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Field photograph·C05967·1927–28

Mr. Kaplanis, mayor of Lapithos

Mr. Kaplanis, mayor of Lapithos, seated in a wicker chair in front of a panelled door
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05967. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a dark suit, white shirt and tie sits in a wicker chair with his hands clasped and one leg crossed over the other, looking off to the side. Behind him is a panelled wooden door with lace-edged trim above it, and a dark case rests against the wall on the right. The floor is pale tiled.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Picture of Mr. Kaplanis, the mayor of Lapithos. "My foot is not there".

Swedish, as on the record

Bild på Mr. Kaplanis, borgmästaren i Lapithos. "Min fot är inte där".

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