This collection, including 163 images in both black and white and colour, belonged to George Markides, former mayor of Nicosia from 6 April 1926 – 31 March 1929. The oldest photographs are from the turn of the 20th century with the most recent ones dating to the second half of the 20th century. Amongst these images are many professional portraits, holiday photographs, family photographs relating to both the Markides family as well as that of Georges' wife Galateia Theodorou Markides (Chrysostomides), and official photographs from public demonstrations and official dinners and events with prominent public figures like Makarios II and III.
The images that comprise the online collection were reproduced from the original prints. The titles were taken from inscriptions on the photos when available. Where no inscriptions were available the titles were generated by the cataloguer describing the depicted subject.
CVAR holds digital reproductions of the originals and shares copyrights with the owner.
Portrait of a Free Mason
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Crowd of people
1927
Three men in top hats
1927
George Markides with his daughter
1927
Portrait of George Markides
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Group photograph on a mountain road
1929--04--14
Donkey ride in the forest
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Donkey ride in the forest
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Women with parasols
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Two couples with donkeys
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Markides family with a donkey
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Group photograph with a donkey
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Man reclining in grass
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George and Galateia Markides
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Man smoking narghile
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Portrait of a man
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Group photograph in front of Selimiye mosque
1929--10--17
Group photograph outside building
1929--10--17
Group photograph in Karlsbad
1929--01--07
Three people in front of Windsor castle
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Three people posing in a park
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People sitting on a lawn
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Emilia Markides on a balcony
1929--10--17
Group photograph with George Markides
1932-05