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The church of Agios Dimitrios with its bell tower and cypresses at the edge of Myloi in the 1950s, with tiled roofs in front and the fields, a railcar and the gulf beyond

Photo: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

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Old pictures of Myloi

Postcards, family snapshots, school photos and aerial views: the village as it once was.

219 pictures · Dates marked “c.” are estimates. Do you know more about a picture, or do you have old photos of Myloi? Let us know.

Before 1940 (33)

  • Sixteenth-century engraving of Heracles and Iolaos fighting the many-headed Hydra

    1545

    Engraving dated 1545, 'Hercules una cum Iolao Hydram occidit': Heracles and Iolaos slaying the Hydra (Labours of Hercules series, attributed to Hans Sebald Beham).

    Source: Public domain

  • Crop of the Expédition de Morée map showing Myli (Lerna), Mt Pontinos, Skafidaki and Kiveri.

    1832

    Crop of the Expédition de Morée map showing Myli (Lerna), Mt Pontinos, Skafidaki and Kiveri.

    Source: Expédition scientifique de Morée (atlas)

  • Naive painting of the Battle of Myloi in 1825, with the mills, the shore and ships in the gulf

    c. 1836–1839

    Panagiotis Zografos for General Makriyannis (c. 1836–39), plate 14: the Battle of the Mills (Myloi) near Nafplio, June 1825.

    Source: Public domain

  • Lithograph "Kolokotronis gathers the victors over Dramalis at Lerna" (1822 camp scene) with a four-language caption; idealised landscape.

    1852

    Lithograph "Kolokotronis gathers the victors over Dramalis at Lerna" (1822 camp scene) with a four-language caption; idealised landscape.

    Source: Peter von Hess (painter), H. Kohler (lithographer), Mey & Widmayer, Munich; National Historical Museum, Athens

  • Plate of sketch plans by Conze & Michaelis, including a plan of the Lerna area with Mt Pontinos and the gulf.

    1861

    Plate of sketch plans by Conze & Michaelis, including a plan of the Lerna area with Mt Pontinos and the gulf.

    Source: A. Conze & A. Michaelis

  • Wood engraving 'Lernæan Marsh': the marsh of Lerna with water, plain and mountains, and travellers with a mule in the foreground.

    1882 (print; design probably c. 1839)

    Wood engraving 'Lernæan Marsh': the marsh of Lerna with water, plain and mountains, and travellers with a mule in the foreground.

    Source: Christopher Wordsworth, 'Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical' (John Murray, London)

  • Original drawing of the station building: façade and ground plan with waiting rooms, station master's office and luggage room

    c. 1886

    Original French drawing of the two-storey station building: courtyard façade and ground floor with waiting rooms for 1st/2nd and 3rd class, the station master's office and the luggage room.

    Source: Railway archive (supplied by Visit Myloi)

  • Black-and-white photograph of a spring-fed stream bed with large rocks, a man standing by a wall and low stone houses behind.

    c. 1890–1935?

    Black-and-white photograph of a spring-fed stream bed with large rocks, a man standing by a wall and low stone houses behind.

    Source: Woodhouse archive, Chau Chak Wing Museum (University of Sydney), NM2007.43.10 "Spring (Sema?) at Myli"

  • Postcard “Η Λέρνη ορωμένη εκ του λόφου Ποντίνου” (Lerna seen from Pontinos hill): streams winding through the marsh

    c. 1900–1920

    Postcard “Η Λέρνη ορωμένη εκ του λόφου Ποντίνου” (Lerna seen from Pontinos hill): streams winding through the marsh.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • The passenger list of the Patris, April 1911, lines 25–26: "Mila, Zacharia, 38" and "Kouvalis, Stavros, 15". Below: their families at home, "his wife Marigo" and "his father Johannis", both in "Kalamaki, Myli, Greece", and their destination: "Ill. Chicago".

    1911-04-24

    The passenger list of the Patris, April 1911, lines 25–26: "Mila, Zacharia, 38" and "Kouvalis, Stavros, 15". Below: their families at home, "his wife Marigo" and "his father Johannis", both in "Kalamaki, Myli, Greece", and their destination: "Ill. Chicago".

    Source: NARA T715, via FamilySearch

  • The back of the same sheet. Mila had been in the United States before ("yes, 1902–1906, Chicago, Ill.") and was going to "his brother-in-law Angelos Kouvalis, 417 N. Wells, Chicago Ill." For Stavros: "the same, as above".

    1911-04-24

    The back of the same sheet. Mila had been in the United States before ("yes, 1902–1906, Chicago, Ill.") and was going to "his brother-in-law Angelos Kouvalis, 417 N. Wells, Chicago Ill." For Stavros: "the same, as above".

    Source: NARA T715, via FamilySearch

  • Plate 67 'Der lernäische Sumpf': water and reeds of the Lerna springs/marsh in the foreground, with the houses of Myloi at the foot of Mt Pontinos behind.

    1912 (per uploader; published 1914)

    Plate 67 'Der lernäische Sumpf': water and reeds of the Lerna springs/marsh in the foreground, with the houses of Myloi at the foot of Mt Pontinos behind.

    Source: Julia Ponten-von Broich, in Josef Ponten, 'Griechische Landschaften' (Stuttgart 1914)

  • Glass-negative photograph of the Tower of the Vasilopoula (Pyrgos Vasilopoulas) between Myloi and Kiveri, crenellated and still fairly intact, with the sea and a cape at right.

    c. 1890–1935

    Glass-negative photograph of the Tower of the Vasilopoula (Pyrgos Vasilopoulas) between Myloi and Kiveri, crenellated and still fairly intact, with the sea and a cape at right.

    Source: William J. Woodhouse; Woodhouse Archive, Chau Chak Wing Museum (NM2007.100.1)

  • Fresco by Theofilos of Kolokotronis gathering the victors over Dramalis at Lerna (1822), with an imaginary landscape.

    1912

    Fresco by Theofilos of Kolokotronis gathering the victors over Dramalis at Lerna (1822), with an imaginary landscape.

    Source: Theofilos Hatzimichail; Theophilos Museum, Anakasia (Volos)

  • The Pannonia, June 1914, line 10: "Antoniou, Zacharias, 24, workman", residence "Mylous", nearest relative "his father C. Antoniou, Mylous, Greece".

    1914-06-16

    The Pannonia, June 1914, line 10: "Antoniou, Zacharias, 24, workman", residence "Mylous", nearest relative "his father C. Antoniou, Mylous, Greece".

    Source: NARA T715, via FamilySearch

  • "LERNE": the spring pool (Amymone) with a triple-trunked olive tree, poplars, reeds and a low tiled house behind.

    before October 1923 (probably early 1920s)

    "LERNE": the spring pool (Amymone) with a triple-trunked olive tree, poplars, reeds and a low tiled house behind.

    Source: Photographer not named (probably G. G.-Toudouze)

  • "Gulf of Nauplia from Myli station": view over the gulf from Myloi station.

    12–14 December 1927

    "Gulf of Nauplia from Myli station": view over the gulf from Myloi station.

    Source: John Pendlebury; British School at Athens Archive, PEN/2/2/1/108

  • Nikos Kazantzakis and two friends standing on the wooden jetty at Myloi in 1927

    24 July 1927

    Nikos Kazantzakis with Pantelis Prevelakis and Kostas Eleftheroudakis on the wooden jetty at Myloi, 24 July 1927.

