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Field photograph·C05982

Vivi Gjerstad with her son Stefan Gjerstad on a beach in Kyrenia

Vivi Gjerstad with her son Stefan Gjerstad on a beach in Kyrenia
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05982. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Vivi Gjerstad sits on the sand holding a dark umbrella over herself, wearing a patterned robe and holding a folded paper. Stefan Gjerstad stands in front of her in a wide-brimmed hat and striped top and shorts. Behind them, bathers wade and stand in the shallow sea, with rocks offshore under a hazy sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Vivi Gjerstad and Stefan Gjerstad on a beach in Kyrenia, the woman holding an umbrella.
Description, scan 2
A woman in a patterned bathrobe sits on the sand holding a dark umbrella and looks toward the camera. Beside her stands a young child in striped summer clothes, belted at the waist, wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Behind them, several people wade, bend or sit in the shallow sea near rocks on the horizon, and a woman in a dark swimsuit with a white head covering stands at the right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Vivi Gjerstad with her son Stefan Gjerstad on a beach in Kyrenia. Vivi wears a bathrobe and holds an umbrella to protect herself from the sun. Stefan wears striped summer clothes and a hat.

Swedish, as on the record

Folk och Fä 4

Swedish, as on the record

Vivi Gjerstad med sonen Stefan Gjerstad på en strand i Kerynia. Vivi bär en morgonrock och håller ett paraply för att skydda sig från solen. Stefan bär randiga sommarkläder och hatt.

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