Photograph of a man, sitting in a chair, with two girls and a boy, from the Abdullah Frères photo shop of Istanbul. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photograph of D. Stefanopoulos with members of his family and Alekos Singopoulo (last on the right). Handwritten dedication to Cavafy on the verso, which is in the form of a postcard.

Photograph of Cavafy's death mask. Blank verso. Accompanied by envelope bearing a line in Arabic on the recto.

Photograph of a portrait of Cavafy made by Charikleia Alexandridou (Stefanopoulou). The original work is dated to 1928. The photograph also depicts a handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Papoutsakis, in the portrait frame. Handwritten notes on the verso.

Photograph of the bed in the Greek Hospital of Alexandria, where Cavafy died. Some of his personal items can be seen, such as his notepad with the pencil, some books and his suitcase. Three copies. On the verso of one of them, the rubber stamp "Cavafy Archive phot. 7" and a handwritten description of the photograph. Handwritten note on the verso of another copy. All copies bear the embossed stamp of the photographer, Apostolos Ververis (Ververis Alexandrie).

Part of a photograph of a painting made by Sofo (Sofoklis Antoniadis), depicting Cavafy sitting in a desk with a lamp, writing. Part of the photograph has been cut off. The verso is in the form of a postcard.

View of the interior of Cavafy's flat. It depicts the living room, with a sofa, armchairs and a desk. According to the handwritten note on the verso, this is the only copy of the photograph.

Photograph of a boy in sailor's clothes, sitting on the arm of a seat and holding a book in his hands. The logo of the photo shop in Birkenhead, Liverpool, in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso. Also on the verso: serial number which is very close to that of another photograph from the same photo shop, with the date indication 1885.

Photograph of a boy in dark clothes. It is holding a hoop and a stick. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photograph of a girl in dark clothes, holding a bird. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Two copies of a photograph depicting a seated girl with an open book in her lap. The logo of the photographer on the verso and at the lower part of the recto.

Photographic portrait of C. Bertini from the photo shop of G. Borelli of Rome. It bears a handwritten dedication to Paul Cavafy as well as place indication (Alexandria) and date. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Undated photographic portrait of a seated man with a cigarette in his right hand. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso as well as the handwritten number of the photograph negative.

Photograph of Bertie Hill in a military uniform from Clarke & Co. in Maidstone, South East England. It bears a handwritten dedication and signature at the bottom right of the recto. On the verso the handwritten note "Tovil, Maidstone" on the verso as well as the number of the negative. Also, the name and address of the photographers.

Photographic portrait of a young man in a suit, wearing a bow tie. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photograph of a standing man in colonial apparel and a colonial hat. He is holding a cane in his right hand. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a man in a moustache and a beard, wearing a suit and necktie. In lower part of the recto, the printed indication "Cabinet-Portrait". The studio's logo in London on the verso.

Photograph of a man with a hat in his right hand. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a young man in navy uniform. The logo of the photographers on both sides at the bottom.

Photographic portrait of a man in a suit, with a beard. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photograph of a man in a suit and sitting on a rock, from the photo shop of N. Fettel & Cie of Alexandria. The photo shop's name in the lower part of the recto. The full logo on the verso. At top right of the verso, faded illegible handwritten dedication in ink to J.C.C. (most likely John Cavafy) and the date; the name of the person depicted ("captain Th[eodore?] Osborne") and the name of the steamboat ("Mareotis").

Photographic portrait of a man in a moustache, beard and plaid necktie. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a man in a plaid jacket. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a young man with a moustache and a beard. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a young man with a moustache and a beard. The logo of the photographer in the lower part of the recto (part of which has been cut off) as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a young man with a moustache, wearing a suit. In the lower part of the recto, the printed indication "Cabinet-Portrait".

Photograph of a watercolour by Nikolaos Gogos. It depicts Cavafy in profile, sitting in an armchair, with a worry beads in his right hand. Signed handwritten dedication by the artist to Alekos Singopoulo on the verso.

