Socrates Potamitis
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769
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
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CYLHA.10.059 (58)
This photograph features Socrates Potamitis, Yiangos Potamitis’ cousin, a doctor by profession, pictured as a young student of the Greek Gymnasium of Limassol. Socrates is dressed in a school uniform typical of gymnasium students of the time. His outfit consists of a structured buttoned jacket with a high collar, neatly tailored to give a professional and disciplined appearance. The jacket is paired with matching trousers, emphasizing the uniformity and formality of the dress code. He wears a cap featuring an emblem of his school. His shoes are polished and sturdy. Socrates is posed standing beside an ornate pedestal, which holds a stack of books. In his hand, he holds a book or a notebook.