Field photograph·C00253·1927

Toulis Souidos with a measuring stick at Soli, near the theatre

Toulis Souidos holding a measuring staff on a pebble beach at Soli, with reeds and wheelbarrows behind him.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00253. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a peaked cap and buttoned work jacket stands on a pebble beach, holding a tall measuring staff upright beside him. Tall reeds grow to his left, and wheelbarrows lie on the stones to his right and behind him. Beyond, a flat shoreline, low hills, a pier and a few buildings sit under a pale sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Toulis Souidos with a measuring stick on the beach at Soli, with wheelbarrows and reeds beside him.
Description, scan 2
A man in a peaked cap and long buttoned jacket stands on a pebbly shore beside tall reeds, holding an upright measuring rod in one hand while the other rests on his hip. Two wheelbarrows lie on the stones behind him, and beyond the water a low hill, a few buildings and a jetty line the horizon.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soli, near the theatre. Toulis Souidos wearing a chauffeur-like hat on the beach. He holds a measuring stick, with wheelbarrows in the background.

Swedish, as on the record

Soli, i närheten av teatern. Toulis Souidos bärandes chaufförliknande hatt vid stranden. Han håller i en mätstock med skottkärror i bakgrunden. Från Svenska Cypernexpeditionen.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)