Old Stockholm Pharmacies
For the Swedish reader: Historiska apotek i Stockholm
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Showing posts with label stockholm. Show all posts
For the Swedish reader: Historiska apotek i Stockholm
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Cyanotype
Swedish National Heritage Board Flickr Phototream
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The Stockholm Exhibition (1930)
Image sources: Wikipedia: Stockholmsutställningen 1930, Wikipedia: Stockholm Exhibition (1930), Kornknarren, Stockholms historia, + my own photos and scans.
Wikipedia: Stockholm Exhibition (1930)
"The fair was significant in the history of architecture in Stockholm, firmly establishing functionalism as the dominant architectural style in Sweden."
"The two head architects were Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz."
"All of the fair buildings were temporary. But the fair's ideas lived on and influenced the shape of Swedish housing for years to come."
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If you click the images you might find some more information
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Sweden in the raw
"Taken from one of Russ Meyer's earlier and lesser known films called Europe in the raw. The equivalent of reading Playboy for the articles, this skin flick poses as a travel documentary, while spicing it up with some nudity inbetween. Any nudity in this clip has carefully been removed. What we do get is views of Stockholm and Millesgården featuring statues by Carl Milles."
Uploaded by jmannen77
Vintage Postcard: Slussen
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Vintage Photo: Two Guys and a Tree
Today I found this old photo portraying a couple of guys in the Old Town of Stockholm. It was being displayed at the Nordiska muséet in a small exhibition about photography of everyday life and people. I'm sorry didn't note when or by whom it was taken but let's say (please do correct me) it's from about 1920-30. UPDATE: Josephzohn says "The old photo was taken by Gösta Spång in February 1924, 20 minutes past 3 in the afternoon!" which is confirmed here. Anyway, I immediately liked it, the composition, the tree and the guys. I also felt that the place was familiar, not that I knew exactly where but I knew I'd find it. With some luck I found it straight away (very close to where Josephzohn works, by the way).
The tiny tree was much larger but the houses in the background looked exactly the same (as they should in this part of Stockholm). I wanted to take a photo from more or less the same position but, damn it, they had put up a statue between the photographers position and the tree! Bastards. So I had to move in front of the statue to shoot it. As you can see in the larger compiled image of then and now the now-tree ended up a bit to the right of the then-tree. Either they moved it, perhaps it's even another tree planted later, or I simply should have moved a bit to the right. I had to manipulate today's photo to make everything but the tree fit, so the angle was somewhat off.
Tyska Stallplan (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia have this great (1,977 × 767 pixels) panoramic photo by Mats Halldin. Thanks. Click it!
More:
- Prästgatan No. 80 (Flickr)
- Mårten Trotzigs Gränd (Wikipedia)
- The relief plaque seen on the wall behind the guys says painter Carl Larsson was born at Prästgatan No. 78.
- "The most beautiful corner in/of Stockholm."
If you want to see the place on a 3D map click here and turn the view completely around or for the street view.
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Related post:
Photo: Now and Then
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Illustration: Olle Eksell, part 1
"Slussen ("the lock" in Swedish) is an area of central Stockholm, named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, in Sweden."
Stureplan, Stockholm by Olle Eksell 1939
The royal Castle in Stockholm by Olle Eksell 1939
A short bio:
Olle Eksell: a diverse career
Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Illustration: Vintage Stockholm
Images of Stockholm
or rather details of images found at the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya site. It is possible to register and download the full size images but I thought it would be pretty interesting to see what I could capture without doing so. So this is the result.
The site was found via BibliOdyssey
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1. Stockholm, map, 1836
2. Stockholm, 1800s
3. Viie perspective du Palais du Roy de Suede a Stokolm, 1700s
4. Stockholm von der Malar-Seite, 1800s
5. Stokholm, (seems to be Dutch), 1800s
6. Schweden, 1800s
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Music Video: The Walker Brothers at Millesgården
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore.
The song and the group is great and the sound is OK but the video quality is pretty poor but I wanted to show it because it is shot over here - or rather at the Millesgården sculpture park on Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden. The year was 1966.
If you liked the music and if you didn't know it before you should check out Scott Walker.
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Paranormal: "Silverpilen"
Photo by: Michael "Bussmicke" Nilsson
"Silverpilen ("The Silver Arrow") is a ghost subway train that haunts the Stockholm Metro, according to an urban legend circulating in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The train is usually referred to as being composed of silver model C5 cars. Only one such train, composed of eight cars, was built; it was manufactured in the mid-1960s as a test and taken out of service years ago and replaced by more modern cars." ...more - Wikipedia
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Art: Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008
“Sometimes, it almost feels like Robert Rauschenberg and Moderna Museet are synonymous. In the same way that I can say without hesitation that there is a distinct “before” and “after” Rauschenberg’s appearance on the art scene in the 1950s." says Lars Nittve, Museum Director. (continue reading)
Mud muse by Robert Rauschenberg at Moderna Museet / The Modern Museum of Art in Stockholm, Sweden.
"Monogram" has become something of a symbol for Moderna Museet.
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Vintage ads: Take me to the cleaners!
Vintage cleaners ads from public transport in Stockholm. Click the images to enlarge!
From a book called Reklam i rörelse (Advertisment in motion) published by Trafik-Nostalgiska Förlaget (in Swedish)
Buy "Reklam i rörelse" here. It's a great book with loads of images and it only costs about eight bucks!!
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Photo: Le homme de Frites
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