Commons:Nordiska museet/100 000 Bildminnen

100 000 Bildminnen is a collaborative project by Wikimedia Sverige and the Nordic Museum in Stockholm where previously unpublished archival photographs are digitized and made available on Wikimedia Commons.

The project started with a smaller pilot upload in the summer of 2022 and the actual digitization and upload commenced in September 2022.

The photos provided by the museum are often accompanied by minimal metadata, which is why one of the goals of the project is to encourage the Wikimedia community to improve it. Afterwards, the enriched information (such as categories, motif descriptions etc.) will be fed back into the museum's systems.

Everyone can help out by adding depicts statements to the photos. Here's how they work. That way, it will be easier for everyone to find relevant photographs.

We have prepared a couple campaigns in the ISA Tool where you can start adding depicts statements:

About the digitization project

The project has been running since September 2022. Nordiska museet is working together with Wikimedia Sverige and KulturIT to digitize many thousands of archival photographs and make them available to the general public using, among others, the Wikimedia platforms.

The project has roots in an unfortunate accident. In january 2021, there was a water leak at the storage facilities at the museum. Many archival photographs were damaged. This made it clear how important it is to digitize invaluable material that could be lost without ever being seen by the general public and researchers. That's how the project 100 000 Bildminnen was born, in order to preserve the photographs taken by several of Sweden's most prominent photographers, such as Gösta Glase (Q51671233), Sten Didrik Bellander (Q5569413) and K.W. Gullers (Q5776363).

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Collections uploaded

Every photo in the project has been placed in a relevant photographer category. In addition, some of the photos are also placed in a thematic category.

By author

Photos by Gösta Glase

Assorted photos by Gösta Glase, many with military and sports themes.

Photos by Erik Holmén

Assorted photos by Erik Holmén

Photos by Christa Lindberg

Assorted photos by Christa Lindberg

Photos by Gustaf Emil Pettersson

Assorted photos by Gustaf Emil Pettersson

Photos by Britta Oskarsson

Assorted photos by Britta Oskarsson

Photos by Ossian Herman Olofsson

Assorted photos by Ossian Herman Olofsson, depicting places in Sweden.

Photos by Svenn Poulsen

Assorted photos by Svenn Poulsen, depicting places in Sweden.

Photos by André and Irène Reisz

Assorted photos by André and Irène Reisz

Photos by Anna Rudbeck

Assorted photos by Anna Rudbeck

By theme

Volvo

Photos connected to the Swedish car producer Volvo.

Jordan

Photos from Jordan from 1968.

Leningrad

A couple photos of a ship in Leningrad harbor from 1977.

Pharmacia, Uppsala

Photos from the pharmaceutical company Pharmacia in Uppsala from 1967.

Siberia

Photos from Siberia from 1967.

Östermalm

Apartment interior in Östermalm, a district of Stockholm, from 1967.

Berlin

Photographs from Berlin from 1967.

Tunisia

Photos from Tunisia, including Carthage.

Skansen

Photos from Skansen, an open-air museum in Stockholm.

Aerial photographs

Aerial photographs of Sweden from the 1930's.

Cars

Several images series of different sorts of cars.

Moscow

Images from Moscow in 1967.

Lionel Hampton

Images of American musician Lionel Hampton in a concert hall in Sweden 1956.

Iceland, Keflavík airport

Images from the Keflavík airport in 1967.

Australia

Images from Australia in 1966.

Astra Göteborg

Images from pharmaceutical industry Astra in Göteborg in 1959.

Drottningholm

Images from Drottningholm in 1966.

Flygvapnet Västerås

Images from Västerås in 1959.

Flygflottiljen Tullinge

Images from Tullinge in 1956.

Flygvapnet Flygdag F-16 Uppsala

Images of army airplanes in 1968.

Rome

Images from Rome in 1947.

Stockholm

Images from Stockholm, showing different parts of the city and the lives of the inhabitants.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Images from the SAS airlines, showing interior and exterior of airplanes, construction work etc.

Ingrid Bergman

Photograps of Swedish actor Ingrid Bergman from 1947.

Göteborg

Photographs from Göteborg, showing buildings and streets, as well as work in the shipyard.

Mölnlycke

Photos from Mölnlycke focusing on its textile industry.

Trollhättan

Photos from Trollhättan show some of the various industries located in the city, like the production of saws and cars.

Vårgårda

Photos from Vårgårda focus on the factory Vårgårda Havregryn which produced oat products.

Borås

Photos from Borås show life on the streets on the city as well as its textile industry.

Finspång

Photos from Finspång taken in the 1940's.

SAAB

SAAB is a company that produces military airplanes. The photos show the people working there, as well as factory interiors.

Ultuna

Ultuna hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The photos are from the 1940's and let us take a peek at the agricultural research that was being conducted there.

At Runar Karlströmer's in Hälsingborg

These photos from Helsingborg seem to depict the home and people around Runar Karlström, who was editor-in-chief of a magazine.

Norrköping

These photos from Norrköping, taken in the 1940s, show some views of the city streets, as well as agricultural equipment.

Nordiska Kompaniet

Nordiska kompaniet is a department store in Stockholm. The photos are taken by Erik Holmén (Q21083250) and show merchandise and the interior of the store.

A glass bowl.
High-heeled shoes.
Customers.

Pilot upload

This was the first upload of some assorted photos that was done to test the workflow. Can you help us improve their descriptions? Who are the skiers?

A skier finishes a competition.
A determined skier.
A beautiful countryhouse, but where?