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Norwegian Collection

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Fridtjof Nansen Photo

Fridtjof Nansen Photo
FRIDTJOF NANSEN Norwegian Arctic explorer Date: 1861 - 1930

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norway - Kautokeino - Sami People

Norway - Kautokeino - Sami People

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Tourist map of Bergen, Norway

Tourist map of Bergen, Norway
Tourist map (TKT - Turisttrafikkomiteen) of Bergen, Hordaland County, Norway. Date: 1951

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photograph of Captain Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, in his cold weather clothing and skis, Antarctica, 1912

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photographic portrait of Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who was the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage and reach the South Pole

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Folklore / Wild Hunt

Folklore / Wild Hunt
Asgaardsreiden, Norwegian myth of the Wild Hunt

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norway. Horten. 19th century

Norway. Horten. 19th century. View of the city with the port and arsenal of the state with the Spanish frigate Blanca entering in the drydock

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Map of Spitsbergen, Norway

Map of Spitsbergen, Norway
Map of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway Date: 1758

Background imageNorwegian Collection: WW2 poster, Back Them Up

WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. Date: 1940s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: The Norwegian Flag at the South Pole, 1911

The Norwegian Flag at the South Pole, 1911
Photograph showing Lt. Helmer Hansen, of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, standing with his sledge, dog team and Norwegian flag at the South Pole, December 1911

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Advert for Skippers Norwegian Bristling Sardines

Advert for Skippers Norwegian Bristling Sardines
Advert for Skippers Norwegian Bristling (or Brisling) Sardines, showing the lid of a can rolled back to reveal the delicious fish

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Gjermundbu Viking Helm. 10th c. Decorative Arts

Gjermundbu Viking Helm. 10th c. Decorative Arts. NORWAY. Oslo. University Museum of National Antiquities. Proc: NORWAY. BUSKERUD. Ringerike

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Cod Liver Oil

Cod Liver Oil
This advertisement for Scotts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil features a codfish weighing 70.76 kg caught off the Norwegian coast

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Cruise ship Atlantis in Norway

Cruise ship Atlantis in Norway
The cruise ship Atlantis pictured docked in a Norwegian Ffjord

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Whaling Harpoon

Whaling Harpoon
A harpoon gun on the deck of the Norwegian whaling ship M. V. Rodny, at Ayr Harbour, Scotland

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norwegian Types (5 / 5) - Young Norwegian wife

Norwegian Types (5 / 5) - Young Norwegian wife
A Young Norwegian wife in traditional national costume Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Henrik Ibsen / Home / Oslo

Henrik Ibsen / Home / Oslo
HENRIK IBSEN Norwegian dramatist in his study at his home in Oslo

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Vikingsnekke (Lund)

Vikingsnekke (Lund)
Vikingesnekke Norwegian warriors in a half-decked warship

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Olaf Ii / Saint / Norway

Olaf Ii / Saint / Norway
OLAF II HARALDSSON also known as SAINT OLAF King of Norway (1016-28)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Amundsen at the Pole

Amundsen at the Pole
Norwegian explorer Amundsen and his colleagues at the South Pole

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norwegian Nisse Fiddles

Norwegian Nisse Fiddles
A Norwegian nisse fiddles while pigs dance

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientist

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientist
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian, seen here at the time he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of the displaced victims of

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Cruises to Norway

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Cruises to Norway. 20th century

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Spitzbergen, Norway

Spitzbergen, Norway
A large sailing vessel off the coast of Spitzbergen a northerly Norwegian Island in the Arctic Ocean - The lack of ice on the water indicates that this is likely to be in the summer

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Social / Norway Postman

Social / Norway Postman
Neither snow, ice, hail nor trolls can discourage the Norwegian postman as he skis o er fjell and fjord

Background imageNorwegian Collection: The Beach at Posillipo by J. C. Dahl, 1821

The Beach at Posillipo by J. C. Dahl, 1821
Johan Christian Dahl (1788-1857). Danish painter. The Beach at Posillipo, 1821. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageNorwegian Collection: The Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales

The Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales
The Princesses Victoria (1868-1935) and Maud of Wales (1869-1938), the future Queen of Norway (reigned 1905-1938), Daughters of King Edward VII. Date: 1890

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Old Sami Man from Finnmark County, Norway

Old Sami Man from Finnmark County, Norway
An old Sami Man from Finnmark County in the extreme northeast of Norway. The Sami peoples (also spelled Saami and also known as Lapps)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906)

Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906). Norwegian dramatist. Poster for the theatre performance of The Lady from the Sea (Die Frau vom Meer)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Poster advertising Norway

