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NORSK HYDRO - PHOTOGRAPHS. WILSE, ANDERS BEER. Album with 77 original photographs in silver gelatin, ca 160x220 mm., most photographs by Anders Beer Wilse, early 1900. All photographs mounted and with printed text with place and sometimes year mounted underneath, with tissue-papers (some partly faded, a few spots).
Dark red half calf album with title in gilt "Norsk Hydro", oblong 4to (c. 230x310 mm.), slight wear, small damage to upper part of spine. On first free endpaper a printed dedication (With the compliments of Norsk Hydro-Elektrisk Kvaelstofaktieselskab to Mr. S. H. Lawton).

The motifs are: The first experimental furnace, Experimental-station at Frognerkilen pr. Kristiania, Experimental-station in Kristiania 1903-4, Experimental-station at Vasmoen pr. Arendal 1904-7, The first Nitrate Factory at Notodden 1905", The Birkeland-Eyde electric flame, Situation of the plants at Telemarken, The Hitterdal-lake, Notodden Nitrate Factories, The Birkeland-Eyde Furnaces, Notodden, view of Notodden, Workmen´s colony, H.M. The King´s visit at Notodden, The administration- building at Notodden, Hall in the administration-building, Lienfos Power-plant, Svælgfos Power station and Reserve-station, The Svælgfos Dam, The Tinnos Railway, Tinnoset Railway-station, Steamferry "Hydro" at Tinnoset, Berth of the Ferry at Rollag.

Provenance: Mr. S. H. Lawton, Eric R. Clavin.

Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949), Norwegian photographer who documented Norway in the early to mid-20th century and also worked in the United States. His photographs are in several institutions in Norway, Norsk Folkemuseum, Nasjonalbiblioteket, Oslo Museum, Norsk Teknisk Museum, Preus Museum and Norsk Maritimt Museum.
"Norwegian photographer Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949) has played an important part in the shaping of Norway´s national self-image. He is perhaps most famous for documenting Norway´s landscape and its natural and urban life, but he also worked as a photographer for many major Norwegian companies - among them Norsk Hydro--- (Arkitektur N magazine is published by The National Association of Norwegian Architects, NAL.). https://architecturenorway.no/stories/photo-stories/wilse-15/

Auktionsnummer:

6169

Datum:

2020-12-10