Seamstresses in Oppdal, Norway

Unlike the mill workers in the previous post, these two seamstresses appear to be posing outdoors, perhaps at a seasonal or mobile studio.  The photographer, Håkon Steinsheim (1860-1933), was based in the village of Oppdal, Norway.  (Historically, the name of the town was sometimes spelled Opdal.) The photo (cabinet card) came to me from Wisconsin.... Continue Reading →

Faded festivity

This cabinet card came to me from Spokane, Washington, but it has nothing written or printed on it to indicate its origin.  The costumes might be Norwegian (or Norwegian-American).  The faded sepia print doesn't do them justice, but it's all that remains of their beauty and artistry.    

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