Jacob L. Loose Collection

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Businessman and humanitarian Jacob Loose and his philanthropist wife Ella were frequent travelers.  The collection is comprised of images from their early 20th century trips around the world, featuring views of locales as varied as Africa, Ceylon, India, Palestine, and numerous western European countries.
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Outdoor café of Berns Salon

A few people eat at tables on the outdoor café of Berns Salon in Stockholm, Sweden. Others walk on the sidewalk and into a park of trees on the outside of the gazebo. The perspective is from the left side of the 2nd story balcony looking over the entire outdoor cafe that runs the entire length of the hotel.
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Whaling harpoon

A photograph of a man, from his right side, working with a whaling harpoon mounted on a wooden deck and pointed toward a body of water. A shoreline rises from the water behind him. Large ropes are attached to the harpoon and lie across the deck. Printed in black ink in the bottom, right-hand corner, "MG or MC."
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Winding road through the mountains

A horse-drawn carriage with one passenger and a man walking beside the carriage, goes down the mountain and approaches a hairpin turn in a winding road through the mountains to the Nærøy Valley below. A river winds its way through the valley. Another carriage is coming up the road with the passenger walking beside the carriage. The horse pulling another carriage can be seen below the cart heading up the mountain. Clouds are suspended just below the height of the mountains in the center of the photograph. Printed along the bottom of the photograph in white ink, "2361. Sogn, Nærødalen. Rich. Andvord, Eneret 1892. Axel Lindahl."
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Jacob and Ella Loose, with a guide, visit the Jordan River

Ella Loose sits on the shore of the Jordan River in Palestine, as Jacob Loose with a guide, stand looking out over the water. A line of mountains run along the back of the photograph. Jacob's hands are on his hips with his jacket drawn back. Ella twists to look at the water.
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Ferries in the Nærøydalselvi fjord by Gudvangen, Norway

Two steam ferries pass each other on the Nærøydalselvi fjord, near Gudvangen, Norway. The shoreline is in the foreground of the photograph. The fjord runs between steep mountains on both sides. Printed in white ink on the bottom, left-hand corner of the photograph, "Gudvangen. 12415. J.V."
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Line of carriages on the road to the Viking Vang Hotel & Café

A photograph of the dirt road that leads to the Viking Vang Hotel & Café in Gudvangen, Norway. A line of horse-drawn carriages park to the side of the lane from the hotel all along to the lower, right-hand corner of the photograph. Some drivers wait alongside their carriage. A few people are walking on the lane to and from the carriages. Two women wait on the porch of the hotel. A body of water, possibly the Nærøydalselvi fjord, runs along the left side of the photograph. Steep mountains rise on both sides of the photograph. A rock wall jetty runs from the lane out in the fjord, protecting some smaller buildings across the lane from the hotel. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "
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Still water in Nærøyfjord

The water is so still in the Nærøyfjord that the two people in a row boat in the center of the photograph get a perfect reflection in the water. The fjord slips between two steep mountains on either side. A farm, house and barn, are on the right center of the photograph at the water's edge. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "Rich. Andvord. Eneret 1892. 2840. Sogn, Nærøfjord, Fjeldporten."
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Stalheim Hotel

The Stalheim Hotel sits in a mountain range overlooking the Nærøy Valley. A group of people stand outside the hotel with a couple of donkeys pulling carts.
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Harbor at Gudvangen

A shipped is docked in the harbor in Gudvangen fjord, Norway. A road beside the ship leads to a small boathouse. Steep mountains rise on either side of the fjord. A small rowboat sits on the shore in the foreground of the photograph. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "8305. Havnen Ved Gudvangen. K. Knudsen. Bergen."
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Låtefossen waterfall in Norway

A waterfall, called Låtefossen, divides in two as it descends the mountains down to the water. A bridge crosses the body of water the waterfall lands in. A house sits on a cliff to the right of the waterfall. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "8030 Laatefos, Odde, Hardanger. K. Knudsen, Bergen."
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Midnight sun near Hammerfest

The midnight Sun is a ball in the sky with a line of sunlight reflected over the water of the Norwegian Sea near Hammerfest, Norway. Mountains surround the coastline of the sea. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "r. 210. Midnatsol ved Hammerfest. A. Kalland. Hammerfest,"
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Odda sits by the Hardanger fjord

The village of Odda sits in a valley in a mountain range that borders the Hardanger fjord in Norway. A ship is anchored in the fjord. Farmland is in the foreground of the photograph. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "8001 Oode
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Midnight sun

The midnight sun shines over a body of water surrounded by mountains in Norway. Ships are anchored out on the water.
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Road over the Seljestad gorge

the road over the Seljestad gorge near Hardanger, Norway, is a dirt road with large boulders set on their sides to line either side of the road. Water fills the gorge. Steep mountains rise all around the gorge. A horse and wagon are progressing down the road, away from the photographer. A man walks beside the wagon. Printed in white ink below the photograph, "2863. Hardanger, Veien over Seljestadjuvet. Rich. Andvord, Eneret 1892."
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Coastline near Odda, Norway

Panoramic view of the town of Odda on the coast of Hardinger fjord in Norway. A couple stands on the road, just before a bridge that crosses the roiling water in a hollow between mountains. Printed in white ink along the bottom of the photograph, "903. Hardanger, Odde, Rich. Andvord. Eneret 1892."
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