Norway Collection (#20)

Karl Johans Street and Royal Palace, Christiania (Oslo), Norway. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Karl Johans Street and Royal Palace, Christiania (Oslo), Norway. Stereoscopic card detail

Charles Farrell (1901-1990) and Greta Nissen (1906-1988), 20th century. Farrell was an American actor who is perhaps best known for his on-screen romance wih Janet Gaynor

Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Iceberg Lake, Isterdal, Norway, mid-late 19th century

Two sailors on the royal yacht off the coast of Norway, 1904 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
Two sailors on the royal yacht off the coast of Norway, 1904 (1908). From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

On board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Christiania (Oslo), Norway, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
On board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, Christiania (Oslo), Norway, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Prince Olav (1903-1991), the future King Olav V of Norway, conversing with naval officers, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Prince Olav (1903-1991) with Lady Antrim and Miss Knollys, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Prince Olav (1903-1991), the future King Olav V of Norway, with Lady Antrim and Miss Knollys, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Princess Victoria (1868-1935) with Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria (1868-1935) with Prince Olav (1903-1991), the future King Olav V of Norway, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

King Haakon VII of Norway, his son Olav and Princess Victoria at Bygdoy, Norway, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957), his son Olav (1903-1991), the future King Olav V, and Princess Victoria (1868-1935) at Bygdoy, Norway, 1908

King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) with his son Olav (1903-1991), 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) with his son Olav (903-1991), the future King Olav V, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Empress Maria Feodorovna, Princess Victoria, Queen Maud and King Haakon VII of Norway, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), Princess Victoria (1868-1935), Queen Maud (1869-1938) and King Haakon VII of Norway, on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert III, 1908

Norwegian christening, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Norwegian christening, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Stern view of the Oseberg Viking ship after months of excavation, Norway, c1904-1905. The oak ship, which was found in a large burial mound

Naerodal Pass, Norway, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Naerodal Pass, Norway, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

North Cape, Norway, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
North Cape, Norway, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Postwoman, Sognafjorden, Norway, c1890. Artist: L Boulanger
Postwoman, Sognafjorden, Norway, c1890. Illustration from Norvege et Suede, Types et Costumes, (a work on the people and costumes of Norway and Sweden), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Borgund stave church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, c1890. Artist: L Boulanger
Borgund stave church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, c1890. Wooden church, probably built at the end of the 12th century. Illustration from Norvege et Suede, Types et Costumes

Women and children in national costume, Sognafjorden, Norway, c1890. Artist: L Boulanger
Women and children in national costume, Sognafjorden, Norway, c1890. Illustration from Norvege et Suede, Types et Costumes, (a work on the people and costumes of Norway and Sweden), by L Boulanger

Woman wearing Norwegian national costume, c1890. Artist: L Boulanger
Woman wearing Norwegian national costume, c1890. Illustration from Norvege et Suede, Types et Costumes, (a work on the people and costumes of Norway and Sweden), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Scandinavia, c1906, (1907). From The Worlds History, Volume VI. Edited by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1907]

Kongssater, the forest home of the King and Queen of Norway, c1910. The Peisestue (fireplace), Interior of Kongssater (Royal Lodge) of the King and Queen of Norway. From The Studio Volume 51

The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). Artist: Michael Suckling
The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). A reconnaissance photograph taken by Spitfire pilot Flying Officer Michael Suckling showing the German battleship Bismarck moored in Grimstadfjord

Portrait of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, c1920. In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland. He is best known in exploration terms for his three year expedition (1893-1896)

Merok, Geirangerfjord, Norway, 1929

Whaling, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

Whale blubber, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

A whaler, Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929

Umberto Nobiles hangar, base of the airship Italia, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929. Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) was an Italian aeronaut and Arctic explorer

Blue Star Lines cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbegen, Norway, 1929. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927

Football team, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 20th July 1929
Football team, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 20 July 1929. One of the teams from two ships, the Blue Star Lines cruise ship Arandora Star and the Spark

Football match poster, Hammerfest, northern Norway, 1929. A poster advertising a match between teams from two ships, the Blue Star Lines cruise ship Arandora Star and the Spark

Church, Hammerfest, Finnmark, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?). The town was destroyed by the British in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, by a fire in 1891 and by the Nazis in 1945

Local man with a reindeer, Lyngen, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Local women, Lyngen, northern Norway, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Blue Star Line cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Norway, c1927-c1939. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927. Norway was one of her regular destinations

H. M The King of Norway, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.M The King of Norway, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

H. R. H The Crown, PR. Of Norway, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.R.H The Crown, PR. Of Norway, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

H. M The Queen of Norway, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.M The Queen of Norway, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Hans Christian Anderson and Henrik Ibsen, c1900. Scandinavian poets of the 19th century. French advertising for Liebig, extract of meat, c1900

Geiranger fjord, with the Seven Sisters Fall, Norway, 1882

HMS Spartan off Norway, 1904 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
HMS Spartan off Norway, 1904 (1908). Spartan was a second class cruiser which was launched in 1891 and remained in service until 1931

Princesse Maud of Wales. A daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Maud of Wales (1869-1938) became Queen Consort of Norway when her husband, Prince Carl of Denmark

Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936
Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Hagen won the gold medal for the Nordic combined

Nora (A Dolls House) by Henrik Ibsen, c1900. Act 3: Nora tells Helmer she wants to leave him. He leaps up and asks: What? What are you saying? From a series of Famous Tragedies

Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Norwegians of the Lovardalsskard, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Lake Bandak, Norway, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. The Mongols were nomadic people who raise animals by pasturing and produce everything they need from animals

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