Original 1947 AP Wire Photo featuring elderly monks of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, resting before religious murals after their morning devotions. The monastery was one of approximately 20 on the rugged Athos Peninsula, home to thousands of monks from several nations. Mounted on black archival paper with the original separate caption mounted below the photograph. Overall measurements are approximately 8½ x 10 inches. Light age-related wear to the photo, mounting paper, and caption, consistent with age. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
