Field photograph·C01343·1929

Einar Gjerstad visiting Erik Sjöqvist at Marion

Two men sit on wooden crates outside a large white tent at Marion. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01343. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two men, Einar Gjerstad and Erik Sjöqvist, sit side by side on wooden crates in front of a large white conical tent pitched on dry, stony ground. The man on the left wears a dark felt hat and dark shirt, and the man on the right wears a pale hat and light shirt; both have knee-length socks. Stones and a low wooden stool lie nearby, with open flat country behind.

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Description, scan 2: Two men sit side by side on wooden crates outside a large conical canvas tent with guy ropes, on bare, stony ground. The man on the left wears a dark felt hat, a shirt and knee socks; the man on the right wears a light pith-style hat, a rolled-sleeve shirt and a wristwatch. Crates and stones lie around them, and open flat land stretches to the sea on the horizon.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Einar Gjerstad visiting Erik Sjöqvist at Marion. They sit on wooden boxes outside the tent. Einar wears a tropical hat.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").

Swedish, as on the record

Einar Gjerstad på besök hos Erik Sjöqvist i Marion. De sitter på träboxar utanför tältet. Einar bär en tropikhatt. Marion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen