Berit Wallenberg – back on Flickr Commons

Time to pick up an old acquaintance on Flickr Commons!

In March 2012, the Swedish National Heritage Board published the Berit Wallenberg Collection on The Commons on Flickr, with photos by the Swedish archaeologist and art historian Berit Wallenberg (1902-1995). During the coming months, we will show some more of her images from Sweden, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, England and Denmark, with new images uploaded every week. Most of them will be from the 1920s and 1930s, a few from the 1940s and 1950s. (Sorry about The Netherlands, Norway and Iceland, but due to a lack of suitable images, these Albums will not be continued.)

When Berit Wallenberg travelled in Sweden and other countries in Western Europe she frequently used her camera. The photos mainly reflect her studies of churches, ancient monuments and historical buildings and environments – the main reason for her travels – but now and then they have a more personal touch, showing people and other objects.

We are very pleased that about 17 % of the 221 photos by Berit Wallenberg we uploaded on Flickr Commons in 2012-2013, have had new and valuable information added by contributing and clever Flickr members, thus helping us improve the photos’ data in the Board’s photo database online, Kulturmiljöbild. Buildings were identified, images were located more closely, and other interesting information was given. Actually, that is one of the main reasons why we wanted to try Flickr Commons in the very beginning…

Even this time we have great hopes for our Flickr followers and friends to share their knowledge and tell us more about the images of the traveling art historian Berit Wallenberg. Welcome to the Swedish National Heritage Board on Flickr Commons!