Summary

Black and white photograph of an extended family picnic, circa 1964, location in Victoria unknown. It was taken during Athanasia and Konstantinos Papadimitropoulos' first year of marriage, before their daughter Dimitra was born, in 1964.

Dimitra remembers that events like these were:
'Picnics for the whole family, with people from both Athanasia and Konstantinos' sides, including even extended cousins by marriage, and their children. They would have taken an elaborate picnic with spanakopita, tyropitas, boiled eggs and salads, meat loaf, cooked chicken, lots of feta cheese, home grown tomatoes, but no sandwiches. An unbelievable feast.'

'They liked to travel out to Bundoora, to the beach, and to Whittlesea. At the beach, they never would picnic on the sand, always on the grass under the trees. They had to be at the beach at 7.00 in the morning to get the best spot. It would be so cold everyone would be freezing and wrapped in blankets, and then they would warm up as the sun rose. These days the parents go at 7.00 in the morning to pick the spot and the younger generation come at 11.00 am.'

Description of Content

Large family of about nineteen people picnicking in a park with a car in the background. They are sitting on picnic rugs, with food spread around them.

Physical Description

Digital image file. A digital photograph was taken of the original black and white print.

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