Beautiful Norwegian Women's Summer Fashion in the 1950s

Women dressed ‘smartly’ in the Fifties. 1950s fashion women’s dresses were all about good grooming and a tailored look, these attributes were prized. Here’s some beautiful women's beachwear fashion in Norway in the 1950s.

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Bathing Beauties in Norway in 1954

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Stunning Photochroms of Landscape and Marine Views of Norway From Between the 1890s and 1910s

Published primarily from the 1890s to 1910s, these prints were created by the Photoglob Company in Zürich, Switzerland, and the Detroit Publishing Company in Michigan. Like postcards, the photochroms feature subjects that appeal to travelers, including landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and daily life and culture.

Troldfjord (i.e.,Trollfjord), Raftsund, Lofoten

Tvindefos (i.e., Tvindefossen) hotel

On the Voss Railway, Hordaland

Kongen og Dronningen, Bispen

Vinge Hotel, Hardanger Fjord

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A Fashion Show in U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway in 1965

These pictures were taken by photographer Klæboe/Billedbladet Nå. The occasion is a fashion show in the U.S. diplomatic residence Villa Otium in Oslo in 1965. This happened under the auspices of Ambassador Lady Margaret Joy Tibbits and air company PAN AM (represented by the company's first marketing manager, Jane Kilbourne.)

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37 Wonderful Color Photographs of Norway in the 1940s

Fredrik Daniel Bruno (1882–1971) was a town engineer in Hudiksvall in the province of Hälsingland in the northern part of central Sweden. He was also a dedicated amateur photographer, and some of the color slides he took during travels in the 1940s and early 1950s are from Norway, Sweden’s neighboring country in the west.

The Norwegian photos show towns and landscapes from different parts of the country. They are all taken in July 1948, probably during a holiday trip, with his travel companions appearing in several photos. Fredrik Bruno’s professional field of interest as a town engineer shows well in his photos of towns and buildings.

Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Gudbrandsdalen Valley, Oppland, Norway

Kjølingefjell mountain, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Gauldalen Valley, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

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The First Color Photographs of Norway, 1910

In 1910, Auguste Leon visited the German scientist and photographer Adolf Miethe, who helped to invent the flash camera. He used a different, much more rare, the method of color photography - color separation, ie filmed on a triple plate through color filters.

Here are some rare and interesting color photos of Norway circa 1910 in A. Miethe's collection.

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Wonderful Color Photographs of Norway in the 1940s and 1950s

Fredrik Daniel Bruno (1882–1971) was a town engineer in Hudiksvall in the province of Hälsingland in the northern part of central Sweden. He was also a dedicated amateur photographer, and some of the colour slides he took during travels in the 1940s and early 1950s are from Norway, Sweden’s neighbouring country in the west.

The Norwegian photos show towns and landscapes from different parts of the country. They are all taken in July 1948, probably during a holiday trip, with his travel companions appearing in several photos. Fredrik Bruno’s professional field of interest as a town engineer shows well in his photos of towns and buildings.

Lilly, Carin and Gustaf viewing Kjølingefjell mountain in Norway

Harbour of Trondheim in Norway

Gudbrandsdalen Valley in Norway

A street in Røros in Norway

Gauldalen Valley in Norway

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