Field photograph·C10050·1929

Police (?) at a desk in uniform, with a dog beneath the desk, Famagusta

Man in a dark uniform and peaked cap seated at a wooden desk, with a dog lying on a rug beneath it, Famagusta. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C10050. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a dark uniform and peaked cap sits at a large wooden desk, resting his chin on one hand, with papers and document trays on the desk top. A dog lies curled on a dark rug under the desk, and a wicker basket stands near the wall behind. Framed pictures and pinned papers hang on the plastered wall, with a wooden chair at the left.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A uniformed man in a peaked cap sits at a large wooden desk with his hand raised to his chin, looking toward the camera. A dog lies curled on a rug beneath the desk. Papers lie on the desktop, framed pictures and loose sheets hang on the pale wall behind him, and wooden chairs stand at the sides of the room.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Police (?) at his desk in uniform. Under the desk lies a dog. Famagusta.

Swedish, as on the record

Polis ? vid skrivbord iklädd uniform. Under skrivbordet ligger en hund. Famagusta. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen.