After World War II, Norway joined NATO and underwent a period of reconstruction under public planning. Construction of new railroads, hydroelectricity plants, aluminum works, and a steel mill helped the country to recover. Oslo hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics. Throughout the 1950s, fishing and agriculture became more mechanized, while agricultural subsidies rose to the third-highest in the world. The heavy industry grew rapidly and Norway became Europe’s largest exporter of aluminum.
Here below are some stunning pictures of Norway from the 1950s that show cities, towns, landscapes, streets, and everyday life of people from different parts of the country.
A lot of cool photos, but also a lot of weird mistakes with spelling and pictures clearly not from Norway that makes me doubt any picture I cannot personally identify as where/who it says it is
This is when Norway peaked.
It was absolutely not. For starters, women were massively suppressed back then. The 1950s were the heyday of the housewife/female servant. Most women had virtually no way to be independent and earn a decent living on their own.
There was also lower average life span, 6 day work weeks, huge class differences, relatively widespread poverty, and zero weeks paid holiday for the average worker.
Educate yourself before glorifying the past, little one. 🙂