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Photographs

Over 40.000 photographs from the 1880s to 1970s touch upon many aspects of Cyprus life: its monuments, landscapes and people.

Classification
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Prints
Subject
- Abbeys
- Advertising
- Agriculture
- Aircraft Carriers
- Airlines
- Airplanes
- Airplanes, Military
- Airports
- Ambassadors
- Ambulances
- Amusement Parks
- Anglican Church Buildings
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic Animals
- Animlas
- Anniversaries
- Antiquities--Cyprus
- Archaeological Museums And Collections
- Archaeological Sites
- Archaeologists
- Archbishop
- Archbishops
- Architectue
- Architecture
- Architecture, British Colonial
- Architecture, Byzantine
- Architecture, Colonial
- Architecture, Gothic
- Architecture, Greco-Roman
- Architecture, Medieval
- Architecture, Ottoman
- Architecture, Roman
- Architecure
- Architecure, Gothic
- Armed Forces
- Armed Forces--Officers
- Art
- Art, Gothic
- Art, Medieval
- Artisans
- Athletics
- Automobiles
- Aviation
- Aviation Airplanes
- Award Presentations
- Awards
- Barbecue
- Barrels
- Bars And Nightclubs
- Baskets
- Bazaars (Markets)
- Beaches
- Beggars
- Bicycles
- Board Games
- Boat Racing
- Boats
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Buildings, Structures, Etc
- Bullets
- Bullock Carts
- Burial
- Camel Caravans
- Camels
- Camping
- Caravans
- Caravansaries
- Carriages And Carts
- Castles
- Castles--Cyprus
- Cattle
- Caves
- Cemeteries
- Ceramics
- Ceremonial Entries
- Children
- Christian Art And Symbolism
- Church Architecture
- Church Buildings
- Cinemas
- Cities And Towns
- Cityscapes
- Cliffs
- Clothing And Dress
- Clubs
- Coast
- Coasts
- Coffee And Tea
- Coffee Shops
- Colonies--Administration
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Competitions
- Containers
- Cooking
- Cornerstone Laying
- Costumes And Dress
- Courthouses
- Courtyards
- Cutlery
- Cyprus -- Antiquities
- Cyprus--Antiquities
- Cyprus--History--October Uprising, 1931
- Cyprus—Antiquities
- DanCon
- Dance
- Dealers (Retail Trade)
- Dinners
- Dinners And Dining
- Distaff (Spinning)
- Documents
- Dogs
- Domestic Animals
- Donkeys
- Dwellings
- Earth Construction
- Earth Contruction
- Eating And Drinking
- Education
- Education--Cyprus
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Exports--Cyprus
- Factories--Equipment And Supplies
- Fairs
- Farmers
- Farming
- Fish
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Folk Dancing, Cypriot
- Food
- Food Service > Restaurants
- Footwear
- Forest And Forestry--Cyprus
- Forest And Forestry--Switzerland
- Forest Fires
- Forests And Forestry
- Forests And Forestry -- Cyprus
- Forests And Forestry--Cyprus
- Fortification Fountains
- Fortifications
- Fountain
- Fountains
- Fruits
- Funeral Rites And Ceremonies
- Games
- Games And Sports
- Gardens
- Gates
- Gates--Cyprus
- Gatherings
- Government Buildings
- Governors
- Graffiti
- Greeting Cards
- Group Portraits
- Harbours
- Harvesting
- Headgear
- Helicopters
- History And Legend
- Honors And Salutes
- Honors, And Salutes
- Horse Racing
- Horse Sports
- Horseback Riding
- Horses
- Horseshoers
- Hospitality Industry
- Hotels
- Icons
- Implements, Utensils, Etc.
- Industrial Equipment
- Industries
- Industry
- Interior Architecture
- Islamic Architecture
- Justice, Administration Of
- Lace And Lace Making
- Land Forms
- Landforms
- Landscapes
- Lanscapes
- Lifting And Carrying
- Lighthouses
- Lion
- Livestock
- Locust Trees
- Machinery
- Manners And Customs
- Maronites
- Medical Care
- Merchants
- Merry-Go-Round
- Mevleviyeh
- Military
- Military Ceremonies
- Military Ceremonies, Honours And Salutes
- Military Supplies
- Militia
- Mines And Mineral Resources
- Moats
- Monasteries
- Monasticism And Religious Orders
