[1] At the time photography was immensely fashionable for those rich enough to afford it, and the two made their money selling portraits and landscapes of their surroundings.
Their studio was used not just for their work, however, but also as a meeting place for women that was free from the judgement and strict social cues[vague] of society at the time.
They were one of many photography studios in Horten in that period – many visitors and naval officers wished to purchase photographs as souvenirs, and thus there was quite a large industry.
The box was, somewhat controversially, opened apparently against their wishes, and inside was discovered a series of glass negatives.
These photographs showed Berg and Høeg, sometimes along with others, both positioned and dressed in ways that broke all societal norms and conventions of the time.