Black and white

At the carnival around the mid-1950s: the young Emilia Siechrian is dressed half as a bride and half as a groom. The outfit combines a long white dress (wedding dress), gloves, a veil and a bouquet, with a men's suit with a bow tie and a cylindrical top hat. The photo was taken outdoors.

Archive of Maro Siechrian - Georgiadou

Outdoor excursion on Green Monday, in the late 1940s. In front of the photographed persons there is food (bread, canned food, food in cookware, fruits, etc) and drinks (wine, beers), which had been brought to the site in baskets. The feast atmosphere is complemented with the music of accordion. Among the members of the group, are: Polina Valdasseridis, and Peppa Iakovidou (standing left), Irma Glaszner (in the same row on the right) and Lora Stavrinidou (third from the left). Ιn the centre, is seen Maro Valdasseridou making a toast. On her right is sitting Maritsa Tsepi and in front of her Ludwig Glaszner, with his wife Anneta and Pavlos Valdasseridis. On the front, sitting on the ground are the children Laurel and Daphnis Iakovidis, and next to Daphnis is Monica Zirigovič. Phivos Stavrides Foundation-Larnaca Archives, Π.Β.Κ6.60

Maro Stavrinidou, photographed in Paphos in October 1919, at the age of 5 years and 8 months. She wears a white dress with cut embroidery and lace on the fringes, and a hat with a flower garland over long hair with a bow. A cross, a gold coin and other amulets hang from a chain around the neck, while numerous bracelets adorn the hands. The outfit is completed with buttoned ankle boots over knitted socks, and an umbrella in the right hand. In the left hand she holds a doll, similarly dressed to her, but with a wide straw hat with a bow. Next to little Maro there is a pot with a plant. The photo was taken outdoors οn paved floor with a black curtain in the background. Phivos Stavrides Foundation-Larnaca Archives Π.Β.A 3.1.

The brothers Renos and Andreas Evrιviades, around 1928. The older brother, in  white shirt and long pants with a belt, is holding a tennis racket, while the younger one, with shorts and an elastic belt with a metal snake-shaped buckle,  is holding a small ball. Louis Perentos – Evros Evriviades archives

Elena, Mark, Theano and Paulina, the orphans of Ieronymos Varlaam,  photographed dressed in black mourning clothes, in 1916.The exception is the little boy who wears a navy suit with white stripes on the collar. The dresses of the three girls have a similarly simple design, with a round collar and long sleeves. They have black ribbons to hold the hair. Phivos Stavridis Foundation – Larnaka Archives, Π.Β.Κ 3.66.

Clio Mantovani with her son Tony in her arms. She sits in a wicker upholstered wooden chair holding an open parasol. The photograph captured a summer holiday scene in Troodos, early 1930s. Phivos Stavridis Foundation, Π.Β.Κ 6.217.

Laura Pascottini-Stavrinidou with her niece Peppa in her arms, early 1910s. After the death of her brother, Lora raised the orphan Peppa as her daughter. Photo by Glaszner Studio. Phivos Stavrides Foundation-Larnaca Archives. Π.Β.Κ6.22.

Infant in bikini swimsuit. It consists of a fluffy shorts and a narrow halter top. The baby is standing balancing on an armchair. Louis Perentos - Archive of Andreas Makris.

A couple of peasants.  The man is wearing a dark coloured vest over a light coloured shirt, a black baggy knee-breeches (vraka) and leather boots. The woman is wearing a dark coloured shirt,  a light coloured skirt and a headscarf. 

A group of men sitting in front of a coffee shop in Lefkara