Historical information

The photograph was taken at an Ithacan picnic, possibly at Bacchus Marsh
Seated from left to right: Raftopoulos Spyros, Florias Harry, Kastavinos Zervos, Raftopoulos Athanasios, Karpouzis George, Varvarigos Platon,
Standing from left to right: Tsilianos George, Anagnostatos Hector, Raftopoulos Panagiotis, Defteros Christos, Lekatsas Angelos, Mavrokefalos Gerasimos, Megalogenis Dennis, Razos Andreas.

Significance

The annual picnic was a regular event in Melbourne amongst the Ithacan community. For many decades the picnic was held at Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh. In 1980 Ferny Creek became the venue for the annual picnic.

Physical description

A black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. A group of 16 men dressed in casual clothes and seated in 2 rows, in an outdoor setting under trees.

Inscriptions & markings

The names of all the people in the photograph have been written in both Greek and English on the back.