[Stabur Bygdo, Christiania, Norway] (LOC)

[Stabur Bygdo, Christiania, Norway]

[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].

1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

Notes:
 Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. 7089.
Forms part of: Landscape and marine views of Norway in the Photochrom print collection.

Subjects:
 Norway--Oslo.

Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Landscape and marine views of Norway (DLC) 2001699563

More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available athdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.06116

Call Number: LOT 13432, no. 014 [item]

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    bigred550m, joseppc, samelliottsmoustache, HeadOvMetal, and 101 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Lú_ (49 months ago | reply)

    Christiania seems to have a long tradition of slightly odd architecture, including things built outward like this one. This was in my contacts' photos just last week: www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/3179720 688/

  3. Jesper Hauge (49 months ago | reply)

    A "stabbur" is a small building made for storage of food. I believe the "outward" style has something to do with keeping mice and rats out of the building.

  4. Martiis (49 months ago | reply)

    I would guess that this "stabbur" is located in an outdoor museum located at Bygdøy in Oslo called Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian folk museum). Christiania is an old name of Norways capital Oslo. The museum have, among other things, a collection of old norwegian buildings, and it was founded in 1894.

    Lú: The Christiania in the picture you are linking to is in Denmark. It's a part of Copenhagen.

  5. Lú_ (49 months ago | reply)

    Oh well! Carry on :)

  6. Bagatell (49 months ago | reply)

    This is indeed at the Folkemuseum. I feel a huge urge go there immediately and get a "now" shot from this angle!

  7. Dave Foster Photographics (49 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Barns of the World., and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  8. torw (49 months ago | reply)

    Oslo was called Christiania (or Kristiania) from 1624 to 1924. It was named after the Danish King Christian which was ruler of Denmark-Norway in 1624. Nowadays, Christiana is the name of an area in Copenhagen.

    *dfoster: this is not a barn, but a dedicated food storage. All big farms used to have them, and the upward and outward growing shape is indeed to make it harder for mice to climb the walls. You'll notice that there is a gap between the stairs and the "stabbur" proper for the same reason.

  9. phunkstarr (49 months ago | reply)

    torw: thanks for clearing that up :) Just wanted to add that alot of Norwegian farms still have them and many are still in use. They're great for storing cured meats and potatoes :)

  10. tanemlut (49 months ago | reply)

    just to clearify, i believe the english term for stabbur is "granary".
    this abviously shows a norwegian one, but they exist all over the world.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granary

  11. hevold (49 months ago | reply)

    [Stabur Bygdo, Christiania, Norway] 2008

    This is snapped at Norsk folkemuseum in 2009.

  12. googletops (49 months ago | reply)

    A stabbur would have more than just grain; it would also be used to prepare and store meat, fish and other provisions. It's raised from the ground by stones to protect the contents from vermin and moisture.

  13. gamecrazy (48 months ago | reply)

    A stabbur is still in use but are often rebuilt in better shape to be used today.They still use the old style but are mostly paited red.
    At the folk museum in Oslo they are brown ,perhaps since they only used tar (?)1500-1800 +/- a.c.
    The barn and the stabbur used only to be painted red (after the paint where widly used after 1900 (?)) and the main house white.(I dont know why)People where very poor and I bet paint where considered a luxury.
    It is prohibited for people to live in a Stabbur,only for storage.But today all kind of storage.I bet u might us it like an office,but no people can sleep there.
    The timeline is a lot of guesswork,since I am not a historian.

  14. eye.shot (48 months ago | reply)

    tremendous difference in 100 years, old is gold i must say.

  15. bryanilona (46 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The OTHER Adobe - Hand built houses, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  16. Lú_ (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Architecture, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  17. This photo was invited and added to the Vintage pics group.

  18. Craig Emilio Griffiths (18 months ago | reply)

    this place looks awesome

  19. Norskejenta1 [deleted] (14 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful and so Historical. Thanks for telling me the story behind this beauty. Mange tusen takk.

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