[A Lapp family, Norway] (LOC)

[A Lapp family, 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. 7123.
Forms part of: Landscape and marine views of Norway in the Photochrom print collection.

Subjects:
Norway.

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 at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.06257

Call Number: LOT 13432, no. 155 [item]

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mikescottnz says:

Great older (colourised or colour ) shot and increases the evidence , along with language groupings classified as Finnic in the Finno-Ugric . Also of the yurt-like or tipi-like dwelling, nomadic cultures travelled both west ( these Sámi) and east (Amer-Indian) from the ancient Eurasian steppes or Siberian tundra.Cultural similarities .Great use of all materials including their art and clothing.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gosheshe says:

I don't understand your statement mike.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

budderflyman says:

I cannot recall seeing an earlier color print. I mean, this is photochrom, it is NOT hand painted. It is quite nice.

I cannot imagine living in Lapland of Norway or Finland in these tents. It amazes me that any peoples remained in the northern zones instead of migrating south.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gbaku says:

Amazingly large smokeholes at the top. Interesting how population pressure can force people into relatively inhospitable environments.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Marinyu says:

I like it for the one like this Flickr!! I may see it.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

HorányiMari says:

Very interesting picture!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mion.nl says:

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

Wow this is so good.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

NoVaBeth says:

Amazing they could live in such harsh conditions and make such beautiful things for practical use! Look at the detail on their clothes and the baby-carrier. I wish the picture could be viewed even bigger. I'll bet they wasted nothing and made the best use of everything they had. Should be a good lesson for those of us who dare consider ourselves to be living a "green" life.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Q-Hair says:

Amazing...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

lilialilia says:

gosheshe
i think mike meant that this style of teepee travelled in all directions west and east
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

johnnydib says:

eflankes there is a huge Tif file of this photograph on the Library of Congress website. That's the link below

memory.loc.gov/master/pnp/ppmsc/06200/06257u. tif
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

vlmc93 says:

the tones of this picture truly gives me an insight on the reality of tundra life.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

marinela 2008 says:

Very interesting this picture !
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mud_dog says:

love the detail
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Galvestonian says:

why move South ? and what about all the people who live in extremely hot temperatures not moving North ? some comments are so stupid that they are laughable !!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gosheshe says:

thanks lilialilia, i understand now.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

PDXphotog says:

an extraordinary photo worth thousands of words... It tell so much about them and their lives. Amazing
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

archifra says:

:-)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

maritimelight says:

Timeless!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

nilslennart says:

So fantastic to see this.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ms.lene says:

These tents are surprisingly warm. I've spent a lot of time in the far north of Norway, in a tent eating dry reindeer. Gosh, this is making me homesick...

The photo is amazing, I am so glad I found it!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mion.nl says:

Welcome,
You' ve entered the ONE PHOTO pool!
-2nd year! 19th week contest-

ONE PHOTO
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

NoVaBeth says:

Thank you, six_7_8_9! The large file took a little while to open but was well worth looking at!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gisleh says:

Population pressure on the Scandinavian peninsula? I don't think so.

The Saami people depends on travelling with their reindeer for sustenance (and many of them still do). The animals live in the north, so the people live in the north.

The "tent" is called a lavvo. Just because it looks a bit like a yurt or a teepee, this is of course not evidence of any relation. I think this is a quite natural structure to erect for shelter if you are travelling, and have access to sticks and hides. This sort of portable structure could just as well be invented independetly by different nomadic cultures.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

smile4433 says:

great capture
very interesting photo....
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

~serena* says:

i didn't know the sami had tipis like the lakotas!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

phunkstarr says:

budderflyman:

as ms.lene says, they're really warm. And it's not THAT bad up there :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

three_sixteen says:

Their faces look so... creepy hehe
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

James Bond Chile / 007 is a way of life says:

wonderfull picture !!! Tiempo y Sociedad
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mikescottnz says:

The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt, and since 2002, has had two official names:

Finnmark (Norwegian) and Finnmárku ( Sámi languages). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is the largest and least populated county of Norway.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

sylkky2 says:

Wonderful photo.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

trialsanderrors says:

Restored large-sized version:

Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

anette2009 says:

hi everybody! let me put it straight...

we do NOT live in LAVVOS enymore, we acctually llive in real normal HOUSES theese days..

NOT every saami is a reindeer herder..some of us have normal jobs..

but; ¨

we have kept our culture, language and traditions strongly and proudly trough forced religious, and cultural wipeouts..

we have now our own schools, politic, and the most important ; we have the Norweigan governments senceere apolygi for theyre treatment of the saami people.

if you want too learn more, wisit www.samediggi.no for more!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mikescottnz says:

Great , changes, over the last century ,though the website is only in two languages the Norsk/Norwegian and Samisk/ Sámi.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gert55 says:

anette2009, it's an very interesting link you provided, but I'm afraid not many of the users here will understand Sami or Norwegian :-)... maybe also this link will help against prejudices: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_people
Masse hilsener fra Liguria til Finnmarken.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Per I. says:

trialanderrors: Great work making a large HQ-image of the picture, all though I'm not sure I'd agree on the contrast, that are too harsh. The original is softer and better in a way.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

ozhaggishead says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Campfires and the Arts of Bushcraft, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Rowan25 says:

Wonderfully interesting! And hear!hear! NoVaBeth! Talk about living green! Could we do it today????????
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

bublynski says:

Fascinating photo, as well as the discussion above. I'd also love to hear the story of the taking of this photo!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called henry s friend, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called piece of heaven, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called soulful group, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

immortalfriendstotheworld says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called a new world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

saamiblog says:

This is a wonderful photo. A favourite. See more old photos and art of the Sami, Saami, Lapp, and Laplander people in my flikr photostream and in saamiblog.blogspot.com/
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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[A Lapp family, Norway] (LOC)

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