History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. ~Winston Churchill

30 December, 2013

Skiing in Norway

Photographs of people skiing in Norway in the 1910s and 1920s, taken by Kristian Berge, the same amateur photographer whose landscape photographs were featured in this post


Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Skiers ready to set out, ca. 1918-1920. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Skiers taking a rest, 1924. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

A cross-country ski race, 1924. Source





Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Skiers on the trail, ca. 1918-1920. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

A ski jump competition, 1914. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

A jumping skier, 1914. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Skiers on a trail, 1924. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Men at a ski competition, 1914. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Skiers enjoying the view, 1923. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

A group of people and their skis enjoying Easter, 1920. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Easter, 1920. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

Skiers around a cabin, 1924. Source




Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

On a break, skiers dance in the snow, 1923. Source




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