The street corner of Svaneapoteket (The Swan Pharmacy) in #Bergen in the 50s.
Founded in 1595, it was the oldest #pharmacy in #Norway until its closing in 2024. The original building burned down in the city fire of 1916, but was rebuilt. The swan was a symbol of intelligence and purity and was widely used symbols by medieval apothecaries in Finland and Denmark
Photo by Atelier K. Knudsen, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-kk-pk-5186.html
#Bergen #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography
Founded in 1595, it was the oldest #pharmacy in #Norway until its closing in 2024. The original building burned down in the city fire of 1916, but was rebuilt. The swan was a symbol of intelligence and purity and was widely used symbols by medieval apothecaries in Finland and Denmark
Photo by Atelier K. Knudsen, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-kk-pk-5186.html
#Bergen #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography
