Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

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The photographs from the collection of the Norsk Folkemuseum, taken in the period of the 1870s-1920s, show girls in wedding costumes and magnificent headdresses resembling fairy-tale crowns. Many brides hold a Bible in their hands.

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Photographer: Solveig Lund

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s

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