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Field photograph·JL243·1927–28

School at Lapithos

Teacher standing at a desk in an arched whitewashed classroom, with rows of children on benches, Lapithos
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL243. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A teacher stands behind a desk at the front of a whitewashed classroom under a low arched ceiling with exposed beams. Many children stand in rows at wooden benches on the left and sit on benches at the right, with a blackboard with handwritten lettering behind them. Wall charts, maps, framed pictures and small flags decorate the walls, and a globe sits on the desk.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Teacher and pupils in a whitewashed classroom at Lapithos, with wall charts and a chalkboard
Description, scan 2
A man in a dark suit stands behind a wooden desk at the front of a whitewashed classroom beneath a vaulted arch. Rows of children stand behind a wooden bench at left, facing the camera, while more children sit on benches at right. Maps, an anatomical chart, an alphabet chart, a globe and crossed flags hang on the walls, and a chalkboard bears handwritten lettering.

English, translated from the Swedish record

School.

Swedish, as on the record

Skola

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