Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

Explore Photographs Taken by the Former EMU Chair of Geography Between 1900 and 1935.

  • Athens. Cafe near Ilissus. Siesta time

    Corner cafe with doors open around the building. Scrolling cantilever brackets hold up a steel jetty to offer shade over the sidewalk. Chairs and tables can be seen sitting on the sidewalk.
  • Athens. Donkey delivery wagon. Grapes

    An image of a donkey with wicker baskets loaded on it's sides. It is standing in the street next to a sidewalk in Athens.
  • Athens. Dwelling. Kaisarine quarter across Ilissus

    Stone and plaster material dwellings along a street in the Kaisarine Quarter, Athens. A side passage, two story row house can be seen in the right portion of the picture with a car sitting in front of another house.
  • Athens. Lycabettas on left looking W.SW. Hymettus Range

    Image of Athens with Mount Lycabettas in the background to the left. To the right in the background is the Hymettus Range.
  • Athens. Lycabettas, Cafe Gardens

    A cafe garden in Athens with Mount Lycabettas in the background. A tarp pavilion is constructed over tables and chairs to offer shade for customers. A stone retaining wall can be seen in the foreground and it appears to be spring or summer due to the flowers and foliage in the picture.
  • Athens. Pentelicus behind Athens. Looking northeast

    "Athens. Pentelicus behind Athens. Looking northeast." Image of an Italianate inspired structures with trees in the foreground. The image appears to be taken from a balcony.
  • Athens. Pretentious building with roof garden

    Italianate inspired building with rooftop gardens and and cloth pergola stretching across the patio. The building appear to be grand in scale and design compared to the structures around it. Pedestrians, cars and a tram can be seen on the streets around the building.
  • Athens. Worker's house. Kaisarine

    A worker's house in the Kaisarine Quarter, Athens. There are many stylistic elements to the structure such as the cornice and lentil designs on the front facade of the house. A pile of rubble can be seen in the right part of the picture.
  • Athens. Workmen's houses

    A modest workman's house in Athens, Greece. A two bay, central entrance design. Young trees are planted on either side of the entrance.
  • Athens. Workmen's houses in Colonus area

    An elaborate workmen's house in Colonus, Greece.