Vintage Norway

Recently found a treasure trove of historical photos of Norway. This first set is from here; the originals were all stereoscope photos. Update: the photographer was Nils Olsson Reppen.

 Balestrand, ca. 1898

  

 Binsete, Sogndalsdalen, 1900

  

 Bullock cart, Sogndal, ca. 1898-1900

  

 Elvabakken, Sogndal, ca. 1897-1908

  

 Farmstead, ca. 1888-1925

  

 Group portrait, ca. 1898-1905

  

Hygea Cafe, Balestrand, ca. 1890-1925

[you can tell this is a tourist spot because there is a sign in English]

Sydney Charles Smith

 Art class in front of a cage at Wellington Zoo, ca 1910

  

 Protest march against wage reductions, Lambton Quay, Wellington, 1930s

  

 Start of a swimming race at Te Aro Baths in Oriental Bay, Wellington, 1926

  

 Women and children at the beach, Lyall Bay, Wellington, 1925

  

Young women lined up for a sack race at the opening 

of the Hataitai Bowling Club, Wellington, 1912

  

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Leslie Jones

 

Sun bathers

 

 Swimmers Follies, University Club

  

 Swimming at Charles Bank, Charles River, Boston, ca. 1940

  

 Telling tales aboard the fishing schooner Shamrock 

on a hot Sunday in November at fish pier, 1927

  

 Unidentified women, possibly showgirls, 1940

    

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

G. G. Bain

 Alice Brady draped in Old Glory

  

 American silent film actress and model Olive Thomas, 1915-20

[here's a sample of her work: The Flapper]

  

 At start of air mail service

  

 Becky Edelson and Louise Berger addressing anarchist gathering, 1910-15

["Capitalism: the evil; Anarchism: the remedy"]

  

Brooklyn baseball fans at the 1916 World Series seated with Jennie Veronica 

Murphy McKeever, wife of one of the Brooklyn team's owners

Vintage Ireland

I found these wonderful pictures at PastPin.

Alexandria School's, Dublin

  

Augusta Congreve at the side entrance of Clonbrock House, 

Ahascragh, Co. Galway, 31 January 1866

   

Blackrock Road, Cork City

  

Miss Crowe and Mr Gildea with their pupils at Kilglass 

National School, Ahascragh, Co. Galway, 1 January 1902

  

On parade at the Barracks, Nass, Co. Kildare

  

Robert Edward Dillon and his sister Georgiana, practising 

archery in the grounds of Clonbrock House, Co. Galway, 1883

Thelma Kent

Robert Murrell's boat Pilgrim and Leila Black, Lake Manapouri, 1939

  

Snow capped Mount Tutoko seen from the Hollyford River, 1930s

  

View of Ashburton Gorge, Canterbury, ca. 1930s

  

Woman by Lake MacKenzie, 1930s

  

Woman walking among white fronted terns at Waitaki, Otago, ca. 1930s

 

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Saying Goodbye

These poignant photos of servicemen taking leave of their sweethearts/wives in World War II were taken by famed photographer Alfred Eisenstadt.