A Norwegian Student Used an Early Spy Camera to Take Candid Street Scenes of Oslo in the 1890s

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The Norwegian Carl Størmer, a respected figure in mathematics and physics, had an intriguing side passion: amateur photography. He’d wander Oslo’s streets with a cleverly hidden, bulky camera, snapping impromptu pictures of passersby. These snapshots mostly date back to the 1890s when Størmer was just a 19-year-old student at the Royal Frederick University. His tool […]