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

06 July, 2012

Snapshots of 1937

Though colour photography was around since the 1900s and 10s, it wasn't until the late 1930s that it became available in a practical film format This collection from the National Archives of Norway represents some of the earliest amateur colour snapshots, taken by Norwegian Thomas Neumann in 1937. We all have heaps of these kinds of snapshots from the 60s and 70s.... here's the start of all that, in the 30s!

Mostly taken in Norway and a couple in Berlin.


National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway






National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway

Lions at the Berlin zoo. Source



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Flamingos at the zoo. Source



National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway

Kongsvinger fort. Source



National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway

Seals at the zoo. Source



National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




National Archives of Norway




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