Alesund Norway

"View of Ålesund, Norway. C 300 Km. n. of Bergen situated on 3 small islands. Excellent harbor, protected by a mole, Destroyed by fire in 1904. Rebult in modern manner, w wide streets. Ålesund is the center of the Sunmore fisheries and the harbor teems with life during the season. A fine large...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1920
Subjects:
Landscape photography > Norway
Business and industry
Land and resources
Society and culture
Arctic
Norway
Bergen
Online Access:http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/ref/collection/ahfjwhoover/id/1601
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Summary:"View of Ålesund, Norway. C 300 Km. n. of Bergen situated on 3 small islands. Excellent harbor, protected by a mole, Destroyed by fire in 1904. Rebult in modern manner, w wide streets. Ålesund is the center of the Sunmore fisheries and the harbor teems with life during the season. A fine large fleet is engaged practically all the year round in places in different fisheries, including seals and the bottlenose in the Arctic. Exports large quant. of clipfish and considerable butter."

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