Man and boy on rigging of the Ship GJOA, Nome, September 1, 1906

PH Coll 328.273 The 45-ton fishing vessel Gjoa , captained by Roald Amundsen with a crew of six men, was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. They left the Oslofjord in Norway on June 16, 1903, spent a total of 18 months ice-bound, and arrived in Nome on August 31, 1906 to a hero'...

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Main Author: Lomen Bros.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Ship equipment & rigging
Gjoa (Ship)
Northwest Passage
Norway
Nome
Northwest passage
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6146
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Summary:PH Coll 328.273 The 45-ton fishing vessel Gjoa , captained by Roald Amundsen with a crew of six men, was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. They left the Oslofjord in Norway on June 16, 1903, spent a total of 18 months ice-bound, and arrived in Nome on August 31, 1906 to a hero's welcome.

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