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George I and Olga of Greece visit admiral James Drummond, K.C.B, on flagship “Hercules”, 1877.

Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, the Acropolis.

The streets of Athens during the Carnival, 1877.

Itinerant flower-sellers of Athens, 1877.

Interior of the Tholos Tomb of Mycenae or Treasury of Atreus.

Excavations at the plain of Marathon.

Residents of the village of Mycenae in their home, around the fireplace.

Tomb raiders at the Isthmus of Corinth.

Landscape at the gulf of Corinth. In the distance, Mounts Parnassus and Helicon.

Great Eastern crisis of 1875-78: Bulgarian refugees seek shelter at Greek schools in Philippopolis (today Plovdiv, Bulgaria).

Great Eastern crisis of 1875-78: Greeks leave the city of Kavarna (today in Bulgaria).

Greek Easter festival in the Troad.

Easter ceremony of the Greek church in the Troad. Greek Orthodox believers attend the liturgy of the Resurrection.

Baking day in a Greek village on the plains of Troy.

Greek Orthodox believers of Istanbul return to their homes from church.

Snapshots of the presentation of address to George I of Greece by the City of London Corporation.

View of the Roman aqueduct at Buca, Izmir (valley of Saint Anne).

Consecration of the Greek church of Saint Sophia in London.

Portrait of Teresa Makris, 1870. Teresa Makris was the muse of Lord Byron, who met her during his stay in Athens.

Easter Monday: The crew of H. M. S. “Research” celebrates the day in the presence of George I of Greece.

The archeological findings of Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae shown at exhibition in Athens.

HMS “Osborne”'s barge bearing Alexandra Princes of Wales to Aegina island.

Olga Queen of Greece and Alexandra Princess of Wales watch a theatre play on board HMS “Osborne”.

1. Banquet given to the King and Queen of Greece by Alexandra Princess of Wales on board HMS “Osborne". 2. Departure of the king and queen and illumination of the ship.