Original B/W photo (14X9.5 cm), of Athens general view with Lycabettos, back side attached
typed piece of paper “Athènes- Vue générale, le mont Lycabettos” also hand stamped with “C. Chusseau-Flaviens / PHOTO / …. Rue Bayen, 46, PARIS / (DROITS RÉSERVÉS)” and oval date stamp “SOCIÉTÉ DU PETIT PARISIEN / DUPUY & Cie * 8 Rue D’ Enghien, PARIS* -8 OCT 1915”. A rare and very fine photo of Charles Chusseau-Flaviens.

Note 1: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens (13 February 1866 – 15 October 1928) was a self-employed French photojournalist from the 1890s to the 1910s. His distribution of other photographer's work for publication created one of the first photo press agencies, based in Paris. Chusseau-Flaviens' by-line appeared on numerous photographs from all over Europe as well as from Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and North America. Subject matters included formal and informal portraits of European royalty, political figures and celebrities in addition to scenes of daily life. According to researchers, no biographical information about Chusseau-Flaviens is known. Due to the relative lack of photographs representing France, it has been speculated that a large portion of Chusseau-Flaviens' work remains undiscovered.

Note 2: “Le Petit Parisien” newspaper was founded by Louis Andrieux in 1876. Very popular until the end of the First World War. Despite its name, the paper was circulated across France, and records showed claims that it had the biggest newspaper circulation in the world at this time.