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A Thingvalla Line promotional pamphlet 1887
(Translation 2004 by Børge Solem - Courtesy of Ole Lyngklip)
This booklet was issued by the Thingvalla Line in 1887, and gives an interesting insight in the progress of emigration. This is a promotional pamphlet which was forwarded to potential travelers and emigrants. The booklet is written in Danish and Swedish, and is partly translated to English here. It gives a short introduction of the company, and it's fleet. It gives a short description of the conditions aboard the ships with details about the menu on the different classes. It has many details about the different matters an emigrant should be concerned with in connection with the purchase of tickets, the ocean travel, the arrival to Castle Garden and the inland voyage. There are also many interesting pictures.
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Following the Waters, Voices from the Final Norwegian Emigration
(Astrid Tollefsen - 2004 - )
Following the Waters was launched on December 5 in New Bedford. This makes a unique gift for family and friends who cherish their Norwegian roots and wish to know more about the emigration as well as learn about the courage and lives of the fishermen and others who came over to “Amerika” in the 20th century. This book contains 512 pages with extensive bibliography, notes and appendix. 400+ illustrations from Norwegian emigrants and renowned international artists.
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Returning emigrants
(Picture of the month - December 2004 - )
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The collision between the S/S Umbria and the S/S Iberia in 1888
(Transcribed by Børge Solem - December 2004)
This is a transcript from the Harpers Weekly of November 24, 1888. It gives a report about the collision between the S/S Umbria of the Cunard Line, and the S/S Iberia of the Fabre Line. The disaster renewed an ongoing discussion, as to the safety of steamers, in relation to their speed. The matter in question was: "Are fast or slow steamers the safest?"
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Emigrants departing Kristiania
(Picture of the month - January 2005 - )
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| 86. |
ÆGIRFOLKET
(2. Januar, 2005 - av Erling Viksund )
Om pionerene som utvandret fra Hordaland til Amerika i 1837 og tragedien ved de første bosetninger i Illinois.
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Voyages - emigrants on the ocean
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THE ÆGIR PEOPLE
(By Erling Viksund - Jaunuary 2005 - )
This article by Erling Viksund was first published in "Vaksdal Historielags Årbok" 2004. This is the story about the pioneers who emigrated from Hordaland to Amerika on the Ægir in 1837, and the tragedy in the first settlements in Illinois.
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The marine disaster - collision between the Thingvalla and Geiser in 1888
(Transcribed by B. Solem - January 2005 - )
This article and engraving of the S/S Thingvalla was printed in the Scientific American in November 1888.
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Skandinavien-Amerika Linien - DFDS' passager- og fraktfarten på Amerika
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Dette er boken om "Scandinavien-Amerika Linien" og passasjerfarten fra Skandinavia til Amerika Skrevat av Søren Thorsøe, Peter Simonsen, Søren Krogh-Andersen, Frederik Frederichsen, 448 sider. ISBN 87-980030-1-1. Dansk tekst.
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