- Mosaic Floors
- Mosaics
- Mosques
- Motor Vehicle
- Motor Vehicles
- Mountains
- Mural Painting And Decoration
- Museums
- Music
- Musical
- Musical Instruments
- Musicians
- Narghiles
- Natural Monuments
- Night Photography
- Nightlife
- Object (Utilitarian)
- Officers
- Officers, Police
- Official Residences--Cyprus
- Olive Oil Presses
- Olives
- Orchards
- Orthodox Eastern Church Buildings
- Oxen
- Painting
- Palaces
- Palm Trees
- Parades
- Parties
- People
- Photographer'S
- Photographers
- Photography--Equipment And Supplies
- Picnics
- Piglets
- Pipe Smoking
- Plants
- Playing Cards
- Plazas
- Ploughing
- Police
- Ponds
- Portraits
- Portraits, Group
- Posters
- Pottery, Cypriot
- Poultry
- Promenades (Pedestrian Areas)
- Public Figures
- Public Officers
- Public Officials
- Public Speaking
- Railroad Trains
- Relief (Sculpture)
- Religion
- Religious Architecture
- Religious Figures
- Religious Institutions
- Religious Institutions--Buildings
- Restaurants
- Rifles
- Rites And Ceremonies
- Rivers--Cyprus
- Sarcophagi, Roman
- Satire
- Savory
- Scales (Weighing Instruments)
- Schools
- Scouts (Youth Organization Members)
- Sculpture
- Seascapes
- Sheep
- Shepherds
- Ships
- Shoe Shiners
- Shooting, Military
- Shops
- Sieving
- Signs And Signboards
- Singers
- Skiers
- Smoking
- Snakes
- Snow
- Spinning
- Sports
- Spring
- Street Entertainers
- Street Photography
- Street Vendors
- Street-Food Vendors
- Streets
- Summer Resort
- Swimming Pools
- Swine
- Taxicabs
- Teachers
- Temples--Cyprus
- Text
- Textiles
- Theater Programs
- Theatres
- Theatres--Cyprus
- Threshing
- Tobacco
- Tombs
- Tombs--Cyprus
- Tools
- Traditional Costume
- Traditional Costumes
- Transportation
- Travel
- Trees
- UNFICYP
- Vagrants
- Valleys
- Vegetables
- Vehicles, Military
- Villagers
- Villages
- War Memorials
- Warships
- Water Mills
- Water Sports
- Water Systems
- Water-Supply
- Waterfalls
- Weapons
- Weddings
- Whirling Dervishes
- Wickerwork
- Wild Birds
- Windmills
- Winter Sports
- Woodworkers
- Wreaths
Medium
- Carbon Print
- Chromogenic Colour Print
- Colour Card
- Gelatin Silver Print
- Jpeg File
Places
- Aalborg
- Agia Eirini (Kyrenia)
- Agia Marina Skyllouras (Nicosia)
- Agia Napa
- Akanthou
- Alona (Nicosia)
- Amiantos
- Aphania
- Bellapais
- Bullet
- Cape Greco
- Corbeyrier
- Cyprus
- Davlos
- Denmark
- Devon
- England
- Enkomi, Famagusta
- Evrychou
- Famagusta
- Galata
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Jerusalem
- Kaimakli
- Kakopetria
- Kalogrea
- Kalopanagiotis
- Kantara
- Kato Pyrgos
- Kolossi
- Kouklia
- Kourion (Deserted Settlement)
- Koutraphas
- Koutsoventis (Kyrenia)
- Kyrenia
- Lagoudera
- Lambousa (Ancient City)
- Larnaca
- Lazanias
- Lefka
- Lefkara
- Limassol
- Louroujina
- Lympia
- Lympia (Nicosia)
- Lysi (Famagusta)
- Lysos
- Malta
- Megisti, Nisos (Island)
- Mesaoria
- Morphou
- Morphou Bay
- Mount Olympus
- Nicosia
- Pano Zodeia
- Paphos
- Pedoulas
- Pentadaktylos
- Pentageia
- Peristerona
- Peristerona (Nicosia)
- Piyi Peristerona (Famagusta)
- Platres
- Prodromos
- Salamis (Ancient Site)
- Skouriotissa
- Skylloura
- Soloi (deserted settlement)
- Stroumpi
- Switzerland
- Tavrou
- Temvria
- Trikomo
- Troodos
- Troodos Mountains
- Trypimeni
- Varosia
- Vouni (Ancient Site)
- Xeros
- [s.l.]
Object Type
- Greeting Card
- Photograph
- Photographic Postcard
- Text
Collection
- A Holiday Album: Cyprus In The 1930S
- Ann Franken-Battershill Collection
- Benny Rasmussen Dancon Collection
- Cyril Ogborne Collection
- Jane D’Arcy Collection
- Richard Chamberlain Collection
- Sir Henry William Butler Blackall Collection
- Sir Herbert Henniker-Heaton Collection
- Sir Joseph And Lady Hutchinson Collection
- Sten Boye Poulsen Collection
- Torben Haglund Collection
20th Century
- 1950-1959
- 1920-1929
- 1900-1909
- 1930-1939
- 1990-1999
- 1960-1969