Photograph of a woman in a dark dress next to a vase. On the verso, handwritten dedication to John Cavafy, signed "J B K"; place (Alexandria) and date indication, all in English. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photograph of a woman standing next to a table. She is wearing a long dress with a tail and is holding a fan. Handwritten date indication on the verso as well as the photo shop's logo and the handwritten serial number of the negative.

Photographic portrait of a young woman wearing a shirt, from the photo shop L. Fiorillo of Alexandria. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso, along with printed technical details.

Photographic portrait of a woman in a white dress and her hair worn up. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a young woman. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a seated woman with her hands on a table, holding flowers, from the Abdullah Frères photo shop of Istanbul. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of a young man in a moustache, wearing a military-type overcoat. Handwritten dedication to his aunt, Charikleia Cavafy, on the verso; the logo of the photo shop also on the verso. It is probably the poet's cousin, Georgios Psylliaris, son of his mother's sister, Amalia.

Portrait photograph of Alexandros Cavafy. Photographer Apkar Retian’s (Studio Apkar) seal on verso, Alexandros’s name noted with pencil.

Photographic portrait of the poet's aunt, Amalia Callinus, née Fotiadi. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso. The photograph should be dated to the 1896-1899 period, when Amalia Callinus was in Athens.

Reproduction of an etching by the engraver Jean Kefalinos, depicting Cavafy in 1921. Accompanied by a large-size photograph of the work. Handwritten notes on the verso of both.

Portrait photo of Cavafy by Fette & Bernard studio in Alexandria. The logo of the photographic studio on the bottom right on recto.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in two copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie and glasses. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso as well as handwritten dedication by Cavafy to his friend, Pericles Anastasiadis. The photograph should be dated circa 1896, due to the striking resemblance to another similar photograph, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in three copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. He is resting with both hands on a book placed on an ornate piece of furniture. Behind him, a seat. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photograph could be dated circa 1896, due to the striking resemblance to another similar photograph, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in three copies. The poet has short hair and mustache; he wears a suit with necktie, and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso.

Photograph depicting Cavafy arriving, among other guests, at the wedding of Konstantinos M. Salvagos (which took place on 27/2/1927 at the church of the Annunciation, in Alexandria). On the verso, a rubber stamp of the photographic newspaper Elliniki of A. S. Milionis.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in seven copies. The poet has short hair and mustache; he wears a suit and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in six copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photographs are placed inside a handmade folder of paperboard, on which the date indication "1901 or 1903" is written by the poet.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria. The poet has a mustache, he wears glasses, a three-piece suit and a necktie. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso.

Photographic portrait of Cavafy at a mature age, in two copies pasted on paperboard and covered in rice paper with the logo of the photogapher ("Racine, studio suisse"). The photographer's signature on one of the photographs as well as on both paperboards. Handwritten notes on the verso of one of the copies.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in two copies. The poet has short hair and mustache; he wears a suit and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso.

Enlargement of a photograph of Cavafy in his apartment. The photograph had originally been taken by the photographer Racine in circa 1930. The photograph is affixed on hard paperboard. The rubber stamp of the photographer Apkar Retian (Studio Apkar) on the verso. The photograph is kept inside a paperboard folder with the photographer's signature.

Photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in two copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. The logo of the studio on the verso as well as the date handwritten by Cavafy.

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. He is holding a cane and a hat in his right hand. His left hand rests on a book placed on an ornate piece of furniture. Behind him, a seat. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photograph could be dated circa 1896, due to the striking resemblance to another similar photograph, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in three copies. The poet is wearing glasses and a three-piece suit and a necktie. The photographs are affixed on a large paperboard frame. One of the frames is different from the others. The logo of the photo workshop at bottom right of the verso. On the verso of one of the copies, the handwritten date indication "1911" and on the verso of the other, the indication "1911?".

Undated photographic portrait of Cavafy by the photo shop of Fettel & Bernard in Alexandria, in five copies. The poet has a mustache, he wears a suit with a necktie, and glasses. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso. The photograph could be dated circa 1901 or 1903, as it comes from the same photo shoot as another one, dated by Cavafy in that year.

