Field photograph·C01441·1928–29

Work force on the last day at Vouni

Group photograph of the work force at Vouni on the last day, men and women posed on a rocky slope.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928–29. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01441. Public domain (CC0).

Description

About forty-five people pose in tiered rows on a rough stone slope. Women in headscarves and long dresses stand behind, with a woman holding a small child at the far left and a man in a fez and uniform beside her. Seated men in pale shirts and hats sit in front, one holding a walking stick.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Work force posed in a large group on the last day of work at Vouni, men seated in front and women and children behind
  • Group photograph of the work force posed on stone blocks at Vouni, with women in headscarves, men in hats and a small child.Full resolution
Description, scan 2
A large posed group of workers sits and stands outdoors in front of a pale stone wall. In the front row about a dozen men sit or crouch, most in hats and light shirts, and one holds a long walking stick. Rows of women and girls in headscarves and dark dresses stand behind them, with a few children among them and a man in a tall cap at the left.
Description, scan 3
A large group of about thirty people posed on rough stone blocks under a bright sky. Women in headscarves and long dresses stand in rows behind, one woman holding a small child at the left, and a uniformed man in a fez stands among them. Men in hats, shirts and waistcoats sit in the front rows, and one man in the centre holds a walking stick.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Copy photograph. Vouni. The work force on the last day.

Swedish, as on the record

Repro. Från svenska cypernexpedi- tionen. Vouni. Arbetsstyrkan sista dagen.

Swedish, as on the record

Arbetsstyrkan sista dagen. Vouni. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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