    Source: ELIA/MIET 03.4.1.72 · CC BY 4.0

  • Black-and-white photo postcard marked "ΜΥΛΟΙ ΑΡΓΟΛΙΔΟΣ": a stretch of coast with a dense group of trees and low houses.

    c. 1930–50?

    Black-and-white photo postcard marked "ΜΥΛΟΙ ΑΡΓΟΛΙΔΟΣ": a stretch of coast with a dense group of trees and low houses.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection (photographer not recorded)

  • Black-and-white view of pools in the marsh, low buildings, a eucalyptus tree and the gulf in the distance

    1930

    Myloi, 1930: pools in the marsh of Lerna, low buildings, a eucalyptus tree and the gulf beyond. Photo by Antoine Bon.

    Source: Antoine Bon (1901–1972)

  • Women washing laundry in the spring water at Lerna, among reeds and trees, in the 1930s.

    1930s

    Women washing laundry in the spring water at Lerna, among reeds and trees, in the 1930s.

    Source: Anna Riwkin(-Brick)

  • Topographic plan of the whole Myloi station complex from the OSE archive: tracks at km 62–63, the pier with siding and triangle, the engine shed with turntable/water point, coal store, station buildings, garden, signals and points.

    1930s

    Topographic plan of the whole Myloi station complex from the OSE archive: tracks at km 62–63, the pier with siding and triangle, the engine shed with turntable/water point, coal store, station buildings, garden, signals and points.

    Source: OSE (Hellenic Railways) archive; reproduced in Lymperopoulou & Kossyfa, NTUA thesis 2022

  • 'Ansicht des Ortes': the village of Myloi at the foot of Mt Pontinos seen across the spring ponds of Lerna, with Profitis Ilias chapel and the Frankish tower on the summit, tiled houses, a eucalyptus and a horse by the water.

    1936

    'Ansicht des Ortes': the village of Myloi at the foot of Mt Pontinos seen across the spring ponds of Lerna, with Profitis Ilias chapel and the Frankish tower on the summit, tiled houses, a eucalyptus and a horse by the water.

    Source: Walther Wrede; DAI Athens photo archive (D-DAI-ATH-Argolis-0451) · digitally restored

  • The prehistoric mound of Lerna from the south-east with metre-gauge rails in the foreground, Pontinos and the southern houses of Myloi, and eucalyptus trees.

    1936

    The prehistoric mound of Lerna from the south-east with metre-gauge rails in the foreground, Pontinos and the southern houses of Myloi, and eucalyptus trees.

    Source: Walther Wrede; DAI Athens, D-DAI-ATH-Argolis-0450

  • Looking south over the open coastal plain between Myloi and Kiveri, with the road to Tripolis rising on the right and the Vasilopoula tower on a mound.

    c. 1937–1940

    Looking south over the open coastal plain between Myloi and Kiveri, with the road to Tripolis rising on the right and the Vasilopoula tower on a mound.

    Source: D. J. Wallace; Courtauld Conway Library 437894 · digitally restored

  • The castle on Pontinos hill seen from the lower tower.

    c. 1937–1940

    The castle on Pontinos hill seen from the lower tower.

    Source: D. J. Wallace; Courtauld Conway Library 437895

  • Ruined tower of the Pontinos castle looking east across the gulf to Nafplio and the Palamidi.

    c. 1937–1940

    Ruined tower of the Pontinos castle looking east across the gulf to Nafplio and the Palamidi.

    Source: D. J. Wallace; Courtauld Conway Library 437896

  • View north from the keep of the Pontinos castle over its masonry towards the Argos plain and mountains.

    c. 1937–1940

    View north from the keep of the Pontinos castle over its masonry towards the Argos plain and mountains.

    Source: D. J. Wallace; Courtauld Conway Library 437897

  • Towers of the keep of the Pontinos castle from the west, with the plain and the shore near Myloi below.

    c. 1937–1940

    Towers of the keep of the Pontinos castle from the west, with the plain and the shore near Myloi below.

    Source: D. J. Wallace; Courtauld Conway Library 437898

  • "Venetian Tower": the crenellated Vasilopoula tower between Myloi and Kiveri, with the gulf behind.

    c. 1937–1940

    "Venetian Tower": the crenellated Vasilopoula tower between Myloi and Kiveri, with the gulf behind.

    Source: D. J. Wallace; Courtauld Conway Library 437899

  • Fig. 22 'Blockhouse Near Lerna, N.E. Corner, Showing Entrance': excavated wall corner of the late-antique blockhouse c. 3 km beyond the spring of Lerna, with bare hills and olive trees behind.

    August 1939

    Fig. 22 'Blockhouse Near Lerna, N.E. Corner, Showing Entrance': excavated wall corner of the late-antique blockhouse c. 3 km beyond the spring of Lerna, with bare hills and olive trees behind.

    Source: Excavation by Alison Frantz and Carl A. Roebuck (ASCSA); photos almost certainly by them

  • Fig. 23 'Blockhouse Near Lerna, Floor Level, N.W. Corner': floor level of the excavated blockhouse.

    August 1939

    Fig. 23 'Blockhouse Near Lerna, Floor Level, N.W. Corner': floor level of the excavated blockhouse.

    Source: Excavation by Alison Frantz and Carl A. Roebuck (ASCSA); photos almost certainly by them

  • Fig. 24 'Blockhouse Near Lerna, S.E. Corner': wall corner with olive trees and a ridge of hills behind.

    August 1939

    Fig. 24 'Blockhouse Near Lerna, S.E. Corner': wall corner with olive trees and a ridge of hills behind.

    Source: Excavation by Alison Frantz and Carl A. Roebuck (ASCSA); photos almost certainly by them

The 1940s (36)

  • Detail of a German aerial photograph of 13 July 1941: the heart of Myloi, with the houses along the main road, the spring ponds of Lerna, the orchards and the railway with its bridge.

    13 July 1941

    Detail of a German aerial photograph of 13 July 1941: the heart of Myloi, with the houses along the main road, the spring ponds of Lerna, the orchards and the railway with its bridge.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive · digitally restored

  • Vertical aerial photo (c. 1000 m) of the Myloi station yard: tracks, buildings on both sides, eucalyptus wood and the large engine shed.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo (c. 1000 m) of the Myloi station yard: tracks, buildings on both sides, eucalyptus wood and the large engine shed.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Vertical aerial photo of Myloi station, the village, the road crossing and the curved siding to the pier with a long goods train.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo of Myloi station, the village, the road crossing and the curved siding to the pier with a long goods train.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Full-resolution crop of the 1941 aerial photo showing the double locomotive shed: two parallel tiled gabled roofs, one with a long roof lantern, tracks entering from the turntable side.

    13 July 1941

    Full-resolution crop of the 1941 aerial photo showing the double locomotive shed: two parallel tiled gabled roofs, one with a long roof lantern, tracks entering from the turntable side.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Vertical aerial photo: railway line with eucalyptus wood, a large building beside the track and the pier.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo: railway line with eucalyptus wood, a large building beside the track and the pier.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Crop of the 1941 aerial photo: a goods train of about 25 wagons on the curved siding from the main line to the pier, a level crossing, village houses and the start of the pier.

    13 July 1941

    Crop of the 1941 aerial photo: a goods train of about 25 wagons on the curved siding from the main line to the pier, a level crossing, village houses and the start of the pier.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Full-resolution detail of the 1941 aerial photo: platform and tracks with two detached tiled houses on one side and a long tiled building with walled courtyard and a small white building on the other.

