Björn Allard (1923-2006) was employed as a photographer at the Swedish National Heritage Board in the 1950s and 1960s. He took part in archaeological surveys and excavations to contribute documentary photographs. Since he held an academic degree in Nordic and comparative archeology, he was certainly well suited for the work.
An important part of Björn Allard's tasks was to document at the Board’s culture-historical surveys and archaeological excavations in northern Sweden, due to the regulations of Swedish lakes and rivers at the expansion of hydropower and the construction of new power plants in the 1950s and 1960s.
Five Swedish provinces will be represented in the album. From north to south: Lapland (Lappland), Ångermanland, Jämtland, Dalecarlia (Dalarna), Östergötland and Västergötland. The images will be uploaded in this order, province by province, to make the context clear.
The images are taken between 1957 and 1959. They show landscapes, cultural environments in the countryside and archaeologists from the Swedish National Heritage Board at field work. Locals in northern Sweden, at work or at leisure, will appear now and then.
An important part of Björn Allard's tasks was to document at the Board’s culture-historical surveys and archaeological excavations in northern Sweden, due to the regulations of Swedish lakes and rivers at the expansion of hydropower and the construction of new power plants in the 1950s and 1960s.
Five Swedish provinces will be represented in the album. From north to south: Lapland (Lappland), Ångermanland, Jämtland, Dalecarlia (Dalarna), Östergötland and Västergötland. The images will be uploaded in this order, province by province, to make the context clear.
The images are taken between 1957 and 1959. They show landscapes, cultural environments in the countryside and archaeologists from the Swedish National Heritage Board at field work. Locals in northern Sweden, at work or at leisure, will appear now and then.
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| A woman fishing at lake Hökvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Aerial view, Hökvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Archaeological excavation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Archaeological excavation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Archaeological excavation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Archaeological excavation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Archaeological excavation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1959 |
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| Archaeological investigation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Archaeologist at work, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Arranging a fire ladder for photographing, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Boathouses by lake Tisjön, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Cleansing of archaeological site, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Elk hunters, Lakavattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Farmer plowing, Hökvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Fire engine at prehistoric mound, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Fishing in lake Tisjön, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Fishing-nets, lake Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Fiskön ('Fish island') in lake Tisjön, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Girl and dog, Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Girl and goat at Sami camp, Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Hay-drying racks, Hökvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Junsterforsen (Junster rapids), Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Lake Smalsjön, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Lake Smalsjön, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Lake Tisjön, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Logs in Ångermanälven river at Hälla (Hielle), Åsele, Lappland, Sweden, 1959 |
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| Mountain birches, Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Mountain cattle, Hökvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Old cottage, Hökvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Old hut at Tisjölandet, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Rowboat on lake Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Rowboat, lake Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Sami camp, Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Sami hut, Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Seaplane on lake Satisjaure (Satihaure), Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Sheep, Lakavattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Shelter over archaeological excavation, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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| Stone Age settlement at Tisjölandet, Dalarna, Sweden, 1957 |
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| Stone Age settlement, Hälla (Hielle), Åsele, Lappland, Sweden, 1959 |
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| Two men on a tractor with a compressor, Häggum, Västergötland, Sweden, 1958 |
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