William H. Mortensen of Hartford on M.Y. Stella Polaris Cruise

• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1932
• Subjects: Yachts > Ships > Cruise shipsMortensen; William H.; 1903-1990Stella Polaris (Yacht : 1927); Yachts > Ships > Cruise ships > Hartford (Conn.) > Mortensen; 1903-1990 > Stella Polaris (Yacht : 1927); North Cape; Norway; Stella
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:14372; https://digitalcollections.ctstatelibrary.org/islandora/object/40002%3A14372/datastream/TN/view/William%20H.%20Mortensen%20of%20Hartford%20on%20M.Y.%20Stella%20Polaris%20Cruise.jpg

A group of men and women pose for a group picture on the deck of a ship. Most of the people are wearing coats and hats. Some men are wearing uniforms. Some of the people are seated, most are standing. A few men and women are looking on from a deck above the group. Inscription from front: "Passengers. M.Y. Stella Polaris North Cape Cruise 1932" Man at far left, third row up is William H. Mortensen of Hartford, Connecticut. Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger.The Stella Polaris was built in 1927 in Sweden for a company in Norway. It carried 150 passengers and 150 crewmembers. It was refitted several times over the years and was eventually sold to a Japanese company. As of 2003 it is at a mooring operating as a hotel near Mt. Fuji.The photograph was not taken in Hartford, but probably somewhere near the North Cape of Norway.