Poster advertising Norway, showing a pretty milkmaid with a yoke and two buckets. 20th century

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East Runton

Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East Runton
Illustration showing a Breeches-Buoy in use, to save the crew of the Norwegian ship Esras, East Runton, Norfolk, 1901. Esras had run aground on the Hasboro sands

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Ingeborg Kober

Ingeborg Kober
Norwegian medium Ingenborg Kober, whose father Judge Dahl died in mysterious circumstances, which were finally judged to be accidental

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Queen Maud of Norway

Queen Maud of Norway
QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY wife of king Haakon VII daughter of Edward VII of England

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway

Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway, dating back to the 11th century. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Sami People, Norway

Sami People, Norway - outside their tent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Martha of Norway

Martha of Norway
MARTHA, CROWN PRINCESS OF NORWAY Daughter of Princess Charles of Sweden, she married Crown Prince Olav of Norway in 1929. She died 3 years before Olav became King of Norway in 1957. Date: 1901 - 1954

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Vagen Bay, Bergen, Norway - Aerial View of the Harbour

Vagen Bay, Bergen, Norway - Aerial View of the Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Poster, Norway by Airway

Poster, Norway by Airway. 20th century

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Kita a Norwegian elkhound

Kita a Norwegian elkhound, photographed by Harry Taylor

Background imageNorwegian Collection: How Bad Weather held back Captain Scott

How Bad Weather held back Captain Scott
A map showing the different routes taken by the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen and the British team led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott towards the South Pole in 1911/12

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, London

Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, London
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her grandson, Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), leaving the newly opened Whiteleys Store in Bayswater, West London

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Lapland Familes, teepees and huskies

Lapland Familes, teepees and huskies
Lyngseidet, Norway. Families of Lapps with their tents

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Viking Artifacts

Viking Artifacts
Norwegian artifacts from the Viking era

Background imageNorwegian Collection: PRISON HULK BAHAMA

PRISON HULK BAHAMA
Prison hulk " Bahama" moored off Gillingham (on The Thames). Norwegian prisoners were kept there

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Henrik Ibsen / Oslo / 1898

Henrik Ibsen / Oslo / 1898
HENRIK IBSEN Norwegian dramatist out riding with his brother in Oslo in 1898, showing the National Theatre (left) and Ibsens own statue (right)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Amundsen / Taking Bearing

Amundsen / Taking Bearing
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. Amundsens men determining the exact location of the S. Pole

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Torpedoed Ship in Dock

Torpedoed Ship in Dock
A steamship - torpedoed by the Germans although flying the neutral Norwegian flag - is brought into dry dock for repairs

Background imageNorwegian Collection: German U-Boats

German U-Boats
Terrified by German U-boats, the English pretend to be neutral (the Norwegian and British merchant navy flags are conveniently similar !)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian polar explorer

Background imageNorwegian Collection: NORWEGIAN SECTARIANS

NORWEGIAN SECTARIANS
Norwegian followers of Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771-1824) meet for a prayer meeting in a peasant home Date: 1852

Background imageNorwegian Collection: British Overseas Airways Corporation Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar

British Overseas Airways Corporation Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar G-AGDD Loch Losna (msn 2087, ex NX34901, to Royal Norwegian Air Force July 1945 as 2087)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norway - Norwegian bride

Norway - Norwegian bride
Lantern slide of a Norwegian Bride. Lady wearing a large decorative headdress.. Part of Box 124 Norway The land of the Vikings Date: circa 1890s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: HAMSUN, Knut (1859-1952)

HAMSUN, Knut (1859-1952). Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize in 1920. Painting

Background imageNorwegian Collection: The Queen visits Norway

The Queen visits Norway
Photographs documenting the unofficial visit of Queen Elizabeth II and her family to Norway in August 1969. Clockwise from top left: 1

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Sigrid Undset / Nobel 1928

Sigrid Undset / Nobel 1928
SIGRID UNDSET Norwegian novelist

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norway - The Naerofjord from Gudvangen

Norway - The Naerofjord from Gudvangen
Lantern slide of the Naerofjord from Gudvangen - shows a boat on a lake, surrounded by mountains. Part of Box 124 Norway Land of the Vikings Date: circa 1890s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norway - Hammerfest - Blue Whale

Norway - Hammerfest - Blue Whale
Hammerfest - a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. A huge Blue Whale has been caught and brough ashore. The whaling crew responsible stand in front of their magnificent catch. Date: 1902

