Nice clouds last night right after sunset:
Catastrophes, wars, terrorism, ecological disasters, deadly diseases, poverty .... The list of tragedies - both personal and public - is endless. Every day and hour media, politicians, experts - and charlatans - bring us a never ending barrage of bad things. No wonder that many people feel depressed and weary. This blog tries - in a modest and personal way - to contribute to a more balanced view. After all, there is so much to appreciate and enjoy in life ...
Monday, 2 December 2019
Friday, 29 November 2019
Our Christmas tree again brightens up the coming dark December days ... :-)
"The fashion hat 1915"
"The autumn hat 1915". The picture was published in a fashion magazine the same year. My colorization of a photo in the Swedish Digital Museum archive (VM17659:02).
Sunday, 17 November 2019
Portrait of Royal Swedish Air Force captain Paulus af Uhr (1927)
Bernhard Jernberg´s 1927 portrait of captain (later major general) Paulus af Uhr of the newly founded Royal Swedish Air Force - here processed and colorized by me - is in the Swedish Digital Museum archive (FMF.002492). Paulus af Uhr was also a prominent athlete. He participated in the Stockholm Olympic games in 1912 and held the Swedish high jump record, 188 cm, in 1914 - 1917.
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1927,
colorization,
officer,
pilot,
portrait,
Royal Swedish Air Force
Friday, 15 November 2019
The first motorcycle in the village
The first motorcycle in the village of Svinhult. Shopkeeper Edvin Karlsson showing his new Indian to his friends in the late 1910s (prob.). The original photo by August Christian Hultgren - here processed and colorized by me - is in the Swedish Digital Museum archive (OM.H.001828).
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Friday, 8 November 2019
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