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Eigil Bergendahl diary, 1917
- Title
- Eigil Bergendahl diary, 1917
- Identifier
- NAHA 2022/063
- Date
- 1917
- Creator
- Bergendahl, Eigil
- Description
- The diary begins when Bergendahl leaves New York Harbor as a cabin boy on the S.S. Capto. He observes his 16th birthday en route to the Far East. Later in life, Bergendahl went on to a successful ship chandler business in lower Manhattan.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Genealogy & Local History
Collection
Citation
Bergendahl, Eigil, “Eigil Bergendahl diary, 1917,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12340.