    13 July 1941

    Full-resolution detail of the 1941 aerial photo: platform and tracks with two detached tiled houses on one side and a long tiled building with walled courtyard and a small white building on the other.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Crop of the 1941 aerial photo of the station core: double track and sidings, a long gabled building by the track with wagons (probably the goods shed), detached tiled buildings opposite, and village houses along the beach.

    13 July 1941

    Crop of the 1941 aerial photo of the station core: double track and sidings, a long gabled building by the track with wagons (probably the goods shed), detached tiled buildings opposite, and village houses along the beach.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Crop of the 1941 aerial photo showing the station grounds with the shed.

    13 July 1941

    Crop of the 1941 aerial photo showing the station grounds with the shed.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Full-resolution detail of the 1941 aerial photo: two round water reservoirs between the tracks, a turntable in front of the locomotive shed, a small building with wagons and a long boundary wall.

    13 July 1941

    Full-resolution detail of the 1941 aerial photo: two round water reservoirs between the tracks, a turntable in front of the locomotive shed, a small building with wagons and a long boundary wall.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Vertical aerial photo of the slopes of Pontinos hill with the road and railway and buildings at the northern edge of Myloi.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo of the slopes of Pontinos hill with the road and railway and buildings at the northern edge of Myloi.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-001

  • Vertical aerial photo of the summit of Pontinos with the Frankish castle ("Burg der Franken").

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo of the summit of Pontinos with the Frankish castle ("Burg der Franken").

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-004

  • Vertical aerial photo of a scrub-covered hill and fields, annotated "Turm" (tower), south of Myloi.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo of a scrub-covered hill and fields, annotated "Turm" (tower), south of Myloi.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-005

  • Vertical aerial photo of fields, road and hillside annotated "Turm" (tower).

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo of fields, road and hillside annotated "Turm" (tower).

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-007

  • Vertical aerial photo (exposure 112) of the coast at Myloi with the long jetty, fields, road and railway.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo (exposure 112) of the coast at Myloi with the long jetty, fields, road and railway.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-010

  • Vertical aerial photo annotated "Lerna": fields, orchards, the spring area and houses along the road.

    13 July 1941

    Vertical aerial photo annotated "Lerna": fields, orchards, the spring area and houses along the road.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-019

  • Crop of a 1941 vertical aerial photo showing the small gabled Profitis Ilias chapel next to the castle on Pontinos.

    13 July 1941

    Crop of a 1941 vertical aerial photo showing the small gabled Profitis Ilias chapel next to the castle on Pontinos.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium; DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-003

  • Aerial photograph of Myloi from 13 July 1941: village, fields and coast seen from about 1,000 metres (digitally restored)

    13 July 1941

    German aerial photograph of Myloi, 13 July 1941 (frame 116) (digitally restored).

    Source: © D-DAI-ATH-Archiv, LB-RLM-EB-5-11-017, courtesy of the German Archaeological Institute, Athens

  • Strip-flight aerial photo (Aufnahme 042): Myloi village at the foot of Mt Pontinos, the long pier, the coastal railway, the station grounds and a shed with two parallel roofs among eucalyptus trees.

    1941–1942

    Strip-flight aerial photo (Aufnahme 042): Myloi village at the foot of Mt Pontinos, the long pier, the coastal railway, the station grounds and a shed with two parallel roofs among eucalyptus trees.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Strip-flight aerial photo (Aufnahme 043): Myloi with the pier and Mt Pontinos at lower right, and the railway and road running north towards Nea Kios/Argos.

    1941–1942

    Strip-flight aerial photo (Aufnahme 043): Myloi with the pier and Mt Pontinos at lower right, and the railway and road running north towards Nea Kios/Argos.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Myloi from a German reconnaissance flight: the village along the main road, the pier, the station, the orchards and the rocks of Pontinos.

    1941–1942

    Myloi from a German reconnaissance flight: the village along the main road, the pier, the station, the orchards and the rocks of Pontinos.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive · digitally restored

  • Strip-flight aerial photo of the coastal plain and shore at the head of the Argolic Gulf near Myloi.

    1941–1942

    Strip-flight aerial photo of the coastal plain and shore at the head of the Argolic Gulf near Myloi.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium; DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-SF-3-05-040

  • Strip-flight aerial photo of the coast and plain annotated "Myli", with the village at the edge of the frame.

    1941–1942

    Strip-flight aerial photo of the coast and plain annotated "Myli", with the village at the edge of the frame.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium; DAI Athens archive, LB-RLM-SF-3-05-041

  • Strip-flight aerial photo of the narrow coastal plain south of Myloi towards Kiveri, with fields and a road.

    1941–1942

    Strip-flight aerial photo of the narrow coastal plain south of Myloi towards Kiveri, with fields and a road.

    Source: Reichsluftfahrtministerium; DAI Athens, Film 93 exposure 044

  • Detail of the base map (USAF 343 CI, 1:250,000) used for the aerial-photo overlay index, showing 'Mili', Argos and Navplion.

    1940–1945

    Detail of the base map (USAF 343 CI, 1:250,000) used for the aerial-photo overlay index, showing 'Mili', Argos and Navplion.

    Source: US National Archives (NARA), Record Group 373

  • Tall eucalyptus trees by the water at Myloi, photographed in May 1945 (digitally restored)

    May 1945

    May 1945: the eucalyptus trees at Myloi under which Australian troops sheltered while waiting for evacuation in 1941 (digitally restored).

    Source: Australian War Memorial 130831, photo V. J. Krauth · public domain

  • The beach of Myloi in May 1945: eucalyptus trunks on the shore, the calm bay with two boats and houses on the point (digitally restored)

    May 1945

    May 1945: the beach at Myloi from which, according to a local resident, Australians were evacuated in 1941 (digitally restored).

    Source: Australian War Memorial 130887, photo V. J. Krauth · public domain

  • Historic orthophoto of Myloi showing the pier, the railway and the orchards

    1945 or 1960

    Historic orthophoto (1945 or 1960): the pier, the smaller jetty to the north, the railway and the orchards.

    Source: Hellenic Cadastre, historic orthophoto layer 1945/60

  • Port of Myloi, 1947: an Uerdingen railcar ('motraki') disembarks from a Navy landing craft (no. 820) while another waits in its hold; crowd and men in uniform watch.

    1947

    Port of Myloi, 1947: an Uerdingen railcar ('motraki') disembarks from a Navy landing craft (no. 820) while another waits in its hold; crowd and men in uniform watch.

    Source: Unknown photographer; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida · digitally restored

  • Five children standing side by side on the stony bank of the water (digitally restored)

    c. 1940–1955

    Five children standing side by side on the stony bank of the water (digitally restored).

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Black-and-white view of the harbour quay with rowing boats, white buildings and Pontinos hill behind (digitally restored)

    late 1940s

    Black-and-white view of the harbour quay with rowing boats, white buildings and Pontinos hill behind (digitally restored).

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Full plate 140 'MYLOI de LERNE. Château' with four photos of the castle on Mt Pontinos.

    c. 1938–1960

    Full plate 140 'MYLOI de LERNE. Château' with four photos of the castle on Mt Pontinos.

    Source: Antoine Bon

  • Pl. 140a 'Site du château vu du nord': Mt Pontinos with the castle seen from the north, with a dirt road, reeds and cypresses along fields at its foot.

    c. 1938–1960

    Pl. 140a 'Site du château vu du nord': Mt Pontinos with the castle seen from the north, with a dirt road, reeds and cypresses along fields at its foot.

