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Papa and Me. The late Captain Sigvart Tollefsen and daughter, Astrid.
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On-board the New Bedford Scalloper, Mary Hayes, in 1962 with Simon Vea, Simon Vea Collection, Norway
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| The Norwegian-American Lines ... ships of choice. |
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| "Hands Across the Sea", Norwegian -American Lines |
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Olaf Berg at Buttonwood Park in the thirties with baby carriage in background. Many of us have such photos of our fathers
taking us to Buttonwood Park in our carriages, a favorite past time of the Norwegian emigrants.(Beverly Berg Dirksen archives)
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Norwegian-American Line ships included the Stavangerfjord, the Oslofjord and the Bergensfjord.
Most emigrants came to America on the Stavangerfjord.
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The Atlantic City Norwegians who often fished and vacationed in New Bedford. Uncle Karl Tobiassen, second, front left, was
our Santa Claus when his yearly letter came with a $20. bill enclosed. Momma always cried tears of relief when it arrived
for she knew we would now have some Christmas. We were very thankful to him.
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A good catch for a New Bedford Boat.Circa 1960
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