Field photograph·C01635·1929

Ready for the moonlight picnic at Vouni

Three people posing outdoors at night at Vouni, one in a striped hooded robe, ready for a moonlight picnic.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01635. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three people stand posed side by side on dark ground at night, lit by a flash. A man on the left wears a long striped hooded robe, a woman in the centre wears a light belted dress with a bundle of blankets and cushions under her arm, and a man on the right wears a pinstriped suit and tie. Stones and rubble lie on the ground at their feet.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Three people posing outdoors at night: a man in a striped robe, a woman carrying blankets, and a man in a suit and tie.
Description, scan 2
Three people stand on dark, rough ground against a black night background, lit by flash. The man on the left wears a long striped robe and knitted hood and holds a small object; the woman in the middle wears a light dress and carries folded blankets over her arm. The man on the right wears a suit and tie with his hands at his sides, and scattered debris lies at their feet.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ready for the moonlight picnic. Alfred Westholm in a robe, Gudrun Atterman holding blankets and pillows, John Lindros with a tie. Vouni.

Swedish, as on the record

Redo för månskens picknick. Alfred Westholm i morgonrock, Gudrun Atterman hållandes filtar och kuddar, John Lindros med slips. Vouni. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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