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About the John Pendlebury Family Papers

The John Pendlebury Family Papers cover the period from 1913 to 1964 and document the life of archaeologist and WWII hero John Devitt Stringfellow Pendlebury, his wife Hilda and their family.

Photograph of group from cruise around the Islands, taken on the boat [PEN 2/2/3/185], Photograph of group from cruise around the Islands, taken on the boat, [13] Apr 1929

Labelled with initials: P.A., Mrs A, Seton Lloyd, Hilda Pendlebury, John Pendlebury, [Bobby Emmett], P.S., Mrs Emmett, Isabel Seltman and J.L. [Joan Lloyd].

Photograph of Ambrakia ship captioned “Xaipete” [PEN 2/2/3/189], Photograph of Ambrakia ship captioned “Xaipete”, [13] Apr 1929

[This was the steam ship that the Pendlebury’s traveled on during a cruise of the Greek islands with a group including Mrs Emmett and Charles and Isabel Seltman.]

Photograph of “The Encampment” at Molyvopyrgos excavation (near Olynthos) [PEN 2/2/1/257], Photograph of “The Encampment” at Molyvopyrgos excavation (near Olynthos), [c. 9-27 Mar 1928]

Photograph includes tents and people captioned as “Fur Neck” [Palamides, owner of the land], “Comic Brother” [one of 3 brothers who lived in a house that the excavation was using a room of for a kitchen], “The Kyrios”, Dimitri and Seraphim.