my grandmother - at the age she is portrayed in this photograph. The reason...

Yeoryi Dimitri Tzortzopoulos was born in Karavas in c. 1869. His parachoukli was Hlihlis; not to be confused with the soi, Yeoryopoulos, Ayia Pelagia, who share the same nickname. He married Olympia Tzortzopoulos (Pappay...

Theothori (Ri-Ri) Tzortzopoulos, one of a number of children born to George Dimitri Tzortzopoulos, and Olympia (nee, Tzortzopoulos) in Karavas, Kythera. In birth order, these children were, Katina, Marouli, Dimitri, Mina...

Harry is the strong young man in the centre. He would have been about 19-20 years of age at the time. I include this photograph because a number of Kytherians would have worked on such boats prior to WWII. It would be in...

Harry Aliferis is on the extreme right, top row. Yannis (John) Aliferis is in the centre of the front row. Two years later, Harry would migrate to Australia. I am uncertain as to when Yanni migrated. Another entry at His...

Two years later, Harry would migrate to Australia. [I include this entry for the tangential reason that a number Kytherians a. joined the Navy as a means of obtaining good, steady employment b. found their way to Austral...

I came across this photo with my dad but unfortunately he is not sure of date or time.We do recognise his very young sister in law Eleni sklavos fifth from the right.Can anyone shed some light?

This photo was taken in 1927 as six young boys were about to embark on a Journey to Aust. The photographer is unknown and my father believes the photo was taken in Agia Pelagia before they boarded the boat. From Left to...

With my mother 1935

Walking in Hora outside of "Estavromenos" church after a service held in that church.His next stop was the Scouts Hall in Hora.Scoutmasters were Andreas Fatseas(Maths teacher at high school) and Georgos Masselos (Physics...

King Paul wished to drive the jeep that was owned by Dr.Marselos M.P. on the way to Myrtidia. Dr. Marselos warns him about Kytherian roads 1948

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...