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To the land of the midnight sun (Part 2), Norway, circa 1946

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Title
To the land of the midnight sun (Part 2), Norway, circa 1946
Identifier
2022013_11
Date
circa 1946
Description
Majavatn up mossoen and King, Hatjfjeldal, shots of car on a road. Grave of Hans Stokvold, 1940. King Haakon VII inspects troops. Norwegian children and pilots, Norwegian flag waving against the countryside. Film available online here.
Funding for digitization provided to NAHA by the Sons of Norway Foundation.
Extent
00:11:11
Format
Independent films
Rights
In Copyright
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Spatial Coverage
Norway
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 People sitting and cooking over a campfire next to water. View of sunset over water.
00:00:29 Views of mountains with snow over water. Man walking around the tent. Fades to black
00:00:55 Fade-in of a car driving up a road. Stone monument reading “Hans Stokvold Brønnøy falt her i kamp 10-5-1940” [“Hans Stokvold Brønnøy fell here in battle 10-5-1940”]. Stone monument reading “Harton Furø falt i kampen ? den 10 mai 1940” [“Harton Furø fell in battle ? the 10th of May 1940”].
00:01:34 Road signs for Mosjøen, Elsfjord, Fellingfors, Steinskjer. Views of mountains.
00:01:46 Crowds of people at the harbor. Soldier standing at harbor. King Haakon VII standing at the podium. Children holding Norwegian flags. King tipping hat at crowds.
00:02:20 View of mountains. Soldiers standing at attention in front of the plane. Car heading towards men at attention. King exits the vehicle and inspects troops.
00:02:58 People lining the street, car driving down the street. Soldiers saluting.
00:03:16 King giving a speech at the podium. Crowds waving Norwegian flags.
00:03:49 Flowing river. Views of mountains. Cabins in mountains next to river.
00:04:20 Man sawing logs, young boy helping. Woman playing with goats.
00:04:54 View of fjords. Boat on water. Men getting on rowboat. Men driving boat. More views of fjords and mountains.
00:06:41 Ferry departing from harbor. People walking around the harbor. Views of mountains and fjords. Men standing and talking by fjord. More landscape views.
00:08:30 Car going down a mountain road. Mountain views.
00:08:56 People sitting in and standing around the car. Couple dancing and a man playing accordion while people watch. People are applauding and lounging outside. People drinking.
00:09:41 Livestock grazing by an old cabin. Girl blowing dandelion. Woman playing with sheep, mountains in the background. Views of old cabins. Old woman laughing, mountains in the background.
00:10:45 Black screen turns blue.
00:11:30 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Campbell Norsgaard Collection. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norsgaard, Campbell, “To the land of the midnight sun (Part 2), Norway, circa 1946,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/16006.