Norwegian Flag Carried by Roald Amundsen During Navigation of the Northwest Passage and Presented to Mary P. Bruner, 1906
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Artifact Overview
Under the command of explorer Roald Amundsen, the Gjoa was the first ship to sail through the entire Northwest Passage. Amundsen and six crew members left Kristiania (present-day Oslo), Norway, in June 1903 and arrived at Nome, Alaska, in September 1906. Amundsen presented this small Norwegian flag to Mary Bruner, a resident of Nome, during a dinner reception in his honor.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Flag
Date Made
circa 1903
Subject Date
1906
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1306.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary P. Bruner.
Material
Cloth
Color
Red
White (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 14.75 in
Width: 20 in
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