(Reposted card; first shared on this blog in February 2013.)
Stockholm - Ulriksdals slott
No 1378, Ferdinand Hey’l, Stockholm.
A. Blomberg, Photo
No 1378, Ferdinand Hey’l, Stockholm.
A. Blomberg, Photo
To: Mr Gustaf Ekman, Storegården, Fristad (1902)
The postcard was sent to my great-uncle Gustaf in 1902 (before he emigrated to America), from friends visiting Stockholm. I have still not managed to decipher all the words in the message, but it starts with "We are now in Stockholm", and seems to also include greetings from some mutual friend that they happened to run into there.
(Edited colours)
A comment on my original post back in 2013 points out how back then they liked to make photo postcards look like paintings. (I suppose the colours were added to a b&w photo.)
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| Photo from Wikipedia (2011) |
Ulriksdal Palace was originally built for Count Jacob De la Gardie in 1645 and then called Jakobsdal. About 25 years later it was bought by Queen Hedwig Eleonora for her grandson Ulrik and renamed Ulriksdal after him. The little prince however died at the age of one. After the death of Hedwig Eleonora in 1715, the palace was transferred to the Crown.
In 1902 (when this postcard was sent), the King of Sweden was Oscar II. I’m not sure how Ulriksdal Palace was used in his day. Later on in the 20th century, it came to be much used by his grandson, crown prince Gustav Adolf (later king Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, 1950-1973). Since 1986 it has been open to the public. Parts of the former living quarters are nowadays used to exhibit items from king Gustaf V's silver collection, and king Gustaf VI Adolf's art and crafts collection. (Wikipedia)
Linking to Sepia Saturday 737
I enjoyed seeing the actual 'now' photo and description of the palace with the post card from back in 1902. Thanks for including the history.
ReplyDeleteColor does add so much to black & white - even if it is tinted after the fact. A lovely postcard. I've noticed on our trips to England, Scotland, and Wales, folks in the older countries are more apt to preserve rather than tear down and build over as we tend to do here. Our history doesn't go far enough back, yet, I guess, for thoughts of preservation to be as strong here as they are there. Luckily it seems the idea seems to be slowly catching on. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the symmetry and simple unembellished style of the Ulriksdal. I suppose it reflects an early Swedish preference for unornamented architecture but it looks very modern to my eye. And once again I have to wonder what Gustaf did with all those postage stamps he removed from his postcards. Could there be a missing stamp album? :—)
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