These guys are pro at pellers – ship builders in a #Bergen wharf in 1955. Photo by Norvin Reklamefoto, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-nor-m-0650.html #norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #blackandwhitephotography

If you were in need of a washing machine or a fridge in 1955, you could do worse than Roald Carlsen A/S. They had a store in Nygårdsgaten, on the corner towards where Grieghallen would later be built. This, I think, is some form of trade fair. Photo by […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

If you want to travel in style, you have to book tickets in style. And around 1931, there was no place better than at the #Bergen #train station traveller's office! Photo by Atelier KK, via University of Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

No, these women are not showing off a hairy alien baby. Likely – at least according to the metadata – it's a dog that won't stay still enough for 1910 shutter speeds to capture. Photo by Amy Wilson, via University of Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Since 1894, an electrical boat named #Beffen has been scooting across the Vågen bay in the city center of #Bergen. Here it is in the early 00s, 1900s, that is, with Bergenhus Fortress in the background. In the beginning, there were fire small ferries in six […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

In a library mood. Here are some 60s photos to put some broth in your Tuesday soup. The University Library building (today, the humanities library) was done in 1961, and students flocked to it for silence, comfort, and space to study, read, and whatever […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Yes, the bassist in the band photo should always stare at something out of frame. Photo of the Knoop family, sometime around the turn of the century. Photo by Knoop, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-knoop-200.html

Ah, yes, back in the time before the Friday taco, when all Norwegian families gathered in their #bunad around the fireplace for the latest in goathorn metal. This is from "Fana Folklore", a guided annual experience on Norwegian culture, catering towards […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Strandgaten (Beach Street) in early 1900s #Bergen. Nykirken (The New #Church) to the right. The man on the left is a city #original called "Styggepappen" – meaning something like "ugly dad" – likely born Lehmkuhl from a nice family. He used to do speeches […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Felt churchy – might delete later. Solheim Chapel in the late 30s, in the middle of Solheim graveyard in #Bergen. Built in 1920 in white plastered brick, with a granite portal. Drawn by architect Sigurd Lunde. Photo by Atelier KK, via UNiversity of Bergen […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The little #train that could. Until it couldn't – specifically on the day this photo was taken, the last day of the Nesttun-Os Line in 1935. As the first private railway in Norway, the narrow gauge line operated from 1894 going between Nesttun (now a part of […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Work it. A group, likely from the Norwegian Worker's Youth League, sometime in the late 20s, celebrating workers. The posters read "Norway for the youth", "To Victory", "Power to the Labour Party", and over the stage reads "Solidarity is our strength". From […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

A hot date in around the turn of the century in Olav Kyrres gate, likely just next ot the city park. The steeple far off in the background is Korskirken (Holy Cross Church). Photo via University of #Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The trolleybus – buses running on overhead power lines – has been a staple of the #Bergen cityscape since 1950, with its latest update in 2020 with in-motion charging for battery buses. It is the last trolleybus lines in Norway, and one of the few remaining […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Yesterday was the Norwegian general #elections, so here are some officials in 1951, hard at work counting the votes of the municipal elections in #Bergen. Photo by Edwood Christensen, via University of Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

This view is still quite similar to what it was when this picture was taken, in 1950. The #Christie statue, of a #Bergen city council member, a county governor, a representative in Norway's first constituent assembly, a parliament member for decades, is […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Friends going to the mountains to hang out. What could be more Norwegian? Photo via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-bs-ok-05689-007.html #norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #blackandwhitephotography

You may know that #vikings didn't actually wear horned helmets, but did you know they did wear tigh-fitting gymnastic suits with the word "#VIKING" printed on the fron… Wait, I'm getting a message in my ear here… it turns out this is not an anachronistic […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Image 1: The #ship SS #StatsraadLehmkuhl (Minister Lehmkuhl). Image 2: The Labour Minister Lehmkuhl, on board his namesake, the ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Based in #Bergen, it was a school ship for the Royal Navy since 1923 until it was donated to its current […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Fun fact: #Bergen wasn't possible to populate during the autumn before the invention of the #umbrella due to the rain. Thank you, umbrellas! Photo by Ralph L. Wilson, via University of Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Leda was a #steamship, going from Bergen to Newcastle with passengers and cargo. Here she is in the latter half of the 20s, at – the still quite new at this point – Skoltegrunnskaien. Photo by Atelier KK, via University of Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

"The best corner in #Bergen!" At least if you are selling things. Now mostly known as the building where the large book store is, this building was raised in 1926. This is a decade later. At that point, Norges Brannkasse was an old firm, as the first – and […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Two boys on a hot summers day in 1950, seek refuge near the bus stop at Haukeland, under the Freia chocolate company sign. Photo by Norvin Reklamefoto via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-nor-f-0946.html #Norway […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Little rascals. Dialectal "kjuagutter" (lit: thieving boys) is a #Bergen term for local rowdy boys, often used both slightly derogatory and as an honorific of sorts. These guys, gathered in the Fæstergrenden alley sometime between world wars, absolutely fit […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Sculptor and artist Ambrosia Tønnesen next to her statue of painter J.C. Dahl. Ambrosia Tønnesen (1859–1948) was Norway’s first professional female sculptor, known for her portrait busts, statues, and reliefs. She moved to #Bergen in the 1870s, where she […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Outfit of the day, winter 1903, on top of Løvstakken, one of the seven mountains surrounding #Bergen. Which mountains are "The Seven" depend a little on when and who you ask, but Løvstakken (the Leaf Dress) has always been one of them, just south of the city […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The absolute #goat. Surrounded by fans, at Fanafjellet, sometime in the 1960s. Photo by Enoch Djupdræt, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-dju-bx-0074.html #norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #blackandwhitephotography

