Current 06-1950: New pages at Holmenkollen.This year the wind was about to blow away the entire Holmenkollrennet, but after a three-hour postponement it died down, and the great folk festival which appeals to all, even to those who care little for sport, went off stack in accordance with regulations. Here are photos by photographer Sverre A. Børretzen that show the life that unfolded among the 90,000 spectators before, during and after the race. -You enjoy wind-protecting snow walls these three suns and the embers they brought with them. Although the wait was long, it was very difficult few t

Current 06-1950: New pages at Holmenkollen.This year the wind was about to blow away the entire Holmenkollrennet, but after a three-hour postponement it died down, and the great folk festival which appeals to all, even to those who care little for sport, went off stack in accordance with regulations. Here are photos by photographer Sverre A. Børretzen that show the life that unfolded among the 90,000 spectators before, during and after the race.  -You enjoy wind-protecting snow walls these three suns and the embers they brought with them. Although the wait was long, it was very difficult few t Stock Photo
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5500 x 3665 px | 46.6 x 31 cm | 18.3 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

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1 January 1950

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Current 06-1950: New pages at Holmenkollen.This year the wind was about to blow away the entire Holmenkollrennet, but after a three-hour postponement it died down, and the great folk festival which appeals to all, even to those who care little for sport, went off stack in accordance with regulations. Here are photos by photographer Sverre A. Børretzen that show the life that unfolded among the 90, 000 spectators before, during and after the race. -You enjoy wind-protecting snow walls these three suns and the embers they brought with them. Although the wait was long, it was very difficult few thought of going home before the race the ski jump began. Photo; Sverre A. Børretzen / Aktuell / NTB ***PHOTO NOT IMAGE PROCESSED***

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