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Glimpses of Norway Today, circa 1930-1939

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Title
Glimpses of Norway Today, circa 1930-1939
Identifier
p0592_film_01
Date
circa 1930-1939
Description
A Norwegian America Line ship, the SS Stavangerfjord, sailing from New York to Norway. Landmarks and buildings of interest in Oslo. Film available online here.

Exact transcription of captions included in description.
Funding to digitize a portion of the Jacob Stefferud papers provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
Extent
00:15:39
Language
English
Format
Independent films
Rights
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Spatial Coverage
Oslo, Norway
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 Black screen with white text: "Norwegian America Line Presents"
00:00:03 Black screen with white text: "Glimpses of Norway Today"
00:00:13 "Sailing from New York on the SS Stavangerfjord." Still image of ship on water.
00:00:38 "You may relax or enjoy your favorite pastime, be it sports, games, music or dancing, while crossing the Atlantic." Passengers play various games, walk, and sit on the decks of the ship. Employees serve food. Uniformed band plays music.
00:03:28 "Arriving at Oslo, the capital of Norway, we get a glimpse of Akershus Castle and from Ekeberg a fine view of Oslo harbor." Views of the Oslo harbor and Akershus Castle.
00:04:13 "Oslo is the leading shipping center of Norway and along the harbor are gigantic cranes, an up-to-date grain silo and ship yards as well as a large, modern warehouse." Cranes, structures, and boats along the waterfront.
00:05:30 "Aker's Ship Yard." Ship yard. Aerial views of buildings and trees.
00:06:28 "A market place in Oslo." Market place.
00:06:37 "Carl Johan Street, the main thoroughfare of Oslo, in which we find Grand Hotel, The Storting (Parliament Building), National Theatre and the University." Views of busy streets.
00:07:32 "The Storting, Norway's parliament." Views of the Storting and National Theater.
00:08:11 "King Frederick's University." Views of university buildings and pedestrians.
00:08:42 "At one end of Carl Johan street is situated the Royal Palace in front of which a military band gives concerts whenever the royal family is at home." Uniformed band members play in front of the royal palace while a crowd watches.
00:09:11 "The Royal Palace and the democratic Royal Family." View of the Royal Palace. King Haakon VII conversing, royal children playing.
00:09:58 "Norway's capital has many fine, modern office buildings and the municipality maintains numerable playgrounds." View of office buildings.
00:10:24 "Oslo's new City Hall, a 3.5 million dollar structure, plays a significant part in the plans for modernizing the city." The City Hall under construction.
00:10:40 "The American Legation." View of American Legation building.
00:10:56 "Up-to-date residential districts and well kept parks are found in many parts of the city." Views of streets and neighborhoods.
00:12:16 "At Blindern, the University City on the outskirts of Oslo, is located the Students' Home and the new university." Views of university buildings.
00:12:40 "Suburban homes." Views of suburban homes.
00:13:13 "Among Oslo's many open air restaurants may be mentioned Skansen, Dronningen and Frognerseteren." Person sits in outdoor area.
00:13:25 "Restaurant 'Dronningen' of the Royal Yacht Club." Diners sit at tables along the waterfront.
00:14:02 "Frognerseteren." Diners sit at tables outdoors.
00:14:16 "Oslo has many fine bathing resorts and Ingierstrand is one of the finest." Crowds of bathers and pedestrians walk, sit along the beach, jump into the water, and ride down waterslides.
00:15:37 Black screen.
00:15:39 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Jacob Stefferud Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norwegian America Line, “Glimpses of Norway Today, circa 1930-1939,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/26298.