SS Bergensfjord sailor's ribbon
Archival History
The ribbon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Fritz Goldschmidt.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fritz Goldschmidt
Scope and Content
The sailor's ribbon is from a Norwegian ship, the "SS Bergensfjord," on which the donor and his parents traveled to the United States in 1939. The ribbon is made from black fabric decorated with the phrase, "S.S. Bergensfjord," in gold lettering and a red, white, and blue Norwegian flag.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Corporate Bodies
- Bergensfjord (Ship)
Subjects
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Biography.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--Biography.
Genre
- Emblems
- Decorative Arts
- Object
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