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Field photograph·C02360·1929–31

Alfred Westholm at the desk in Vouni

Alfred Westholm seated at a wooden desk in Vouni, with a plan of the palace on the wall behind him
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02360. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a light shirt sits at a wooden desk on a trestle base, writing on paper. Behind him a plan of a building hangs on the plastered wall, and a small framed portrait photograph is fixed to the left wall. A small figurine stands on the desk beside some foliage, while a wooden cupboard and a white cloth hang at the right.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Alfred Westholm writing at a desk in a room at Vouni, with a plan of the palace on the wall behind him.Full resolution
  • Alfred Westholm writing at a wooden table in a room at Vouni, with a plan of the palace on the wall behind him.
Description, scan 2
A man in a white shirt writes at a wooden trestle table, with a stack of books and a small figurine on the desk beside a tin can and a vase of flowers. On the wall above hangs a plan of the palace at Vouni, and a small portrait photograph labelled Jack Hylton is pinned to the left wall. A white cloth hangs on a wooden door at the right edge of the room.
Description, scan 3
Alfred Westholm, in a light shirt, sits bent over a wooden table and writes on a sheet of paper. On the whitewashed wall behind him hang a printed plan of the palace at Vouni and a small portrait photograph with a printed name below it. A small figurine stands on a stack of books beside a vase of flowers, and an empty wooden chair stands at the right next to a plank door.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Copy photograph. Vouni. Alfred Westholm at the desk. On the wall there is a map of the palace at Vouni and Westholm's idol Jack Hylton. On the table stands a figurine.

Swedish, as on the record

Repro. Från svenska cypernexpeditionen. Vouni. Alfred Westholm vid skrivbordet. På väggen finns en karta över palatset i Vouni samt Westholms idol Jack Hylton. På bordet står en figurin.

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