Historical information

The photo is of A.J. Lucas and his wife, Margaret (nee Wilson). Antonios J Lekatsas (Lucas) arrive in Australia in 1886 and was a founding member and of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. He was also the first president, a position he held from 1916 to 1924. He married Margaret Wilson, in 1893. Margaret was also very active in Ithacan Philanthropic Society and was a member of the Women's Auxiliary. Together they established some of the most successful restaurants in Melbourne during early decades of the 20th century.

Physical description

A scanned copy of a studio photograph of a couple which has been backed onto white cardboard.

Inscriptions & markings

A brief handwritten biography of A.J. Lucas has been written in Greek on the back of the white board.