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The official family archive

A living historical archive

Photographs, documents, speeches, honours and audiovisual records—preserved with clear provenance and historical context.

Visual catalogue

Nine paths into the collection

Each future object can carry title, year, description, source, photographer, rightsholder, credit, category, period and related pages.

01

Photographs

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

Archival family photograph from Norway in 1940.
Norway, 1940. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
02

Letters & Documents

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

03

War & Captivity

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

Archival wartime photograph from Northern Norway in 1940.
Northern Norway, 1940. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
Archival wartime photograph of men on the deck of a ship.
The Kvarstad ships during the Second World War. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
Archival photograph connected to Sonnenburg prison history.
Sonnenburg. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
Archival photograph of damaged buildings connected to Sonnenburg prison history.
Sonnenburg. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
04

Military Career

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

Archival photograph of a helicopter in Congo in 1961.
Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
Archival photograph of the airfield at Mandro in Congo in 1961.
Mandro, Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
Archival road photograph from Katanga in Congo in 1961.
Katanga, Congo, 1961. From the Bjørn Egge family archive.
05

Red Cross & Humanitarian Work

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

06

Speeches

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

07

Honours & Medals

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

08

Film & Audio

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.

09

Press

Material is catalogued and published when source, context and rights are clear.