Antique & Vintage Postcards

Black-and-white photographic postcard showing the Gokstad Ship (Gogstadskibet) on display at the University of Oslo's Museum of Antiquities (Universitetets Oldsaksamling). The 9th-century oak Viking longship -- 23 meters long and remarkably well preserved -- is shown from a low angle emphasizing its sweeping clinker-built hull, rising bow, and elegant lines. Museum rope barriers and support stands surround the vessel on a stone-paved floor.