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Photographs & memories
A closer look at Hans, his family and his life at sea.
Open any photograph to enlarge it. Paired images include a draggable original/colorized comparison. Dates and identities follow the family’s captions where noted.
The journey to America — photographs and papers
Original & colorizedFamily identifies Hans and Liv on their journey to America. The photograph’s vessel and date have not yet been confirmed.
View photograph · Original and colorA family photograph from the journey to America in 1953. Identification follows the family’s filename. The colorized version is an interpretation.
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View photograph · Original and colorA group gathered beside a bus before the journey to America. Individual names and date are not yet recorded here. Identification follows the family’s filename. The colorized version is an interpretation.
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View photographAlfhild’s passport, preserved in the family collection.
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View photographFamily passage contract for Stavangerfjord, dated 7 May 1953 in the supplied filename.
Share a memory or help with namesFamily & home
Original & colorizedFamily identifies Anna Borresen. The original caption places the scene at Masjok, Tana, in 1927.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedHans is standing on the right. Identification supplied by the family.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
View photographHans’s mother, father and siblings, before he was born. Family identification; individual labels are preserved in the annotated copy.
Life at sea
Original & colorizedHans is the man center left. Identification supplied by the family. Vessel, location and date remain unconfirmed.
Original & colorizedHans is second from the right; the handrail is in front of his left foot. Identification supplied by the family. Vessel, location and date remain unconfirmed.
Original & colorizedHans is second from the left. Identification supplied by the family. Vessel, location and date remain unconfirmed.
Original & colorizedHans is on the right. Identification supplied by the family. Vessel, location and date remain unconfirmed. The colorized interpretation changes parts of the background; consult the original for the historical setting.
Original & colorizedHans is on the left. Identification supplied by the family. Vessel, location and date remain unconfirmed.
Original & colorizedHans is in the top row, second from the right. Identification supplied by the family. Vessel, location and date remain unconfirmed.
A home in America
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
View photographFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
View photographColorized interpretation from the family archive. Original not yet supplied; exact photograph date not established.
Portraits through the years
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.
Original & colorizedFamily archive. Exact photograph date not established.