Ayia Napa Monastery
ca. 1930

Ayia Napa Monastery
ca. 1930

Ayia Napa Monastery
ca. 1930

Ayia Napa Monastery
ca. 1930

Ayia Napa Monastery
ca. 1930

Village in Cyprus
1901

View from Saray Hotel
1964 - 1965

Nicosia
1964 - 1965

Turkish parade
1964 - 1965

Fountains

- Classification
  Photographs
  Postcards
  Prints
- Subject
  Abbeys
  Advertising
  Agriculture
  Aircraft Carriers
  Airlines
  Airplanes
  Airplanes, Military
  Airports
  Ambassadors
  Ambulances
  Amusement Parks
  Anglican Church Buildings
  Animals
  Animals, Domestic Animals
  Animlas
  Anniversaries
  Antiquities--Cyprus
  Archaeological Museums And Collections
  Archaeological Sites
  Archaeologists
  Archbishop
  Archbishops
  Architectue
  Architecture
  Architecture, British Colonial
  Architecture, Byzantine
  Architecture, Colonial
  Architecture, Gothic
  Architecture, Greco-Roman
  Architecture, Medieval
  Architecture, Ottoman
  Architecture, Roman
  Architecure
  Architecure, Gothic
  Armed Forces
  Armed Forces--Officers
  Art
  Art, Gothic
  Art, Medieval
  Artisans
  Athletics
  Automobiles
  Aviation
  Aviation Airplanes
  Award Presentations
  Awards
  Barbecue
  Barrels
  Bars And Nightclubs
  Baskets
  Bazaars (Markets)
  Beaches
  Beggars
  Bicycles
  Board Games
  Boat Racing
  Boats
  Bridges
  Buildings
  Buildings, Structures, Etc
  Bullets
  Bullock Carts
  Burial
  Camel Caravans
  Camels
  Camping
  Caravans
  Caravansaries
  Carriages And Carts
  Castles
  Castles--Cyprus
  Cattle
  Caves
  Cemeteries
  Ceramics
  Ceremonial Entries
  Children
  Christian Art And Symbolism
  Church Architecture
  Church Buildings
  Cinemas
  Cities And Towns
  Cityscapes
  Cliffs
  Clothing And Dress
  Clubs
  Coast
  Coasts
  Coffee And Tea
  Coffee Shops
  Colonies--Administration
  Commemorations
  Commerce
  Competitions
  Containers
  Cooking
  Cornerstone Laying
  Costumes And Dress
  Courthouses
  Courtyards
  Cutlery
  Cyprus -- Antiquities
  Cyprus--Antiquities
  Cyprus--History--October Uprising, 1931
  Cyprus—Antiquities
  DanCon
  Dance
  Dealers (Retail Trade)
  Dinners
  Dinners And Dining
  Distaff (Spinning)
  Documents
  Dogs
  Domestic Animals
  Donkeys
  Dwellings
  Earth Construction
  Earth Contruction
  Eating And Drinking
  Education
  Education--Cyprus
  Excavations (Archaeology)
  Exports--Cyprus
  Factories--Equipment And Supplies
  Fairs
  Farmers
  Farming
  Fish
  Fishing
  Flowers
  Folk Dancing, Cypriot
  Food
  Food Service > Restaurants
  Footwear
  Forest And Forestry--Cyprus
