black collection hamngatan 1904 trädgårdIn the glow of street lamps, people walk along one of Stockholm's most famous streets in 1904; Hamngatan Consider that just 11 years later in 1915, perhaps Sweden's most famous and exclusive department store Nordiska Kompaniet opened right here. Hamngatan, which got its current name in 1857, is next to Kungstrdgrden and Norrmalmstorg and has long been a center for commerce and entertainment. An atmospheric evening image of a life typical of the time
Did you know that between 1884 and 1933 you could bathe in a cold bathhouse at Norrström
Photographer: Unknown | Created: 1897 | Publisher: Stockholm City Museum | Item ID: D 125 | Copyright: CC BY
Few Swedish female figures continue to engage and provoke as much as Elin Wägner (1882-1949)
challenging Aristotle's theories could be perilous
Photographer: Örebro kuriren | Created: 1966
like the Philosopher's Stone
The origin of the phrase "red carpet treatment" is attributed to this train
The map was drawn by lieutenant G
A military parade at Gärdet
Artist: Édouard Manet | Created: about 1876
The year is 1899 and a woman is leaning against a tree in the Redwood Forest
"Starke Arvid" stood out as a titan of strength