    Source: Antoine Bon

  • Pl. 140b 'Réduit vu du nord': the inner keep of the Myloi castle seen from the north.

    c. 1938–1960

    Pl. 140b 'Réduit vu du nord': the inner keep of the Myloi castle seen from the north.

    Source: Antoine Bon

  • Pl. 140c 'Tours est, vues de l'intérieur': the east towers of the Myloi castle from inside, with the Argolic Gulf behind.

    c. 1938–1960

    Pl. 140c 'Tours est, vues de l'intérieur': the east towers of the Myloi castle from inside, with the Argolic Gulf behind.

    Source: Antoine Bon

  • Pl. 140d 'Tours sud': the south towers of the Myloi castle, with the village of Kiveri in the background.

    c. 1938–1960

    Pl. 140d 'Tours sud': the south towers of the Myloi castle, with the village of Kiveri in the background.

    Source: Antoine Bon

The 1950s: the excavations at Lerna (106)

  • View east from Mt Pontinos over the roofs of Myloi towards the springs and marshes of Lerna, the gulf and Nafplio.

    1952 (probably September)

    View east from Mt Pontinos over the roofs of Myloi towards the springs and marshes of Lerna, the gulf and Nafplio.

    Source: J. L. Caskey excavation (photographer not named)

  • Colourised afterwards: a family poses with a horse-drawn cart in front of the church of Agios Dimitrios and its walled cemetery, in the 1950s, when the Americans were excavating Lerna

    c. 1952–1958

    Colourised version (colour added afterwards) of the black-and-white photo og-horse-cart. 1950s, during the American excavations at Lerna (1952–1958, led by John L. Caskey; dating by the site owner, 12 Oct 2026). A family poses with a horse-drawn cart in front of the church of Agios Dimitrios and its walled cemetery (church identified by the site owner): children and a man on the cart, a woman in a headscarf holding the horse.

    Source: George Kondis

  • Lerna excavation: cist grave in the area of House M.

    1953

    Lerna excavation: cist grave in the area of House M.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: part of the southern edge of the tumulus during excavation.

    1953

    Lerna excavation: part of the southern edge of the tumulus during excavation.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Hesperia plate showing excavation Area D at Lerna, with the Argos–Myloi railway right beside the trench, plus pottery.

    1953

    Hesperia plate showing excavation Area D at Lerna, with the Argos–Myloi railway right beside the trench, plus pottery.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • The Lernaean marshes, the Amymone stream and the excavation site seen from Mt Pontinos, with houses of Myloi, the railway and orchards.

    1952–1953

    The Lernaean marshes, the Amymone stream and the excavation site seen from Mt Pontinos, with houses of Myloi, the railway and orchards.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • The Lerna mound from the west, with a small church and white buildings among cypresses.

    1952–1953

    The Lerna mound from the west, with a small church and white buildings among cypresses.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • The Lerna mound from the south-east, with houses of Myloi at the foot of Mt Pontinos on the left.

    1952–1953

    The Lerna mound from the south-east, with houses of Myloi at the foot of Mt Pontinos on the left.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • Excavation Area D at Lerna from the east, with the surrounding landscape and hills.

    1953

    Excavation Area D at Lerna from the east, with the surrounding landscape and hills.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • Lerna excavation: the successive apsidal houses D and M seen from the west, with a Second World War machine-gun post in the background, the Myloi–Argos railway, a telegraph pole, the coastal plain and the Argolic Gulf.

    1954

    Lerna excavation: the successive apsidal houses D and M seen from the west, with a Second World War machine-gun post in the background, the Myloi–Argos railway, a telegraph pole, the coastal plain and the Argolic Gulf.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: part of House D beneath the later House M, seen from the south.

    1954

    Lerna excavation: part of House D beneath the later House M, seen from the south.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: cist grave D.9.

    1953 or 1955

    Lerna excavation: cist grave D.9.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • The western part of the House of the Tiles at Lerna from the north, with a view over the plain with olive groves, a dirt road and the mountains, and an excavation worker on the edge.

    summer 1954

    The western part of the House of the Tiles at Lerna from the north, with a view over the plain with olive groves, a dirt road and the mountains, and an excavation worker on the edge.

    Source: J.L. Caskey, Archaeology 8.2 (1955) p. 116, fig. 1

  • Telephoto view from Mt Pontinos onto the Lerna excavation, with in the foreground a small church with bell tower and cypresses and roofs of Myloi, an olive grove, the road/railway and the WWII tank trap.

    1954

    Telephoto view from Mt Pontinos onto the Lerna excavation, with in the foreground a small church with bell tower and cypresses and roofs of Myloi, an olive grove, the road/railway and the WWII tank trap.

    Source: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, Chronique des fouilles (photos probably supplied by ASCSA/Caskey)

  • Oblique aerial photo of the mound of Lerna from the northwest after the 1954 season, showing three Second World War gun emplacements, a WWII tank trap running to the shore, the House of Tiles and an orchard.

    after summer 1954

    Oblique aerial photo of the mound of Lerna from the northwest after the 1954 season, showing three Second World War gun emplacements, a WWII tank trap running to the shore, the House of Tiles and an orchard.

    Source: Lerna excavation (J.L. Caskey, ASCSA), published in ILN

  • Excavation Area D at Lerna from the west, with workmen (probably villagers).

    1954

    Excavation Area D at Lerna from the west, with workmen (probably villagers).

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • Colourised afterwards: the staff who worked on the excavation at Lerna with the American School of Classical Studies in 1954

    1954

    Colourised afterwards: the staff who worked on the excavation at Lerna with the American School of Classical Studies in 1954

    Source: George Kondis

  • Lerna excavation: one of the two shaft graves of Lerna.

    1954–1955

    Lerna excavation: one of the two shaft graves of Lerna.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: the other of the two shaft graves of Lerna.

    1954–1955

    Lerna excavation: the other of the two shaft graves of Lerna.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: an extended Middle Helladic burial.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: an extended Middle Helladic burial.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a built cist grave (c. 1700 BC).

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a built cist grave (c. 1700 BC).

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a Mycenaean cist grave, closed.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a Mycenaean cist grave, closed.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: the same Mycenaean cist grave, opened.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: the same Mycenaean cist grave, opened.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Middle Geometric pithos burial from the cemetery at the foot of Mt Pontinos.

    c. 1952–1958

    Middle Geometric pithos burial from the cemetery at the foot of Mt Pontinos.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Geometric burial with grave goods from the cemetery at the foot of Mt Pontinos.

    c. 1952–1958

    Geometric burial with grave goods from the cemetery at the foot of Mt Pontinos.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a Final Neolithic female burial.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a Final Neolithic female burial.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a Final Neolithic female burial (second view).

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a Final Neolithic female burial (second view).

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a Middle Helladic pit grave.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a Middle Helladic pit grave.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a Middle Helladic cist grave.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a Middle Helladic cist grave.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: a Middle Helladic pithos burial.

    c. 1952–1958

    Lerna excavation: a Middle Helladic pithos burial.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: cist grave BC.3 with its cover slabs.

    1955

    Lerna excavation: cist grave BC.3 with its cover slabs.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: cist grave BC.3 after removal of the western cover slab.

    1955

    Lerna excavation: cist grave BC.3 after removal of the western cover slab.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Part of the stone circle around the remains of the House of the Tiles at Lerna, with trees and hills behind.

    1955

    Part of the stone circle around the remains of the House of the Tiles at Lerna, with trees and hills behind.

