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111. CASTLE GARDEN, NEW YORK (From The Illustrated American, March 1, 1890 - Transcribed by Børge Solem 2005)
Castle Garden served as a reception hall and temporary home of nine million immigrants from it was opened on Aug 1, 1855 to it was closed down on April 18, 1890. From then on the Immigration Processing Centers for New York was at the Barge office and Ellis Island. This story about Castle Garden was printed in The Illustrated American", March 1, 1890.
112. The Sinking of the Norge (by Dan Hovland 2005 - transcribed by Jo Anne Sadler)
This article was forst printed in the Budstikken, May 2005. The Budstikken is a publication of the Valdres Samband. The article was transcribed for this site by Jo Anne Sadler, and is reprinted here with kind permission of Valdres Samband and Dan Hovland
113. OUTBRAKE OF CHOLERA AND QUARANTINE AT NEW YORK HARBOR 1892 (From Harpers Weekly Journal of Civilization September 17, 1892 - Transcribed by Børge Solem, 2005)
Transcriptions of two articles about the quarantine facilities and outbreak of Cholera in New York harbor 1892, originally printed in the Harpers Weekly Journal of Civilization September 17, 1892
114. Emigrants departing for Hull (Picture of the month - January 2006 - )
115. NORWEGIAN RURAL CUSTOMS AND COSTUMES (written by Thomas B. Willson, M. A. ca. 1900 - transcribed by Børge Solem 2006)
History and contemporary practice as seen by an Englishman at the turn of the century
116. The S/S Norge disaster - newspaper reports (The New York Times July 4 - 6 - Transcribed by Jo Anne Sadler 2006)
This is the story of the sinking of the Norge as reported day by day in the press. The ship went down on June 28th 1904, and by July 4th the news were all over the front pages of the mayor newspapers. Jo Anne Sadler has transcribed the reports from The New York Times spanning from July 4th to July 6th. The same stories were also printed in the Norwegian newspapers.
117. The promenade deck - S/S United States (Picture of the month - February 2006 - )
118. THE TALE OF THE UMBRIA, shaft breaking in mid-Atlantic, 1892 (The London Illustrated News, Jan 7, 1893 - transcribed by Børge Solem 2006)
In lat. 42 48 N., long. 57 17 W., a strong breeze was blowing from the north-west. At 5.25 p.m. the engines stopped, owing to the shaft breaking at the thrust block. The wind and sea were moderate. The repairs to the shaft lasted four days, and took place off the coast of Newfoundland.
119. THE RECORD RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC (THE SPHERE - September 15, 1900 - transcribed by Børge Solem, Feb. 2006)
The Hamburg Liner "Deutchland's" Victory, winning the blue riband from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, when crossing the Atlantic from New York to Plymouth in 5 days 7 hours and 38 minutes
120. S/S FREDERIK VIII - agent Lie (Picture of the month - March 2006 - )
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