Category page: vintage photos

At Easter in 1906, renowned Norwegian photographer Anders Beer Wilse took this series of photos on a trip with a group of friends.

In the olden days, people dressed up warmly and got out onto the fjord or lake to catch their Sunday dinner. Enjoy!

What beautiful needlework. A bonnet from the collections of Slottsfjellsmuseet – in the city of Tønsberg.

The Norwegian landscape is wild and beautiful. And it is a lot more than just fjords and mountains.

Here is a collection of some wonderful vintage photos, showing a handful of Norwegians and their lives.

A photo is a snapshot of history – and a story and a history lesson in itself.

Old objects tell stories, silent stories about a time gone by.

Some of the beautiful Norwegian wooden stave churches are almost 1000 years old. Today, there are 28 of them left.

Watch some lovely vintage photos of mankinds’s many good friends.

Some vintage photos – and more to come.

The rose painted chests of Norway – a treasure that will live for centuries to come.