Oslo Gallery

Julia Pastrana

Julia Pastrana (1834 - 1860), from Mexico, a hairy woman who married a showman, Theodor Lent, but died in childbirth at Moscow (the child also died). Both bodies were mummified for display purposes, her upper eye-teeth and incisors are missing. Photograph is of her embalmed, but now resides in a sealed coffin at the University of Oslo, Norway. Date:

© Mary Evans Picture Library

The Parliament of Norway Building (Stortingsbygningen)

The Parliament of Norway Building (Stortingsbygningen in Norwegian) at Oslo (Christiania), Norway. The Storting is the Norwegian Parliament which was formed by two chambers ('Lagting and Odelsting'). Date: circa 1940s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

1940s, 40s, Building, Bygningen, Christiania, Forties, Government, Norway, Norwegian, Norwegians, Offices, Oslo, Parliament, Pedestrians, Populace, Sep16, Sortthing, Storting, Stortinget, Stortingsbygningen

Oslo, Norway - couple in traditional costume

Photograph from Oslo (Kristiania) showing a young couple, possibly within their home, wearing clothing in a traditional Norwegian style.
circa 1910s

© The Roseries Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

1910s, Apron, Blouse, Breeches, Buttons, Clothes, Clothing, Colourful, Costume, Couple, Door, Dress, Hands, Hat, Hats, Headdress, Holding, Home, Jacket, Jan16, Kristiania, Man, Men, Norway, Norwegian, Oslo, Pattern, Patterned, People, Scandinavia, Scandinavian, Shirt, Style, Tailored, Tall, Traditional, Trousers, Waistcoat, White, Woman, Women, Wooden, Young