The couple in the photograph are Stavros and Zaharati Marokefalos. At the time the photograph was taken they were visiting the island of Kefalonia which is the largest of the Ionian islands and is close to Ithaca.A non-digital scanned sepia photograph of a lady and man sitting on a balcony that is overlooking a small settlement.stavros mavrokefalos, zharati mavrokefalos, kefalonia, ithaca

The dwelling belonged to the dentist in the village of Stavros, the main village of the northern Ithaca which services the smaller surrounding villages.With the decline in population in the surrounding villages of northern Ithaca, services such as the dentist and post office are now only available in the main town of Vathi located in the south end of the island. Some services are only provided intermittently by visiting professionals from neighbouring Kefalonia or the mainland.A black and white photograph with a white crinkled border of a house with vines growing across the front. There is a metal gate in front of thew porch.