Finnish stallion Primus (1953)

 Finnish stallion Primus photographed in Sippola (Finland) in 1953.

My colorization of Pekka Kyytinen´s photo in the Finnish Heritage

Agency archive.

A winter landscape in Finland (1965)

 Fetching water from the river in Polvijärvi (North Karelia region, Finland) in 1965. The winter of 1965-1966 was one of the coldest in recent Finnish history. Finnish Lapland had its longest cold spell ever recorded, with 146 days (almost five months) of mean temperatures under zero degrees centigrade. My colorization of Matti Poutvaara´s photo in the archive of the Finnish Heritage Agency.

The horse in the picture is a Finnhorse, a breed known for its strength and endurance even in extreme winter circumstances.

"The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse (Finnish: suomenhevonen, literally "horse of Finland"; nickname: suokki, or Swedish: finskt kallblod, literally "finnish cold-blood") is a horse breed with both riding horse and draught horse influences and characteristics, and is the only breed developed fully in Finland. In English it is sometimes called the Finnish Universal, as the Finns consider the breed capable of fulfilling all of Finland's horse needs, including agricultural and forestry work, harness racing, and riding. In 2007, the breed was declared the official national horse breed of Finland."

(Wikipedia)

Winter sunset in Norway (1925)

 Winter sunset in Norway 1925. Anders B. Wilse shot this photo on Freuary 23, 1925, in Katnosa, Nordmarka, Oppland (not so far from Oslo). My colorization of the original image in the Oslo Museum archive (Digital Museum).

Spitsbergen Panorama (1880s)

 Spitsbergen panorama. Photographed in the 1880s by Axel Lindahl, a Swedish photographer who worked in Norway for several years. My colorization of an image in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

The Joy of Dance

 The Joy of Dance. Three ballerinas at Den røde lykte cabaret theatre portraited by the Oslo photographer Anders Beer Wilse in 1920. My colorization of a photo in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

 

At the Grande Central Terminal (New York) in 1941

 At the Grand Central Terminal, New York City, in October 1941. My colorization of John Collier Jr´s photo in the Library of Congress archive (Office of War Information).

The first 1956 Cadillac in Sweden

The first Cadillac series 62 sedan, year model 1956 in Sweden just after having been unloaded from a ship. This photo was taken in connection with the type inspection. My colorization of an image in the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology archive (Digital Museum).

Saill training ship Statsraad Erichsen (1901)

 Norwegian sail training ship Statsraad Erichsen photographed in 1901. My colorization of Anders Beer Wilde´s photo in the Maritime Museum of Norway archive.The brig Statsraad Erichsen was built in 1859 at the Karljohansvernverft in Horten. It was used as a sail training ship from 1901 to 1936.

Two men in a rowing boat (late 19th century)

 Two men in a rowing boat in Hedmark, Ringsaker (Norway). My colorization of Kristoffer Horne´s late 19th century photo in the Anno Domkyrkeodden collection (Digitalt Museum).

Norwegian tallship Jafnahr

The Norwegian barque Jafnahr (built in 1877) photographed by John Nielsen in the late 19th century. My colorization of an image in Maritime Museum of Norway archive.

Mademoiselle Ydette-Jolie (1906)

Mademoiselle Ydette-Jolie, Dancer. Photographed in 1906 in Oslo by Gustav Borgen (1865-1926). My colorization of an image in the Norsk Folkmuseum archive.

The leader of the pack

Leader of the pack. Racing on lake Hjälmaren in Sweden on July 24, 1967. My colorization of an image in the Swedish Digital Museum (Örebro läns museum).

Great Lakes bulk carrier Thomas Lynch (ab. 1907)

The 183 m steel Greal Lakes bulk freighter Thomas Lynch photographed (ab.) 1907. My colorization of an image in the Library of Congress archive (Detroit Publishing Co. collection).

The Thomas Lynch, which entered service in 1907, was built by the Chicago Shipbuildning Co. for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. (home port Duluth, MN). The ship was rebuilt in 1943 and 1950. Since 1951 it was part of the United Steel Co. fleet. In 1965 the Thomas Lynch was sold to Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd and renamed Wiarton. In 1971 it was sold for scrap. She was towed to Hamilton (ON), where her hull was sunk with steamers Grovedale and Henry R.Platt Jr. to form a breakwall. (Information from the Great Lakes Vessel History page).

Fullrigger Grace Harwar

Fullrigger Grace Harwar. My colorization of an image in the MS Maritime Museum of Denmark archive. There is no date in the museum caption, only that it is from the 20th century.

"Grace Harwar was a full-rigged steel ship built in 1889 by Wm. Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow Yard No 69 for W. Montgomery, London. Dimensions: 266.7 × 39.1 × 23.5 ft (81.2 × 11.9 × 7.1 m) and tonnage: 1816 GRT, 1749 NRT and 1736 tons under deck. The forecastle was 31 ft (944.8 cm) long and the poop 31 ft (944.8 cm). Rigged with royal sails over double topgallant sails. The mizzen topgallant sail was single. 1913 sold to Finska Rederi AB Delfin (Georg Stenius), Helsingfors, Finland. 1916 sold to Gustav Erikson, Mariehamn, Åland. 1935 broken up at Charlestownon on the Firth of Forth."

