Item 0008 (1995) - Photograph of George Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S03-F26-SF002-0008 (1995)

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Photograph of George Cavafy

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16.5 x 10.5 cm

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The London Stereoscopic Company was established in 1854 and in 1859 its name changed to the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. As the name implies, the company traded stereoscopic photographs and stereoscopes and customised its products and services to respond to the needs of its customers. It had a world-wide network of branches, employing photographers and selling pictures and photographic equipment. The company was dissolved in 1922.

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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.

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      London Stereoscopic Co.. “Photograph of George Cavafy”. Photograph, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S03-F26-SF002-0008 (1995), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S03-F26-SF002-0008.

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