    Source: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, Chronique des fouilles (photos probably supplied by ASCSA/Caskey)

  • Mt Pontinos and the area of the Geometric cemetery from the south-east, with houses of Myloi and the road/railway.

    1955

    Mt Pontinos and the area of the Geometric cemetery from the south-east, with houses of Myloi and the road/railway.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • “The old fishermen of Myloi”: four men in front of a stone building, two of them holding large fish (digitally restored)

    c. 1950–1960

    “Οι παλιοί ψαράδες των Μύλων” (The old fishermen of Myloi): four men, two of them holding large fish, in front of a stone building (digitally restored).

    Source: Lykos family, Myloi

  • Lerna fortifications: projecting towers V and U seen from the north-east.

    1950s

    Lerna fortifications: projecting towers V and U seen from the north-east.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • Lerna fortifications: the Early Helladic circuit wall in the excavation.

    1950s

    Lerna fortifications: the Early Helladic circuit wall in the excavation.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • Myloi in the 1950s seen from the water: white houses along the shore at the foot of the bare hill of Pontinos, with the castle ruins on top, reflected in the calm gulf

    1950s

    Colour slide, 1950s: Myloi at the foot of the hill of Pontinos, with the castle ruins on the summit, seen from the calm water of the gulf.

    Source: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

  • Distant view of the Lerna site across dry fields, with the bay beyond.

    1950s

    Distant view of the Lerna site across dry fields, with the bay beyond.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • View over Myloi in the 1950s: tiled roofs and a church with a bell tower in front, the winding stream from the Lerna springs, the new roof over the excavation among the fields, and the gulf beyond

    1950s

    Colour slide, 1950s: view from the hillside over the roofs of Myloi, a church with a bell tower, the winding stream of the Lerna springs, the roof over the excavation and the Argolic Gulf.

    Source: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

  • Whitewashed village houses with a vine-covered pergola and a reed fence at the foot of a rocky hillside in Myloi, 1950s

    1950s

    Colour slide, 1950s: whitewashed houses with a vine-covered pergola at the foot of a rocky limestone hillside in Myloi.

    Source: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

  • View of the Lerna site from the south-west before the construction of the shelter, framed by trees, with the sea behind.

    1950s

    View of the Lerna site from the south-west before the construction of the shelter, framed by trees, with the sea behind.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • View of the Lerna site and the bay from the village: the church of Agios Dimitrios with cypresses, tiled roofs and dry-stone walls in front.

    1950s

    View of the Lerna site and the bay from the village: the church of Agios Dimitrios with cypresses, tiled roofs and dry-stone walls in front.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • Lerna, Shaft Grave II during excavation, with a worker in the shaft and a ladder.

    1950s

    Lerna, Shaft Grave II during excavation, with a worker in the shaft and a ladder.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library · digitally restored

  • The excavated stone walls of prehistoric Lerna in the 1950s, laid out in rectangles, with the Argolic Gulf and the mountains beyond

    1950s

    Colour slide, 1950s: the excavated walls at Lerna, with the Argolic Gulf and the mountains beyond.

    Source: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: border of the tumulus that covered the house, from the south.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: border of the tumulus that covered the house, from the south.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • A member of the 1950s excavation team stands in a trench at Lerna, writing notes, with a measuring string, stone walls and the gulf behind

    1950s

    Colour slide, 1950s: a member of the excavation team takes notes beside a trench at Lerna, with stone walls and the gulf behind.

    Source: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: the stairs in the north corridor.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: the stairs in the north corridor.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: room XI and other parts from the south.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: room XI and other parts from the south.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: fallen roof tiles as found.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: fallen roof tiles as found.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: plaster on the west wall of room XII.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: plaster on the west wall of room XII.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • The newly built concrete protective roof over the excavation at Lerna under a deep blue sky, with a gravel path and grass in front, 1950s

    1950s

    Colour slide, 1950s: the newly built protective roof over the excavation at Lerna.

    Source: Courtesy of Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: the south corridor from the east.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: the south corridor from the east.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: the west section with storage pits.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: the west section with storage pits.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • House of the Tiles, Lerna: the interior doorways from the east.

    1950s

    House of the Tiles, Lerna: the interior doorways from the east.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • A mud brick from the House of the Tiles at Lerna, photographed as an object.

    1950s

    A mud brick from the House of the Tiles at Lerna, photographed as an object.

    Source: George M. A. Hanfmann (photographer per Harvard record; slides may have been donated rather than shot by him) / Harvard Fine Arts Library

  • A researcher in sunglasses, pink shirt and shorts holds up a large clay pot in an excavation trench at Lerna (digitally restored)

    1950s

    A researcher in shorts holds up a large clay pot in an excavation trench at Lerna (digitally restored).

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Waiters in white jackets carry trays of souvlaki along a blue train at Myloi station

    1950s

    Magazine photograph, 1950s: waiters with trays of souvlaki walk along the train at Myloi station.

    Source: Magazine scan, 1960s (Visit Myloi collection)

  • Members of the 1950s Lerna excavation team: a boy drinking from a tin mug and a woman in a headscarf pouring water into a barrel, with the houses of Myloi and Pontinos behind (digitally restored)

    1950s

    Members of the Lerna excavation team in the 1950s: a boy drinks from a tin mug while a woman in a headscarf pours water into a barrel, with Myloi and Pontinos behind (digitally restored).

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Faded colour slide of the House of Tiles at Lerna seen from the west, still without its shelter, with a stone retaining wall, the railway with poles, the coastal plain, trees and the gulf.

    c. 1954–1957 (estimated)

    Faded colour slide of the House of Tiles at Lerna seen from the west, still without its shelter, with a stone retaining wall, the railway with poles, the coastal plain, trees and the gulf.

    Source: University of Texas at Austin, Classics Department (slide collection)

  • Lerna excavation: Room 45, a Middle Helladic food storeroom with pithoi.

    1956

    Lerna excavation: Room 45, a Middle Helladic food storeroom with pithoi.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: entrance of Room 45 with the partly restored wooden door post.

    1956

    Lerna excavation: entrance of Room 45 with the partly restored wooden door post.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: cist grave later than Room 45.

    1956

    Lerna excavation: cist grave later than Room 45.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: the Neolithic house W-5 seen from the south.

    1956

    Lerna excavation: the Neolithic house W-5 seen from the south.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: the Early Helladic III Building W-84 during excavation.

    1956

    Lerna excavation: the Early Helladic III Building W-84 during excavation.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • The House of the Tiles at Lerna from the northwest, its mud-brick walls temporarily protected with small stones, with the Pontinos ridge behind.

    1956

    The House of the Tiles at Lerna from the northwest, its mud-brick walls temporarily protected with small stones, with the Pontinos ridge behind.

    Source: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, Chronique des fouilles (photos probably supplied by ASCSA/Caskey)

  • The House of Tiles at Lerna after the 1956 season, walls covered with earth and stones, with Mt Pontinos and the plain behind.

    autumn 1956

    The House of Tiles at Lerna after the 1956 season, walls covered with earth and stones, with Mt Pontinos and the plain behind.

    Source: Lerna excavation (J.L. Caskey, ASCSA), published in ILN

  • Overview of the Lerna excavation from the north, with hills behind.

    1956

    Overview of the Lerna excavation from the north, with hills behind.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • The Lerna excavation from the south-west with the gulf and workmen.

    1956

    The Lerna excavation from the south-west with the gulf and workmen.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • The House of the Tiles at Lerna from the north-west, with Mt Pontinos and an olive grove.

