Summary
Black and white photographic portrait of Lili Sigalas in evening wear, taken in Melbourne during the 1930s.
Lili (Eleni) Sigalas (nee Vrahamis), born in 1904, was the daughter of Callirrhoe Dressler and Stavros Vrahamis, both from the Greek Island of Sikinos, who also lived for some time in Istanbul. In 1920 Lili was engaged to a cousin Letho (Eleutherios) Sigalas, and in 1922 migrated to Melbourne on the 'Largs Bay' with her father-in-law to be, James (Iakovos) Sigalas, and her elder married sister Alex. Letho and Lili were married at the Greek Orthodox Church on Victoria Parade, on 18 July 1923, just eight days before Lili's 19th birthday. They had two daughters - Dan'e in 1924 and Magarita Babette in 1931.
Physical Description
Digital photograph
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Digital Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - cultural & social life, Family portraits
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Keywords
Greek Communities, Greek Immigration, Migration & Settlement, Portraits
