Historical information
The man in the photograph is George Couvalias, who arrived in Australia from the Ithacan village of Lefki in 1926. For many years, together with his brothers Theofilo and Peter (Pano), they ran the Palace Fruit Shop in Clarendon Street, South Melbourne.
Physical description
A sepia studio photograph of a head and shoulders view of a smartly man.
Inscriptions & markings
Inscription in Greek: Στους αγαπητούς κουμπάρους, εις ένδειξη αγάπης
Γεώργιον Κουβαλιά.
Translation: To dear 'koumparous' as an indication of love. Geogion Kouvalia