Weekend mood at Alvøen. For hundreds of years it has been a destination for #Bergen folk who wants to take it easy. Bowler hat not mandatory, but appreciated. Photo by Thorvald Selmer, via University of Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Love of #dogs transcend time. This image from the early 1900s shows that clearly. Photo by Knoop, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-knoop-242.html #Norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography #dogsOfPixelFed

The newly erected public #library in #Bergen, around 1917, built largely on donations from the people of the city. In the foreground is the bridge that gapped the space that used to be between Little and Large Lungegårdsvann, before the former was the […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Wrapping today's catch in yesterday's news. The #Bergen fish market in the rain, sometime before WWII. Photo by Olai Schumann Olsen, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-so-0210.html #norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #blackandwhitephotography

At the cross of Jon Smørs gate and Strandgaten, building the tram tracks towards the Smørsbroen bridge in 1950. Photo by Atelier KK, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-kk-n-438-090.html #norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #blackandwhitephotography

The last journey of the #Sandviken tram, March 25th, 1961, ending a line that had been running since 1897. Here at Nye Sandviksveien, with Sandviken #Church in the background. It was replaced by a bus service, but #Bergen is still waiting for its proper […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Nothing like a little #rain. Here, two kids in 1971 don their finest raincoats to play outside. Photo by Solveig Greve, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-sg-012-032.html #Norge #norway #NorskPix #Historical #blackandwhitephotography

Strandgaten 1, drawn by architect Trygve Solemdal, and erected in 1926 marks the beginning of the Torgallmenningen, the public plaza in the city centre. Below it, the fish market. Here, from a wet day, likely coming up on Christmas time. Photo by Atelier KK […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Two people walking up towards Natland in Bergen in the early 1900s. After the war, this would become #Landås, the first satelite city outside #Bergen, filled up with low-rise and high-rise apartment buildings. This image is taken from around where the Rema […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Lille Øvregaten (Little Upper Street) is one of the oldest still remaining streets in Bergen, originally beginning in the 1100s as part of a connection between the king's farm on #Alrekstad and the king's hall on Holmen, where #Bergenhus Fortress is now […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Lone rider, a bike delivery man in #Bergen sometime in the late 30s. The "SUNDT" building on the left side of the building is a mall drawn by architect Per Grieg. It was built in 1938, and listed as cultural heritage in 1990. It was recently reopened in 2025 […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The City Gate of #Bergen, constructed in 1645, originally had mounds on each side as defence mechanisms around the city's only Southern entrance. In 1740 it got a moat, palisades, a drawbridge, and weapons. It was never used in battle, but was where tolls […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

When the boy scouts Bergen were celebrating their 25th anniversary in 1937, where else to celebrate it than the – at the time – largest celebration venue in #Bergen, the medieval Haakon Hall. Having stood since the 1200s, the first known use of the building […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

They say of the Acropolis where the Parth… Oh. Wait. No. This is "Mon Plaisir", a small pavilion near Christinegård, a mansion then owned by politician and businessman Michael D. Prahl. Wanting to heighten the park area around his estate he got a "#Roman" […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

#Pyttergrenden, one of the old wooden housed streets in Skuteviken, #Bergen. This image is from 1959. This house is still standing today, but slightly modernised. The outhouse toilet has been removed, and turned into a small fertile garden. The street is […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

A lone sheep in the forest. This is in #Landås, today a suburban neighbourhood outside #Bergen built out in the 50s and 60s, but at this point agricultural farmland. Sometimes sheep still walk down from mountain pasture to check if there is any good grass […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The kiosk inside the tram loop at Wergeland in 1959. The kiosk still stands, and was recently a local café and wine bar. Photo by Atelier KK, via University of #Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-kk-n-472-031.html #norway#Bergen#Norge #NorskPix #historical #kiosk

Saint Mary's Church (Mariakirken), also called The German #Church (Tyskekirken) due to its proximity to Bryggen, and role as the mandatory church for German #Hansa traders. It was ran by the local chapter of the Hanseatic league from the 1408 up until the mid […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

A Nazi regime military aircraft nose down sometime during the occupation near where the football stadium is today. You fascists bound to lose. Photo by Leif M. Endresen, via University of #Bergen Library […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The area of the #Bergen City Park (Byparken) was bought by the city and regulated as a park after the fire of 1855. Before this it had been a garden in private ownership, used to grow medicinal botanicals by the Dutch family de Besche, who since the 1600s had […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

Join us… on DRAGON MOUNTAIN! Indeed, the stairs behind these two fearsome gatekeepers are called Dragon Mountain Stairs, leading up to Dragon Mountain (Dragefjellet in Norwegian), and at the top lives… _lawyers_. Today, Dragefjellet is where the Faculty of […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

The Fløibanen funicular opened in 1918, way before The Great Gondola Debate of the 2020s started. Inspired by the Merkur in Baden-Baden, it was to give access to the immediate city mountains from the city centre. Here I have gathered a few images from the […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

"This is #London" was the callsign of the Norwegian government in exile in England, where open and closed messages to the Norwegian people and resistance was made. Here a small #Bergen child on the lap of his father is listening to the radio broadcasts on […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]