Field photograph·C08212

Einar Gjerstad(?) with the famous phonograph at Machairas

Man seated beside a dark box-like object with metal fittings at Machairas, possibly Einar Gjerstad
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08212. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a light jacket and dark cap sits on a chair in front of a dark, spotted wall, leaning forward with his hands on a dark box-like object with metal fittings. Its hinged lid is raised at the right. The print is soft in focus, scratched and spotted, and the lower part of the frame is dim.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Man seated in a chair at Machairas, handling a dark metal apparatus with bright fittings beside a wooden box.
Description, scan 2
A man in a jacket, shirt and tie sits in a chair, leaning forward with both hands on a dark metal apparatus with bright metal fittings. A wooden box with a sloping top stands to the right, and a blurred bag or bundle is at the lower left against a dark, mottled background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Einar Gjerstad(?) with the famous phonograph at Machairas.

Swedish, as on the record

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