Accession Number | 130320 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Krauth, Victor John |
Place made | Greece: Athens |
Date made | 4 April 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
HOTEL ARIADNE, EKALI. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE NOTED: "THERE WAS SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING ...
Description
HOTEL ARIADNE, EKALI. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE NOTED: "THERE WAS SOME DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING THIS BUILDING, WHICH, AT THE TIME OF OUR VISIT, WAS THE HQ OF AN ENGLISH BATTALION. LOCAL INHABITANTS WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. I SUSPECTED THAT THE ORIGINAL CAFE ARIADNE HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED DURING THE ENEMY OCCUPATION, AND THAT THE BUILDING SHOWN IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS A PRIVATE HOUSE BEARING A SIMILAR NAME, OR ONE VERY LIKE IT. THE PRESENT OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATTER. HOWEVER, TWO OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS FINALLY MANAGED TO AGREE THAT THIS WAS INDEED THE ARIADNE WE WERE LOOKING FOR, AND, FOR THE TIME BEING, I ACCEPTED THEIR ASSURANCE. WE WILL RETURN TO THIS AREA LATER, AND THEN MAKE MORE EXTENSIVE ENQUIRIES."