    1956

    The House of the Tiles at Lerna from the north-west, with Mt Pontinos and an olive grove.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • Stone cist grave A after cleaning, found on the plot of K. Bompos at the entrance of Myloi from Argos.

    August 1956

    Stone cist grave A after cleaning, found on the plot of K. Bompos at the entrance of Myloi from Argos.

    Source: E. Protonotariou (excavation); Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 1955 (printed 1961)

  • Lerna excavation: the hearth of Building BG as found in situ.

    1957

    Lerna excavation: the hearth of Building BG as found in situ.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna: a Neolithic house in the foreground and, at left behind, the shelter for the House of the Tiles under construction with wooden scaffolding.

    June–September 1957

    Lerna: a Neolithic house in the foreground and, at left behind, the shelter for the House of the Tiles under construction with wooden scaffolding.

    Source: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, Chronique des fouilles (photos probably supplied by ASCSA/Caskey)

  • The House of the Tiles at Lerna seen from the northwest, with the plain, trees and some workers behind.

    1957

    The House of the Tiles at Lerna seen from the northwest, with the plain, trees and some workers behind.

    Source: Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, Chronique des fouilles (photos probably supplied by ASCSA/Caskey)

  • Full page 68 of the Illustrated London News of 12 January 1957 with Caskey's article on Lerna and its two photos.

    1957 (publication; photos 1954 and 1956)

    Full page 68 of the Illustrated London News of 12 January 1957 with Caskey's article on Lerna and its two photos.

    Source: Illustrated London News; J.L. Caskey

  • The Lerna excavation from the north-west, with the railway and the sea in the background.

    July 1957

    The Lerna excavation from the north-west, with the railway and the sea in the background.

    Source: Alison Frantz (photographer) / ASCSA

  • The Lerna excavation from the east, with the village of Myloi and Mt Pontinos in the background.

    1957

    The Lerna excavation from the east, with the village of Myloi and Mt Pontinos in the background.

    Source: Alison Frantz (photographer) / ASCSA

  • The new protective shelter over the House of the Tiles, with houses of Myloi and Mt Pontinos behind.

    1957

    The new protective shelter over the House of the Tiles, with houses of Myloi and Mt Pontinos behind.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • The Lerna site from the south-west, with the shelter and the gulf.

    September 1957

    The Lerna site from the south-west, with the shelter and the gulf.

    Source: J. L. Caskey / ASCSA Lerna excavation

  • Myloi seen from the sea in 1957: a low line of white houses below Pontinos hill

    1957

    Myloi and Pontinos hill from the sea, 1957.

    Source: American School of Classical Studies at Athens · Hesperia 27 (1958), pl. 40c

  • "Kastell Kiveri": castle ruins with scattered towers on the hilltop under clouds.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": castle ruins with scattered towers on the hilltop under clouds.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-004

  • "Kastell Kiveri": rubble of the castle walls with a tower stump and the gulf behind.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": rubble of the castle walls with a tower stump and the gulf behind.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-005

  • "Kastell Kiveri": corner of the castle wall with a view down to the coastal plain, fields and a curving beach.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": corner of the castle wall with a view down to the coastal plain, fields and a curving beach.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-006 · digitally restored

  • "Kastell Kiveri": towers and walls of the castle on the hilltop.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": towers and walls of the castle on the hilltop.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-007

  • "Kastell Kiveri": ruined towers on the rocky hilltop under clouds.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": ruined towers on the rocky hilltop under clouds.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-008

  • "Kastell Kiveri": rubble-filled interior of the castle with a tower in the background.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": rubble-filled interior of the castle with a tower in the background.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-009

  • "Kastell Kiveri": rubble masonry of a castle tower.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": rubble masonry of a castle tower.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-011

  • "Kastell Kiveri": wall remains framing a view over the gulf.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": wall remains framing a view over the gulf.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-012

  • "Kastell Kiveri": ruined wall with mountains behind.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": ruined wall with mountains behind.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-013

  • "Kastell Kiveri": rubble masonry tower above the gulf.

    1957

    "Kastell Kiveri": rubble masonry tower above the gulf.

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-W-1-A-07-014

  • Pencil survey plan of the castle on Pontinos, with the church ruin marked at the eastern wall

    6 September 1957

    German survey plan of the castle on Pontinos (pencil): outer ward with “Kirchenruine” (church ruin) at the eastern wall, the hexagonal redoubt with keep and cistern, and the church of Profitis Ilias outside the walls.

    Source: D-DAI-ATH-Archiv, Nachlass Schaefer, W-1-Z-07-002

  • Inked 1957 plan of the castle ruins of Kiveri–Chamires, with the church ruin and the chapel of Profitis Ilias

    5 August 1957

    Inked plan of the ruins of Kiveri–Chamires, signed W.S., 5 August 1957, with the “Kirchenruine” in the outer ward and the church of Profitis Ilias below the redoubt.

    Source: Plan W.S., 5.8.1957 (Schaefer papers, German Archaeological Institute, Athens; supplied by Visit Myloi)

  • Lerna excavation: the excavated northern part of Building BG seen from the northwest, with the newly built shelter over the House of Tiles, a worker, trees and a telegraph pole.

    1958

    Lerna excavation: the excavated northern part of Building BG seen from the northwest, with the newly built shelter over the House of Tiles, a worker, trees and a telegraph pole.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Lerna excavation: the southeast corridor of Building BG seen from the north, with the shelter visible.

    1958

    Lerna excavation: the southeast corridor of Building BG seen from the north, with the shelter visible.

    Source: Lerna excavation team (J.L. Caskey), ASCSA Lerna Excavations Archive; reproduced by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida

  • Hand-coloured class photo of the pupils and teachers in front of the Dimotikon Scholeion Mylon, the primary school of Myloi (digitally restored)

    c. 1955–1965

    Hand-coloured class photo of the pupils and teachers in front of the Dimotikon Scholeion Mylon, the primary school of Myloi (digitally restored).

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Pl. 114b 'Kiveri, Redoubt. Northwest Tower, from Northwest': the northwest tower of the redoubt of the castle on Mt Pontinos above Myloi, showing the line of a horizontal beam.

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 114b 'Kiveri, Redoubt. Northwest Tower, from Northwest': the northwest tower of the redoubt of the castle on Mt Pontinos above Myloi, showing the line of a horizontal beam.

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Pl. 115a 'Bailey wall. Outer Face, near Northwest Tower of Redoubt': outer face of the bailey wall of the Pontinos castle.

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 115a 'Bailey wall. Outer Face, near Northwest Tower of Redoubt': outer face of the bailey wall of the Pontinos castle.

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Pl. 115b: outer face of the bailey wall of the Pontinos castle looking toward the second tower of the east side, with the plain of Argos and the Larissa hill in the background.

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 115b: outer face of the bailey wall of the Pontinos castle looking toward the second tower of the east side, with the plain of Argos and the Larissa hill in the background.

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Pl. 115c 'Redoubt. Southeast Tower, from South' of the castle on Mt Pontinos.

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 115c 'Redoubt. Southeast Tower, from South' of the castle on Mt Pontinos.

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Pl. 115d 'Redoubt. South Tower, from Southwest' of the castle on Mt Pontinos.

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 115d 'Redoubt. South Tower, from Southwest' of the castle on Mt Pontinos.

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Pl. 117a 'Tower of the Princess, from Southeast': the Pyrgos Vasilopoulas tower about 500 m south of the Pontinos castle, with the circuit wall in the foreground.

