Record Details
Guide to the Gjøa Collection 1901, 1970
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Gjøa Collection 1901, 1970 |
| Subject | Northwest Passage; California; Diaries; Expeditions and Adventure; Parks and Playgrounds; Ships and Shipping |
| Description | News article from 1970 about the Gjøa ship in San Francisco, and a copy of a diary about the Gjøa's 1901 Arctic Ocean expedition.; Historical Note; The Gjøa was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. With a crew of six, Roald Amundsen traversed the passage in a three-year journey, finishing in Nome, Alaska on 31 August 1906. She sailed on to earthquake ravaged San Francisco, California, where the expedition was met with a hero's welcome on 19 October. Rather than sail her around... |
| Publisher |
Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection, Pacific Lutheran University |
| Date | 1901/1970 |
| Rights |
This collection is available for research.; Property rights reside with Archives and Special Collections Department at Pacific Lutheran University. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from (the collection) must be submitted to the University Archivist. The reader must also obtain permission from the copyright holder. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/ |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 1 File (1 folder) |
| Coverage | 1901, 1970 |
