Beautiful rare photos of Greece in 1900-1930 (part 1)

Through his photos he shows off Greece during the interwar period

Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas was the first photographer who traveled so much in Greece for more than three decades taking pictures of Greek landscape and people in 1900-1930.

He traveled all over Greece, from Athens to Crete and Kalavryta to Epirus.

His work was innovative and defined the evolution of Greek photography in the 20th century, while through his photos he shows off Greece during the interwar period.

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Photographer Fred Boissonnas

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Athinas street, Athens

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Chania, Crete

440614_006_-Ήπειρος_1913

Epirus

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Parthenon, Athens

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Acropolis, Athens

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Ermou street, Athens

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Kifisia, Athens

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Kalavryta, Peloponnese

440627_019_-_Ιωάννινα_1915

Ioannina

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Zagori

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Andritsaina

 

Source: www.lifo.gr

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