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 117a 'Tower of the Princess, from Southeast': the Pyrgos Vasilopoulas tower about 500 m south of the Pontinos castle, with the circuit wall in the foreground.

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Pl. 117b 'Tower of the Princess, from Southwest' (Pyrgos Vasilopoulas).

    c. 1958–1960

    Pl. 117b 'Tower of the Princess, from Southwest' (Pyrgos Vasilopoulas).

    Source: Probably W.E. McLeod

  • Full Hesperia 31 plate 114: (a) Coronelli's 1686 engraving of Thermisi and (b) the northwest tower of the redoubt of the Pontinos castle ('Kiveri').

    c. 1959 (photo); 1686 (engraving)

    Full Hesperia 31 plate 114: (a) Coronelli's 1686 engraving of Thermisi and (b) the northwest tower of the redoubt of the Pontinos castle ('Kiveri').

    Source: W.E. McLeod (photo); V. Coronelli (engraving)

  • Full Hesperia 31 plate 115 (a–d): bailey wall and redoubt towers of the Pontinos castle ('Kiveri'), one with the Larissa of Argos in the background.

    c. 1959

    Full Hesperia 31 plate 115 (a–d): bailey wall and redoubt towers of the Pontinos castle ('Kiveri'), one with the Larissa of Argos in the background.

    Source: W.E. McLeod

  • Full Hesperia 31 plate 117: the Tower of the Princess (Pyrgos Vasilopoulas) from southeast and southwest.

    c. 1959

    Full Hesperia 31 plate 117: the Tower of the Princess (Pyrgos Vasilopoulas) from southeast and southwest.

    Source: W.E. McLeod

  • Plan of the castle "Kiveri": walled enclosure with a polygonal keep, interior "filled with ruins".

    1959

    Plan of the castle "Kiveri": walled enclosure with a polygonal keep, interior "filled with ruins".

    Source: Wulf Schaefer; DAI Athens, NL-Schaefer-K-1-08-008

1960–1979 (27)

  • Colour view from Pontinos over the roofs of Myloi, a church with a bell tower, the winding stream of the Lerna springs, the roofed excavation and the Argolic Gulf.

    1960

    Colour view from Pontinos over the roofs of Myloi, a church with a bell tower, the winding stream of the Lerna springs, the roofed excavation and the Argolic Gulf.

    Source: Unknown photographer

  • Steam locomotive "Ελληνίς" in front of the twin-gabled stone locomotive shed at Myloi.

    before 1970

    Steam locomotive "Ελληνίς" in front of the twin-gabled stone locomotive shed at Myloi.

    Source: D. Koutelidis (photo); SFS magazine Σιδηροτροχιά (article by M. Konstantinidis, c. 1998)

  • Lerna: the Early Helladic fortification wall (early 3rd millennium BC) topped with mud bricks, under protective roofs, on red earth.

    1966

    Lerna: the Early Helladic fortification wall (early 3rd millennium BC) topped with mud bricks, under protective roofs, on red earth.

    Source: Konrad Helbig; Deutsche Fotothek (obj. 71479638)

  • Lerna excavation: walls under small protective roofs and an olive or citrus orchard.

    c. 1966

    Lerna excavation: walls under small protective roofs and an olive or citrus orchard.

    Source: Konrad Helbig; Deutsche Fotothek (obj. 71497081)

  • Lerna excavation: detail of walls with small tiled protective roofs, seen from above.

    c. 1966

    Lerna excavation: detail of walls with small tiled protective roofs, seen from above.

    Source: Konrad Helbig; Deutsche Fotothek (obj. 71497083)

  • Lerna excavation: walls under small tiled roofs, a dry-stone boundary wall and an orchard.

    c. 1966

    Lerna excavation: walls under small tiled roofs, a dry-stone boundary wall and an orchard.

    Source: Konrad Helbig; Deutsche Fotothek (obj. 71497084)

  • Lerna excavation: pithoi and a bothros, a dry-stone wall with flowering bougainvillea/oleander, and houses behind.

    c. 1966

    Lerna excavation: pithoi and a bothros, a dry-stone wall with flowering bougainvillea/oleander, and houses behind.

    Source: Konrad Helbig; Deutsche Fotothek (obj. 71497086)

  • Colour slide of the Lerna excavation with its protective roofs, trees, hills and a building behind.

    probably 1966

    Colour slide of the Lerna excavation with its protective roofs, trees, hills and a building behind.

    Source: Konrad Helbig

  • Colour slide of the marsh zone at Lerna.

    August 1966

    Colour slide of the marsh zone at Lerna.

    Source: Konrad Helbig

  • CORONA satellite image of the Argolic Gulf including Myloi (browse image crop).

    1 February 1968

    CORONA satellite image of the Argolic Gulf including Myloi (browse image crop).

    Source: USGS EarthExplorer, KH-4B CORONA, DS1045-2120DF021

  • Oblique aerial view of Lerna and Myloi from the east: the excavation with the House of Tiles shelter, the village, railway and road, the spring stream reaching the sea, beach and orchards.

    1968 (very probably June 1968)

    Oblique aerial view of Lerna and Myloi from the east: the excavation with the House of Tiles shelter, the village, railway and road, the spring stream reaching the sea, beach and orchards.

    Source: Raymond V. Schoder SJ; Perseus Digital Library 1990.30.0068 (courtesy Bolchazy-Carducci)

  • The primary school building of Myloi (Δημοτικόν Σχολείον Μύλων).

    c. 1960–1975

    The primary school building of Myloi (Δημοτικόν Σχολείον Μύλων).

    Source: Αργολική Αρχειακή Βιβλιοθήκη Ιστορίας & Πολιτισμού

  • Early and Middle Helladic wall remains at the Lerna excavation from the north, with trees and hills behind.

    19 September 1969

    Early and Middle Helladic wall remains at the Lerna excavation from the north, with trees and hills behind.

    Source: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, neg. B 11.233/12

  • Part of the Early Helladic fortification at Lerna under protective tiled roofs, from the north-east.

    19 September 1969

    Part of the Early Helladic fortification at Lerna under protective tiled roofs, from the north-east.

    Source: Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, neg. B 11.233/6

  • Colour slide of a large herd of goats at the water of the springs, with orchards behind

    c. 1965–1975

    Colour slide of a large herd of goats at the water of the springs, with orchards behind.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • KH-9 Hexagon satellite image of the Argolic Gulf including Myloi (browse image crop).

    24 July 1973

    KH-9 Hexagon satellite image of the Argolic Gulf including Myloi (browse image crop).

    Source: USGS EarthExplorer, KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1206-100131A018

  • 35 mm colour slide 'Myli; Castle of Lerna': dirt path leading up to the Frankish tower on Mt Pontinos.

    1960–1990

    35 mm colour slide 'Myli; Castle of Lerna': dirt path leading up to the Frankish tower on Mt Pontinos.

    Source: Paul Hetherington; Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

  • 35 mm colour slide 'Myli; Castle of Lerna': the castle tower on Mt Pontinos with the gulf beyond.

    1960–1990

    35 mm colour slide 'Myli; Castle of Lerna': the castle tower on Mt Pontinos with the gulf beyond.

    Source: Paul Hetherington; Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

  • 35 mm colour slide 'Myli; Castle of Lerna': wall remains of the castle with a view over the gulf and the plain with citrus groves.

    1960–1990

    35 mm colour slide 'Myli; Castle of Lerna': wall remains of the castle with a view over the gulf and the plain with citrus groves.