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Professor Jaeger

Professor Jaeger
Professor JAEGER Norwegian psychical researcher

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Norwegian Cavalry

Norwegian Cavalry
NORWAY Norwegian cavalry in the early morning

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Christmas in Norway

Christmas in Norway
Jultid [yuletide] fun and games on a Norwegian farm - children dress up as gnomes and other grotesques

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Bjornstjerne Bjornson / Ph

Bjornstjerne Bjornson / Ph
BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist and political and social leader photographed with Grieg in 1903

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Vikings Return

Vikings Return
Norwegian Vikings return from an expedition

Background imageNorwegian Collection: The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Explorer Thor Heyerdahl with his wife Jacqueline - 3

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl with his wife Jacqueline - 3
Thor Heyerdahl 1914-2002 - Kon Tiki explorer - with his wife Jacqueline at his home in Tenerife, Canary Islands Date: 1995

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Sami Family, Norway

Sami Family, Norway. Date: circa 1908

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Lockheed C-130H Hercules 955 'Froy'

Lockheed C-130H Hercules 955 'Froy'
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules 74-1676 (msn 4641), at RAF Fairford on 21 July 1997 for the Royal International Air Tattoo. Date: circa 1980

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Lockheed C-130H Hercules 955 'Froy'

Lockheed C-130H Hercules 955 'Froy'
Royal Norwegian Air Force - Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules 955 'Froy' (msn 4337, 68-10955), at RAF Fairford on 21 July 1997 for the Royal International Air Tattoo. Date: 1997

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Northrop F-5B 69242 - MU-Y

Northrop F-5B 69242 - MU-Y
Royal Norwegian Air Force - Northrop F-5B-20-NO 69242 / MU-Y (msn N.9006, 66-9242) of 338 Squadron at RAF Bentwaters in April 1967. Date: 1967

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Gloster Gladiator I G-AMRK - 427

Gloster Gladiator I G-AMRK - 427
Gloster Gladiator I G-AMRK / 427, of the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in Royal Norwegian Air Force colours. Date: circa 2005

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Gloster Gladiator I G-AMRK - 427

Gloster Gladiator I G-AMRK - 427
Gloster Gladiator I G-AMRK / 427, of the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in Royal Norwegian Air Force colours. Date: circa 2005

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Title page design, For Victory Paint Book, WW2

Title page design, For Victory Paint Book, WW2
Title page design, For Victory Paint Book, with Allied flags and a V sign, used as a propaganda symbol for Victory during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Nelson turns a blind eye - Battle of Copenhagen

Nelson turns a blind eye - Battle of Copenhagen
Admiral Lord Nelson ignoring the signal from Sir Hyde Parker to stop fighting. He is looking though his telescope with his blind eye (popularising the phrase to turn a blind eye )

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M. F. 10

Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M. F. 10
Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service - Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.10. The M.F.10 (also known as the Hover M.F.10, after its designer) was a military trainer seaplane built in Norway in 1929

Background imageNorwegian Collection: A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway

A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway
A family of the Sami People (Saami) from Finnmark - a county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway Date: circa 1901

Background imageNorwegian Collection: King Haakon VII of Norway and Crown Prince Olav

King Haakon VII of Norway and Crown Prince Olav in exile in the UK 1940-45 inspecting Norwegian troops. Date: circa 1943

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Skogen Station - Norway

Skogen Station - Norway - on the Holmenkollen Line located between Voksenlia and Lillevann, in Oslo. The architect for the station was Erik Glosimodt. Date: 1932

Background imageNorwegian Collection: The Norwegian Royal Family - King Haakon VII of Norway

The Norwegian Royal Family - King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957), his wife Queen Maud (of Wales) (1869-1938) and their son Olav V (born Prince Alexander of Denmark 19031991)

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway
Ingebjord Eiriksdatter - Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (1297-1357) - married to King Magnus VI of Norway and was Queen consort of Norway

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Martha

Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Martha
Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903 - 1991), later King Olav V, with his wife, the Crown Princess, formerly Princess Martha of Sweden (1901 - 1954). Date: 1930

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway

Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway
Because of the long exposure time its not possible to say how much of the apparent shape of these Hessdalen lights is real, or due to movement

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Laatefossen Valley, Norway, Victorian period

Laatefossen Valley, Norway, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Making flat bread Norway early 1900s

Making flat bread Norway early 1900s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Laplanders with a reindeer herd Norway early 1900s

Laplanders with a reindeer herd Norway early 1900s

Background imageNorwegian Collection: Paper Mill Norway early 1900s

Paper Mill Norway early 1900s



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