#daniel bruun collection

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Portraits of Icelandic People by Daniel Bruun

The Danish National Museum has a large collection of photographs, many of which are available online. Since Iceland was a part of the Danish Kingdom until 1944, the museum contains a fascinating collection of old photographs taken in Iceland around the turn of the century 1900. Among these collections is the Daniel Bruun collection.

https://icelandmag.is/tags/danish-national-museum

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a small collection of rarely-seen portrait photos that shows Icelandic people from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were taken by Daniel Bruun (1856-1931), a member of the Danish Army, archaeologist and writer.

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Historic Photos of Icelandic Women from the Daniel Bruun Collection, Danish National Museum

Iceland Magazine has a wonderful spread of historic photos of Icelandic women in traditional clothing. The photos are from the Daniel Bruun Collection at the Danish National Museum. (Warning: the museum site has a significant number of photos in its online collection—you may be there a while.)

The hats are fabulous!

This one looks a lot like a raven. Also, it’s quite effective for staying warm on windy days.

A highly decorated version—the embroidery must have taken weeks!

Speaking of embroidery, the work on this skirt is amazing:

Check out the entire collection!