    Source: Paul Hetherington; Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection

  • KH-9 Hexagon satellite image of the Argolic Gulf including Myloi (browse image crop).

    31 July 1977

    KH-9 Hexagon satellite image of the Argolic Gulf including Myloi (browse image crop).

    Source: USGS EarthExplorer, KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1213-100194A043

  • A souvlaki seller holds up a tray to passengers leaning out of the train windows at Myloi (digitally restored)

    c. 1975–1980

    Souvlaki seller holding up a tray to passengers at the windows of a railcar at Myloi, 1970s (digitally restored).

    Source: © Ole Holbech

  • Front of a blue and beige railcar at Myloi with two railwaymen on the platform

    before 1980

    Railcar at Myloi with two railwaymen standing on the platform.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Two railcars side by side at Myloi, with the stone station building on the left

    before 1980

    Two railcars side by side at Myloi, with the stone station building on the left.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • A train arriving at Myloi under the trees while passengers cross the tracks

    before 1980

    A train arriving at Myloi under the trees, with a crowd of passengers on the tracks.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Black-and-white photo of a diesel locomotive and passenger train at Myloi station

    before 1980

    Black-and-white photograph of a diesel locomotive with a passenger train at Myloi.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Colour print (colours restored) of the platform and tracks at Myloi station with a railcar under the trees.

    before 1980

    Colour print (colours restored) of the platform and tracks at Myloi station with a railcar under the trees.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection (photographer not recorded) · digitally restored

  • A blue and beige railcar waiting at the platform of Myloi station under tall trees (digitally restored)

    before 1980

    Blue and beige diesel railcar waiting at the platform of Myloi station under tall trees (digitally restored).

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

1980–1995 (17)

  • Neolithic house remains at the Lerna excavation, with the concrete House of Tiles shelter and an orchard.

    15 December 1980

    Neolithic house remains at the Lerna excavation, with the concrete House of Tiles shelter and an orchard.

    Source: Steingräber; DAI Rom, photo 80.4292

  • Multi-view postcard of Camping Lerna, with tents under the trees, a terrace, flags, the harbour light and the beach

    c. 1980–1985 (estimate)

    Multi-view postcard of Camping Lerna, with tents under the trees, a terrace, flags, the harbour light and the beach.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Graveyard of withdrawn metre-gauge steam locomotives at Myloi station.

    March/April 1986

    Graveyard of withdrawn metre-gauge steam locomotives at Myloi station.

    Source: NearEMPTiness (Wikimedia Commons)

  • Graveyard of withdrawn metre-gauge steam locomotives at Myloi station.

    March/April 1986

    Graveyard of withdrawn metre-gauge steam locomotives at Myloi station.

    Source: NearEMPTiness (Wikimedia Commons)

  • Graveyard of withdrawn metre-gauge steam locomotives at Myloi station.

    March/April 1986

    Graveyard of withdrawn metre-gauge steam locomotives at Myloi station.

    Source: NearEMPTiness (Wikimedia Commons)

  • Black-and-white photograph of the marble statue of Antinoos lying in the earth at its find-spot near Myloi.

    1986

    Black-and-white photograph of the marble statue of Antinoos lying in the earth at its find-spot near Myloi.

    Source: Unknown photographer

  • Two black-and-white photographs side by side of the marble statue of Antinoos at its find-spot near Myloi.

    1986

    Two black-and-white photographs side by side of the marble statue of Antinoos at its find-spot near Myloi.

    Source: Unknown photographer

  • Postcard of the harbour with fishing boats below Pontinos hill, and an inset of restaurant ΥΔΡΑ with flowers and an amphora

    probably after 1985

    Postcard of the harbour with fishing boats below Pontinos hill, and an inset of restaurant ΥΔΡΑ with flowers and an amphora.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

  • Under the pergola of the house Mitterrand shakes hands with villagers of Myloi. Beside him is diplomat Christos Machairitsas, who arranged the trip.

    December 1991

    Under the pergola of the house Mitterrand shakes hands with villagers of Myloi. Beside him is diplomat Christos Machairitsas, who arranged the trip.

    Source: Kotsonaros family collection, via the Argolic Archival Library of History and Culture (argolikivivliothiki.gr)

  • François Mitterrand (centre) with the Kotsonaros family on the stone terrace of their house, December 1991.

    December 1991

    François Mitterrand (centre) with the Kotsonaros family on the stone terrace of their house, December 1991.

    Source: Kotsonaros family collection, published with permission

  • Reception in the living room in Myloi, 26 December 1991. From right to left: S. Kotsovos, P. Panagakis, Argos mayor D. Papanikolaou, P. Kotsonaros, François Mitterrand, N. Gkikopoulos, M. Koromichis (president of the Myloi community), N. Kodelas and Chr. Machairitsas.

    26 December 1991

    Reception in the living room in Myloi, 26 December 1991. From right to left: S. Kotsovos, P. Panagakis, Argos mayor D. Papanikolaou, P. Kotsonaros, François Mitterrand, N. Gkikopoulos, M. Koromichis (president of the Myloi community), N. Kodelas and Chr. Machairitsas.

    Source: Kotsonaros family collection, via the Argolic Archival Library of History and Culture (argolikivivliothiki.gr)

  • 'Metre gauge graveyard. Mili Nafpliou Depot': the engine shed with arched doors at left, two water towers (stone base, blue tank) at right and tender locomotive 7723 in front.

    23 February 1995

    'Metre gauge graveyard. Mili Nafpliou Depot': the engine shed with arched doors at left, two water towers (stone base, blue tank) at right and tender locomotive 7723 in front.

    Source: Adrian Nicholls (Flickr 'Marra Man') · digitally restored

  • 'Mili Nafpliou Depot. Greece. 1995.': the stone front of the double engine shed with two gables, three arched doors and two round brick-edged windows, with steam locomotives (Di 7112, 7118, Es 7728) in and beside the doors.

    23 February 1995

    'Mili Nafpliou Depot. Greece. 1995.': the stone front of the double engine shed with two gables, three arched doors and two round brick-edged windows, with steam locomotives (Di 7112, 7118, Es 7728) in and beside the doors.

    Source: Adrian Nicholls (Flickr 'Marra Man')

  • 'Class Es no.7725 dumped at Mili Nafpliou depot': locomotive 7725 with a water tower behind and part of a stone building at left.

    23 February 1995

    'Class Es no.7725 dumped at Mili Nafpliou depot': locomotive 7725 with a water tower behind and part of a stone building at left.

    Source: Adrian Nicholls (Flickr 'Marra Man')

  • Myloi station yard under eucalyptus trees with blue OSE railcar A.6461, three coaches and a water crane.

    23 February 1995

    Myloi station yard under eucalyptus trees with blue OSE railcar A.6461, three coaches and a water crane.

    Source: Adrian Nicholls (Flickr)

  • Colour photo of Myloi station in use: the SPAP station building with the ΜΥΛΟΙ sign and canopy, many passengers with luggage on the platform, and OSE railcar 6529 arriving.

    c. 1990–2005

    Colour photo of Myloi station in use: the SPAP station building with the ΜΥΛΟΙ sign and canopy, many passengers with luggage on the platform, and OSE railcar 6529 arriving.

    Source: F. Likomitros; ΣΦΣ (Friends of the Railway Society)

  • Colour aerial view of the village below Pontinos hill, with the bay, the beach, the pier and orchards

    2005

    Colour aerial view of the village below Pontinos hill, with the bay, the beach, the pier and orchards.

    Source: Visit Myloi collection

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