Photographed are Dionysios (Denis) S. Lekatsas (Lucas) and his wife Ekaterini (nee Paxinos). Dionysios owned D.S. Lucas Wholesale at the Victoria Market. In 1938 Dionysios and Ekaterini opened the Lucas Cafe in Elizabeth Street which was open 24/7 and, like many of the city cafes during the war years, was a booming business.A black and white photograph of a smartly dressed man and woman standing in front of a vintage car. Another car is barely visible in the background. The photograph was taken in a large garden. A large cypress tree is on the LHS of the picture and other trees are in the background. It is a Kodak print with the number 31 stamped on the back in blue. A type label with the words 'MR & MRS KATERINI LEKATSA 1936' on it has been stuck across the bottom of the photograph.katerini

The two young women are cousins, left Katerini Paxinos Lekatsas (Lucas), and Marigo Kekatos (Boura). They migrated to Australia from Ithaca in early twentieth century. Katerini arrived in 1908 at the age of 13. A print of an older sepia studio photograph of two stylishly dressed ladies standing in front of a window.

Photo taken outside the Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church, East Melbourne. The bride Katerini (known as Nina or Katherine) is being escorted into the church by her father Spiros Kallinikos together with the bridesmaid, her sister Penelope. Katerini married Marcos Vlasse. A black and white photograph of a bride with her father and bridesmaid preparing to enter the church for the wedding ceremony. billeter

The two women photographed in traditional Greek dress are Katerini Lucas (nee Paxinos) and ? Lekatsas. The women may have been dressed as part of Greek national day celebration or concert. A sepia photograph of two women standing and dressed in identical Greek national costumes. The photograph is in post card format with an undivided back although headings indicate the message and address sides.Stamped on the back is a blue oval stamp with the photographer's details. Printed across the top: POST CARD/ BRITISH MADE.

This was Anthi Chilianis' sixth house located in Queensberry Street, North Melbourne. She lived here from1930 for six years, with her sister-in-law, Katerini Black (Koutsouvelis) nee Chilianis .A coloured photograph of two photos which were scanned together of a re brick Victorian terrace house with a verandah at street level. A lady is standing by the verandah.chillianis

Pictured are first cousins, Billy Black, seated, and Spiro Chilianis. Billy was the son of Nicholas Koutsouvelis and Katerini Chilianis. He was known in Australia as Billy Black. Spiro's parents were Anthi and George Chilianis.A sepia studio photograph of two young boys dressed in suits. One of the boys is seated while the other is standing next to him.

The man in the photograph is Nicholas Koutsouvelis. Nicholas, came to Australia from Ithaca in the late 1800s and in 1922 returned to Ithaca where he married Katerini Chilianis. Together they returned to Australia and settled in North Melbourne and had one son, known by all as Bill Black, who was born in North Melbourne in 1929. A sepia photograph with rounded corners of a man sitting in front of a window on a chair inside a house. There is a wooden plant stand next to him.

The Kostos (Kostopulos) family photographed at an Ithacan Picnic in the mid 1930s. Back from l-r: Maria Kostos (Tonkin) Rollo, Des Kostos?, Laertes Kostopoulos holding a young Chris Rollo. Front l-r: Maria Kostopulos (Dellas), Parthenope Anagnostatos (Kostos), Katerini Kostopulos, Xanthoula/Aristoula? Kostopulos (Vretos) and young boy behind Chris Kostos. A sepia photograph of a family group of as man holding a little boy, an older boy and girl wearing blazers and four younger girls and a younger boy. The group were photographed in a garden with trees and shrubs in the background.kostopoulos, vrettos

The Majestic Confectionery and Fruit Palace, located at 600 Chapel Street at the corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street South Yarra was owned by Spiros D. Kallinikos. His sister Chrisoula is pictured outside the shop. It was situated at The family lived there until 1943. Spiro was married to Evriklia (nee Kolaitou) and they had three daughters Nina (Katerini), Kali (Kaliope) and Poppy (Penelope). As well as opening cafes, fruit shops and fruit stalls in the Melbourne's central business district, Ithacans also ran businesses in the suburbs, initially just beyond the CBD in areas such as South Melbourne, South Yarra, Carlton and Richmond. During the 50s and beyond, as newer suburbs grew, many opened businesses beyond the inner suburbs to areas such as Balwyn, North Balwyn, Camberwell, Burwood, Caulfield, Ivanhoe, Kew.A sepia print of a lady standing outside a double fronted shop.south yarra

A young Dimitri Sofianos is photographed in Ithaca with his older brother and his two sisters, Eugenia and Katerini. His brother migrated to South Africa after which they never saw each other again. His two sisters remained in Greece. Dimitri never returned to Greece after he arrived in Australia and as such also never saw his sisters again.Dimitri Sofianos' story of a family separated by migration was a common theme amongst those who ventured beyond their country of birth in the early years of migration when overseas travel was difficult and communications slower. It also took years of work and hardship to establish themselves in their adopted country and as a result it was often not possible to take the time for overseas travel.A scanned black and white photograph on A4 paper of four young children - two boys and two girls - in front of a curtain. Thew oldest boy is standing behind the other three who are seated.

The photo is taken of a group of Ithacans, most of whom are related and from the village of Kioni, at an annual Ithacan picnic. Standing l-r: Spiros Papadopoulos (Skiomenos), Calypso Sofianos, Katerini ? (Palaitou), sisters-in-law Thalia, Florence and Dimitra Paapdopoulos, Marika Paizis, Nelly, Ruby Paizis, Spiros Danias (Korokis). Seated l-r: Gerasimos Papadopoulos (Tsinis), Jim Sofianos, John (Yiannis) Papadopoulos (Soufi), Yiannis Raftopoulos (Tsagaris), Alkinoos Paizis (Kaleris), Gerasimos Koutsouvelis, unknown. Children l-r: Nick Papas, Irini Pappas, Tasia Paizis (Alpitsis), Kaleris Paizis.The annual picnic was an important event on the Ithacan Philanthropic Society's calendar as it provided an opportunity for families and friends to get together in a relaxed environment away from work and businesses. A mounted black & white photo of a picnic group. There are 8 ladies, 9 men and 4 children.They are sitting and standing in front of some trees.Written on the back in Greek: Present from Alkinoos Paizis 1936