Undated photographic portrait of Charikleia Cavafy. The photo shop's name in the lower part of the recto, as well as on the verso.

Hand-coloured photograph of Charikleia Cavafy at a young age. She is depicted in profile view, wearing her hair in an artful way. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso.

Photograph of Charikleia Cavafy in Istanbul (1882-1885). She is wearing a long dress with embroidery and lace and is holding a fan. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso, along with handwritten notes. Accompanied by a considerably later copy.

Photograph of Charikleia Cavafy in Constantinople. She is wearing a long dress with embroidery and laces, holding a fan. Printed indication “Cabinet-Portrait” and the logo of the photographic studio on the bottom part on recto.

Photographic portrait of a man. In the lower part of the recto, handwritten dedication to Paul Cavafy, with the signature of the man depicted, Enrico Spy and date indication. The logo of the photo shop in the bottom part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of the poet's aunt, Euvoulia Papalamprinou, née Fotiadi. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Photographic portrait of the poet's uncle, George Cavafy. He is depicted sitting, holding a paper. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso, along with handwritten notes.

Photograph of the first-born brother of the poet, George Cavafy, with a moustache and holding a cigarette in his left hand. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Portrait photograph of John Cavafy. Photographer Apkar Retian’s (Studio Apkar) seal on verso, the name of the photographed person with a question mark is noted with pencil.

Photograph of Maria (Marie) Cavafy, wife of Aristeidis Cavafy, née Vourou, with their daughter Charikleia in her arms. It is probably a photograph from the infant's christening. The logo of the photo shop in the bottom part of the recto, as well as on the verso. The photograph should be dated to 1896-1897.

Faded photographic portrait of Pericles Anastasiadis by photographer Aram Alban of Alexandria, pasted on paperboard. Handwritten signature of the photographer ("Alban & Co") on the paperboard. Handwritten notes on the verso.

Photograph of Paul Cavafy seated, with a moustache and a beard. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso. Accompanied by a subsequent enlarged reprint.

Portrait photograph of Paul Cavafy. Photographer Apkar Retian’s (Studio Apkar) seal on verso, the name of the photographed person with a question mark is noted with pencil.

Photograph of Paul Cavafy at a young age in Istanbul (1882-1885), with a moustache and beard. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso. Accompanied by a considerably later copy.

Photograph of the poet's father, Peter John Cavafy. He is depicted standing between a seat and a table, with a book in his left hand. Handwritten note on the verso, along with the photo shop logo.

Photograph of three young boys in the photographer's studio. John, Constantine and Paul Cavafy are depicted. C. P. Cavafy in the centre, on a chair. The date written by the poet at top left. The photographer's logo in Livorno, Italy, on the verso.

Photograph of the three Cavafy brothers, John, Paul and Constantine, dressed in suits The poet is the first from right. Handwritten date by Cavafy at the top. The stuido's logo in Liverpool on the verso. Accompanied by a much more recent print, with the poet's figure enlarged.

Photograph of three boys in costumes. The boy in the middle stands on a piece of furniture and holds a hat in his right hand. This is the later printing of an original photograph not located in the archive. A handwritten note on the verso states that the original picture was by Giuseppe Marzocchini & Figlio of Livorno; it dates the original to 1865 and identifies the figures from the left as follows: Peter (John), Aristeidis and George Cavafy.

Photograph of Leon Verhaeghe de Naeyer, husband of the poet's aunt, Sévastie Photiadés, in an official ambassadorial uniform with medals. He is holding a hat in his right hand and a gloves in his left. The logo of the photo shop in the lower part of the recto as well as on the verso.

Two photographs from John Cavafy's trip to Istanbul (most likely in 1902), at the Zalichi family house. The first depicts, from the left: Dimitrios Zalichi, Smaragda Zalichi, John Cavafy and Marika Zalichi. In the second, John Cavafy and Dimitrios Zalichi are sitting in a porch (probably of the Zalichi residence).