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Field photograph·C00387

Martin Gjerstad on Gladstone Rd

Young boy standing in front of a bookcase of bound volumes, with framed prints on the wall above.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00387. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fair-haired boy in a dark velvet jacket, white collared shirt, dark shorts, pale knee socks and dark strap shoes stands on a wooden floor. Behind him a low bookcase holds rows of uniformly bound volumes and a stack of loose papers and magazines, with a bowl and a small vase of flowers on the shelf. Three small framed prints hang on the plain pale wall.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Young boy standing in front of a bookshelf with framed prints on the wall above.
Description, scan 2
A young boy with light, straight hair stands facing slightly to the side, wearing a dark velvet jacket over a white collared shirt, dark shorts, white knee socks and dark strap shoes. Behind him a dark shelf holds rows of uniform hardbound books on the upper level and stacked papers and loose volumes below, with a small bowl and a vase of flowers on top. Three small framed prints hang on the pale wall.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Martin Gjerstad on Gladstone Rd. The picture shows children, books and paintings.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").