(Wikipedia)

When tennis players dressed beautifully

From a time when tennis players dressed beautifully. My colorization of Toni Frissell´s photo from 1947 in the Library of Congress archive (Toni Frissell collection).

"Antoinette Frissell Bacon (March 10, 1907 – April 17, 1988), known as Toni Frissell, was an American photographer, known for her fashion photography, World War II photographs, and portraits of famous Americans, Europeans, children, and women from all walks of life."(Wikipedia)

Motor yacht La Paloma and its builders (1910)

The builders posing at the launching of motor yacht "La Paloma" in Örebro in 1910. The owner, mill owner, engineer Carl Engelbrektsson is on the right with a rope. His sweater is marked with the name of the boat and the letter KAK (Kungliga Automobil Klubben - The Royal Automobile Club). At that time the KAK activities also included motor boats. My colorization of court photographer Samuel Lindskog´s photo in the Swedish Digital Museum.

Sailing boats on lake Hjälmaren (1904)

Sailing boats on lake Hjälmaren in the summer of 1904. My colorization of court photographer Samuel Lindskog´s photo in the Swedish Digital Museum (Örebro läns museum).

King Gustaf V of Sweden as a hunter

King Gustaf V of Sweden ready for the moose hunt at the Haddebo manor close to Örebro in 1911. The king was a regular participant at the hunts organized at the manor. The photo by court photographer Samuel Lindskog - here shown with my colorization - is in the Swedish Digital Museum (Örebro läns museum) archive.

"Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 until his own death 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the third-longest reigning after Magnus IV and Carl XVI Gustaf. He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives, which largely died with him, although formally abolished only with the remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and hence never wore a crown, a tradition continuing to date." --

" An avid hunter and sportsman, he presided over the 1912 Olympic Games and chaired the Swedish Association of Sports from 1897 to 1907. Most notably, he represented Sweden (under the alias of Mr G.) as a competitive tennis player, keeping up competitive tennis until his 80s, when his eyesight deteriorated rapidly."

Wikipedia

Steamer Asbury Park (1903-1905)

Steamer Asbury Park, photographed in New York in 1903 - 1905. The 91 m long steamer, built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, entered service in 1903. My colorization of a picture in the Library of Congress archive (Detroit Publishing Co. collection).

"Asbury Park was a high-speed coastal steamer built in Philadelphia, and intended to transport well-to-do persons from New York to summer homes on the New Jersey shore. This vessel was sold to West Coast interests in 1918, and later converted to an automobile ferry, serving on various routes San Francisco Bay, Puget Sound and British Columbia. This vessel was known by a number of other names, including City of Sacramento, Kahloke, Langdale Queen, and Lady Grace." --

"The Jersey Central had a fleet of steamships which it operated from New York to points along the coast of New Jersey. Asbury Park was considered a prestige vessel and was the flagship of the Jersey Central fleet. The vessel was intended to attract wealthy patrons from New York's financial district, who would use the ship to reach their summer homes on the New Jersey shore.""With a speed of over 20 knots, she operated during the summer season between the north Jersey Shore and New York City. However, her size and speed made her ill-suited to the route, and she lacked manoeuvrability in the congested waters of New York harbour. With the decline in traffic during the First World War she was laid up during the 1917 and 1918 summer seasons." (Wikipedia)

US diplomat Alvey A. Adee riding to work (1914)

This 1914 photo by Harris & Ewing shows 72 year old US diplomat Alvey Augustus Adee, Second Assistant Secretary of State, riding to work on his bicycle. My colorization of a picture in the Library of Congress archive.

An article by Peter Bridges in the American Diplomacy web gives us this information about Adee´s bicycle hobby:

"At some point in the 1890s Adee began annual cycling trips to Europe. He took as much as two months’ leave each spring—which successive Secretaries of State granted, presumably on the basis that the reliable Adee would be in charge of the department during their own summer vacations—and he would do between 1,500 and 2,000 miles on his ‘wheel’ through Europe, alone or with a friend or two. His most frequent companions were Alexander Thackara, a senior American consular officer, and Thackara’s wife, who was the daughter of General William T. Sherman, the Civil War commander. France was Adee’s favourite cycling ground, but he also toured Italy, Germany and the Alps. At least once, in 1895, he cycled through England and Scotland, where he is said to have met Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University, and to have continued his tour together with the future President."28

"Adee also cycled to the State Department while living in Washington, and was the only official permitted to bring his bicycle into the State Department building and stand it in a particular place in the corner.29 But Adee did not always live in Washington." 

If you are interested in US diplomatic history, the article by Peter Bridges is well worth reading:

http://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2001/12/an-appreciation-of-alvey-adee/