In this page I will be posting a selection of various pictures for sharing with friends and relatives. Starting with a Family and building-up Album Groups as photographs are uploaded.

A/ Family Album Group

(A larger collection of family pictures can be seen by clicking here, and about our beloved Uncle Costas Iliades, an Ear, Nose & Throat MD, in early youth here & mostly in Navy uniform here!.

Our beloved Uncle Costas Iliades in Admiral uniform

1. Grandparents

Grandparents from my father side: Stavritsa & Vasilios_Riginos ca. mid 1940’s

Doctor Emmanuel Iliades, writes a letter to our father about the dowry [page 1, dated 24-Oct-1938].

Doctor Emmanuel Iliades, writes a very emotional letter to our father about the dowry [page 2, dated 24-Oct-1938].

2. Parents

Emmanuel & Pitsa’s wedding announcement at Vathy, dated 12th Jan. 1939.

Emmanuel (Manolis) Riginos monogram

Calliope (Pitsa) Iliades-Riginos monogram

In this special photo Manolis Riginos is all dressed-up! Probably taken before his return to Greece from his immigrant years in the USA.

Calliope Iliades here at age 19!

In this photo of 1939, my dad’s car bears US license plates. Was it taken in the States or in Greece just after his arrival? Manolis is in his bathing suit. It could also be in Loutraki.

Here Pitsa as a young maiden, fashionably dressed in front of the Dr. Emmanuel C. Iliades family house door in Vathy, Samos, ca. 1928.

Emmanuel here as a successful businessman ca. 1940’s

This is how the Riginos Brothers started their business in the electric appliances sector. At the time of the first radio sets being imported to Greece there was not even a Greek Broadcasting operation in existence! In order to demonstrate SW radio reception, the RIGINOS BROTHERS were visiting potential customers homes at night, when reception was less cluttered by static, tuning to stations from Italy, Germany and the BBC! The Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co. closed in 1936 after a Union Workers strike. At about that time Emmanuel Riginos became the sole representative of General Electric Co.

Emmanuel’s Ford bearing the Atwater Kent logo on the doors has broken down ca. 1939. The stress is evident on the faces but also the determination and drive of young Manolis to get things straightened out! On the right is his younger brother George Riginos.

Manolis Riginos (left) and his brother George in front of the GE showroom at 9, Paparigopoulou St., Athens. The old pick-up truck was used by the company then named “ELLINIKI ILEKTRIKI & RADIOPHONIKI ETAIREIA” (Hellenic Electric & Radiophone Co.).

Another photo of Emmanuel & George Riginos in front of their Athens General Electric showroom at 9, Paparigopoulou St. Athens.

An advert published in KATHIMRINI newspaper ca. January 1956, promoting GE washing machines.

 

3. Byron

Born June 6th 1950, baptized Sep. of same year, just 3 months old: in Voula. My Godfather was the late Nikos Aftias.

Byron in 1954, four years old.

Byron at an early age

Byron & Nikos on our 1st day of school: 1-10-1955. In Voula. I still recall the leathery smell of the schoolbag.

Byron & father Emmanuel flying the kite on the Day of Lent (“Kathari Deftera”), March 1956 in Voula.

Byron at elementary school of Palaion Faliron, “HATJIKONSTANTINOU” ca. 1956

Byron at Lake Forest College ca. 1971

Byron as a New York City taxi driver in 1969. Here at W.70th Street outside my brothers apartment.

4. Brothers Vasilis & Nikos

Older brother Vasilis here ca. 1943, at age one or two…

One of the sweetest family pictures ca. 1946. Mother Pitsa & older brother Vasilis.

Middle brother Nikos here maybe about 1-2 years old…

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B/  Kea Photo Album

Early Koundouros photos, when we first fell in love with the island ca. late 70s – early 80s:

Koundouros: “Makriopounda Bay” & windmills ca. 1980. Our friend’s George & Evi one in the middle.

The Kea Beach ‘Sea Taxi’ in the back and our friend’s Boesch ski boat in Koundouros ca. 1982

Klaus Dive School at Kea Beach Hotel ca. 1981

July sunset with fishing nets in the shape of a love heart. Koundouros Bay.

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C.  Friends Photo Album

Friends may be many in life. But true old friends are few 🙂  Few childhood chums first:

In this early ca. 1962 Voula Gang pic from l-r: “Tsapias”, “Kolis”, KIM, “Porky”, “Hantzaros”, “Sbobyr”, SWEETY, “Psarokaselas”

At ‘KATRAMONISI’ of Voula: “Kafros”, “Papajohn”, “Satanita”

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“Psarokaselas” a.k.a. ‘Galaxy’

“Tzoula” a.k.a. ‘Exadelfi’