Field photograph·C02405·1929–31

Vouni department loads outside the institute, Nicosia

Men loading bundles and luggage onto an old car outside a plastered building with shuttered windows, Nicosia — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02405. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Several men in hats and dark or light suits gather around an open-topped car parked at the kerb. One man bends over the rear, while others stand near a doorway with ornate ironwork and a shuttered window. Striped bedding rolls and a dark bundle are piled on the car, and a bag lies on the ground at the lower right.

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Description, scan 2: Several men and a woman load an old open car outside a plastered building with shuttered windows and an ornate wooden doorway. The rear holds rolled striped bedding, a wicker basket and stacked suitcases, with rope lying on the ground. Seven people are visible, most wearing hats and coats; some bend over the vehicle while others stand and watch.
Description, scan 3: Several men in hats and coats load striped rolled bedding, a wicker basket and suitcases onto the back of an open-topped car parked beside a plastered building. The building has shuttered windows and an ornate doorway with an iron grille, and a woman stands at the right edge watching. A man in a dark suit stands at the car, while one man bends low at the rear to load.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Copy photograph. Nicosia. The Vouni department loads outside the institute. Volvo.

Swedish, as on the record

Repro. Från svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nicosia. Vouniavdelningen lastar utanför institutet. Volvo.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").