  Forest And Forestry--Switzerland
  Forest Fires
  Forests And Forestry
  Forests And Forestry -- Cyprus
  Forests And Forestry--Cyprus
  Fortification Fountains
  Fortifications
  Fountain
  Fountains
  Fruits
  Funeral Rites And Ceremonies
  Games
  Games And Sports
  Gardens
  Gates
  Gates--Cyprus
  Gatherings
  Government Buildings
  Governors
  Graffiti
  Greeting Cards
  Group Portraits
  Harbours
  Harvesting
  Headgear
  Helicopters
  History And Legend
  Honors And Salutes
  Honors, And Salutes
  Horse Racing
  Horse Sports
  Horseback Riding
  Horses
  Horseshoers
  Hospitality Industry
  Hotels
  Icons
  Implements, Utensils, Etc.
  Industrial Equipment
  Industries
  Industry
  Interior Architecture
  Islamic Architecture
  Justice, Administration Of
  Lace And Lace Making
  Land Forms
  Landforms
  Landscapes
  Lanscapes
  Lifting And Carrying
  Lighthouses
  Lion
  Livestock
  Locust Trees
  Machinery
  Manners And Customs
  Maronites
  Medical Care
  Merchants
  Merry-Go-Round
  Mevleviyeh
  Military
  Military Ceremonies
  Military Ceremonies, Honours And Salutes
  Military Supplies
  Militia
  Mines And Mineral Resources
  Moats
  Monasteries
  Monasticism And Religious Orders
  Mosaic Floors
  Mosaics
  Mosques
  Motor Vehicle
  Motor Vehicles
  Mountains
  Mural Painting And Decoration
  Museums
  Music
  Musical
  Musical Instruments
  Musicians
  Narghiles
  Natural Monuments
  Night Photography
  Nightlife
  Object (Utilitarian)
  Officers
  Officers, Police
  Official Residences--Cyprus
  Olive Oil Presses
  Olives
  Orchards
  Orthodox Eastern Church Buildings
  Oxen
  Painting
  Palaces
  Palm Trees
  Parades
  Parties
  People
  Photographer'S
  Photographers
  Photography--Equipment And Supplies
  Picnics
  Piglets
  Pipe Smoking
  Plants
  Playing Cards
  Plazas
  Ploughing
  Police
  Ponds
  Portraits
  Portraits, Group
  Posters
  Pottery, Cypriot
  Poultry
  Promenades (Pedestrian Areas)
  Public Figures
  Public Officers
  Public Officials
  Public Speaking
  Railroad Trains
  Relief (Sculpture)
  Religion
  Religious Architecture
  Religious Figures
  Religious Institutions
  Religious Institutions--Buildings
  Restaurants
  Rifles
  Rites And Ceremonies
  Rivers--Cyprus
  Sarcophagi, Roman
  Satire
  Savory
  Scales (Weighing Instruments)
  Schools
  Scouts (Youth Organization Members)
  Sculpture
  Seascapes
  Sheep
  Shepherds
  Ships
  Shoe Shiners
  Shooting, Military
  Shops
  Sieving
  Signs And Signboards
  Singers
  Skiers
  Smoking
  Snakes
  Snow
  Spinning
