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... not one of the regular cameras for the time, that were big and bulky, but a special camera, a so called detective camera. That resultet in one of the strangest collections in norway's photo history. As an academic of the time, he photographed his student environment as well as the life on the streets and alsocelbrities of the time, with a special eye for young women. Theres something extraordinary about these photos, something about the naturalness of them. Photos that werent supposed to be taken in this era, snapshots of daily life..

this is one out of many parts of this video, but this is the only one i could find on youtube

Fantastic! It's fascinating that parts of Karl Johans Gate (the main street in Oslo) look almost identical today.

>> ^Ornthoron:
Fantastic! It's fascinating that parts of Karl Johans Gate (the main street in Oslo) looks almost identical today.


Yes a fantastic find. It almost looks fake, i mean, you see these types of clothes in fictional portrayals and arranged photos, but this is just daily life. Very fascinating.

At 0.14, you see the university of oslo on the left, and the Royal Castle in the background.
Here is the location in Google maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=59.915139,10.734635&spn=0.002057,0.006974&z=18&lci=com.panoramio.all

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It's interesting - every single person in every photograph is wearing a hat of some kind.

that's amazing, i mean.. you see movies made with the setting in this time period, but i never thought the wardrobe and general "look" of everyone was actually like that

>> ^zombieater:
It's interesting - every single person in every photograph is wearing a hat of some kind.


I was going to say the same thing. I collect vintage photographs and have one of a large crowd from the late 1940's where most everyone wears a hat. I don't know exactly when the hat trend died down.

Was this taken on a Sunday afternoon? Not only are there lots of people milling about when you'd think they'd be working, but also the attire seems very formal, like it's their good/church clothes, rather than work clothes. Or maybe it's just the idle rich.

And almost every person in every picture is female.. tztz
peeping Tom

ah man where are the 19th century upskirt shots?

Reminds me of some glass slides my father owns.

"SHOW US YOUR TITS!! Uh, oh, thanks . . . uh, could you stand perfectly still for three minutes while I expose this Daguerreotype?"

I love glimpses into a past time like this. I have always found the hat fetish back then quite bizarre.