First ship in. Captain Fridtjof Olsen holds the traditional dispatch case and ship's barometer presented to him yesterday after his vessel, the Norweg(...)

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First ship in. Captain Fridtjof Olsen holds the traditional dispatch case and ship's barometer presented to him yesterday after his vessel, the Norweg(...)

Date4/9/1979

Names

Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: First ship in. Captain Fridtjof Olsen holds the traditional dispatch case and ship's barometer presented to him yesterday after his vessel; the Norwegian ship Thorscape; was the first of the 1979 shipping season to call at the port of Toronto.

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English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0014154F

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