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Field photograph·C02263·1929–30

John Lindros filming at the excavation in Kition

Man at a tripod-mounted camera in a trench at Kition, with workers around him among cut stone blocks
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02263. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a light shirt and trousers stands at a large box camera on a tripod, while a second man in a striped shirt and vest leans over it. Around them, workmen in headcloths and a pith helmet sit on and stand beside cut stone blocks and walls in a deep trench, and one man at the top right holds a shovel. A long pole lies diagonally across the lower right of the frame.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • John Lindros filming at the excavation in Kition, with a large camera on a tripod and workers on the trench edgesFull resolution
  • John Lindros filming at the excavation in Kition, with workers around a tripod-mounted camera
Description, scan 2
A large-format camera on a tripod stands at the edge of a deep excavation trench at Kition, with a man in a light shirt behind it and a second man in a checked shirt and waistcoat steadying it. Several workers in headcloths and white shirts sit and stand along the trench edges, and cardboard boxes and loose stones lie nearby. A long wooden pole lies diagonally across the lower right.
Description, scan 3
A man in a light shirt and trousers stands at a tripod-mounted film camera at the edge of a deep excavation trench, while a second man in a striped shirt steadies the tripod beside him. Behind them several workers in white shirts and head cloths stand and sit among cut stone blocks and rubble, and a man in a sun hat looks on at right. A long ranging pole lies diagonally across the lower right foreground.

English, translated from the Swedish record

John Lindros filming at the excavation in Kition. In the background many archaeological objects that have been excavated are visible. Many working people are also visible in the picture.

Swedish, as on the record

John Lindros filmar vid utgrävningen i Kition. I bakgrunden syns mängder av arkeologiska föremål som har grävts fram. Många arbetande personer syns också på bilden. Kition. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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