  Sports
  Spring
  Street Entertainers
  Street Photography
  Street Vendors
  Street-Food Vendors
  Streets
  Summer Resort
  Swimming Pools
  Swine
  Taxicabs
  Teachers
  Temples--Cyprus
  Text
  Textiles
  Theater Programs
  Theatres
  Theatres--Cyprus
  Threshing
  Tobacco
  Tombs
  Tombs--Cyprus
  Tools
  Traditional Costume
  Traditional Costumes
  Transportation
  Travel
  Trees
  UNFICYP
  Vagrants
  Valleys
  Vegetables
  Vehicles, Military
  Villagers
  Villages
  War Memorials
  Warships
  Water Mills
  Water Sports
  Water Systems
  Water-Supply
  Waterfalls
  Weapons
  Weddings
  Whirling Dervishes
  Wickerwork
  Wild Birds
  Windmills
  Winter Sports
  Woodworkers
  Wreaths
- Medium
  Carbon Print
  Chromogenic Colour Print
  Colour Card
  Gelatin Silver Print
  Jpeg File
- Places
  Aalborg
  Agia Eirini (Kyrenia)
  Agia Marina Skyllouras (Nicosia)
  Agia Napa
  Akanthou
  Alona (Nicosia)
  Amiantos
  Aphania
  Bellapais
  Bullet
  Cape Greco
  Corbeyrier
  Cyprus
  Davlos
  Denmark
  Devon
  England
  Enkomi, Famagusta
  Evrychou
  Famagusta
  Galata
  Gibraltar
  Greece
  Jerusalem
  Kaimakli
  Kakopetria
  Kalogrea
  Kalopanagiotis
  Kantara
  Kato Pyrgos
  Kolossi
  Kouklia
  Kourion (Deserted Settlement)
  Koutraphas
  Koutsoventis (Kyrenia)
  Kyrenia
  Lagoudera
  Lambousa (Ancient City)
  Larnaca
  Lazanias
  Lefka
  Lefkara
  Limassol
  Louroujina
  Lympia
  Lympia (Nicosia)
  Lysi (Famagusta)
  Lysos
  Malta
  Megisti, Nisos (Island)
  Mesaoria
  Morphou
  Morphou Bay
  Mount Olympus
  Nicosia
  Pano Zodeia
  Paphos
  Pedoulas
  Pentadaktylos
  Pentageia
  Peristerona
  Peristerona (Nicosia)
  Piyi Peristerona (Famagusta)
  Platres
  Prodromos
  Salamis (Ancient Site)
  Skouriotissa
  Skylloura
  Soloi (deserted settlement)
  Stroumpi
  Switzerland
  Tavrou
  Temvria
  Trikomo
  Troodos
  Troodos Mountains
  Trypimeni
  Varosia
  Vouni (Ancient Site)
  Xeros
  [s.l.]
- Object Type
  Greeting Card
  Photograph
  Photographic Postcard
  Text
- Collection
  A Holiday Album: Cyprus In The 1930S
  Ann Franken-Battershill Collection
  Benny Rasmussen Dancon Collection
  Cyril Ogborne Collection
  Jane D’Arcy Collection
  Richard Chamberlain Collection
  Sir Henry William Butler Blackall Collection
  Sir Herbert Henniker-Heaton Collection
  Sir Joseph And Lady Hutchinson Collection
  Sten Boye Poulsen Collection
  Torben Haglund Collection
- 20th Century
  1950-1959
  1920-1929
  1900-1909
  1930-1939
  1990-1999
  1960-1969

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