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Hans Hamran papers, circa 1933
- Title
- Hans Hamran papers, circa 1933
- Identifier
- P0127
- Date
- circa 1933
- Creator
- Hamran, Hans
- Description
- A logbook of a Norwegian sailor who together with his brother Harald crossed the Atlantic in 1933 in a 25-foot boat in four months. They then continued by water from New York to the Chicago World's Fair (A Century of Progress). Filed with the logbook are letters, pictures, and a 3-page typescript, "Hamran Brothers' Family History." The boat is at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.
Content:
Hans Hamran Papers: Logbook, Letters, Pictures. "Nordic Front" Chicago publication (Jan. 20 & March 20, 1939) containing diary of Hans Hamran, "Viking Unmasks."
Location:
1/A/6 - Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Correspondence
- Pictures
- Typescripts
Collection
Citation
Hamran, Hans, “Hans Hamran papers, circa 1933,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9810.