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Bjarne Hillervik letter, 1979
- Title
- Bjarne Hillervik letter, 1979
- Identifier
- P1025
- Date
- 1979
- Creator
- Hillervik, Bjarne
- Description
- Copy of a letter to Rolf Erickson from a retired carpenter, giving details of his life in Norway and in Chicago, and telling of how he began building model fishing boats. A model of his "fembing," a boat used in the Lofoten Islands region, is on display at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Correspondence
- Photocopies
Collection
Citation
Hillervik, Bjarne, “Bjarne Hillervik letter, 1979,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10513.