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Viking ship replica, 1893
Photo of Randi Thommessen Randi Thommessen
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04/26/2015
Viking ship replica, 1893
The first Viking ship replica; Viking.

From what I found on the internet, this is a copy of the original Gokstad ship (from approximately 850 CE). It left the harbour of Oslo in April 1893, and arrived in Chicago on the 12th of June, and was an attraction at the Chicago Columbian Exposition. It can now be found in Geneva, Illinois, USA.

From the harbour of Christiania, today: Oslo, Norway. On the back it is dated 14th feb 1893, Xania (Christiania), but the photo is taken in Sandefjord, Norway on the 4th of February 1893.
Date & Place: at Sandefjord in Sandefjord, Vestfold Norge
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Photo of Stephanie Bonds Stephanie Bonds
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04/29/2015
12th of June 2014? :)
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Photo of Brenda Hackett Brenda Hackett
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04/29/2015
epic
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Photo of Colleen Gillespie Colleen Gillespie
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04/29/2015
1893
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Photo of Christine Stipe Christine Stipe
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04/29/2015
Logan Lind
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Photo of Roar Lindgren Roar Lindgren
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04/29/2015
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04/29/2015
Rory Ruud Tina Ruud
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Photo of Sherry Richmond Sherry Richmond
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04/29/2015
Read on! Oh, cool, it's in Geneva, IL. I'll have to go see it!
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Photo of Liz Kelly Liz Kelly
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04/29/2015
So very cool!!
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Photo of Chris Farrelly Chris Farrelly
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04/29/2015
Kol Wharton
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Photo of Dawn Johnston Dawn Johnston
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04/29/2015
That must have been some ride!!
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Photo of Roberto Whitman Roberto Whitman
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04/29/2015
Did anyone on board write about the trip?
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Photo of Elwood Jones Elwood Jones
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04/29/2015
Amazing to see with the crew aboard.
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Photo of Michael Preissig Michael Preissig
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04/29/2015
I have seen this ship at it's current location in Geneva, IL. Used to live very close by it. Highly recommend for all to see it.
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Photo of Linda A Shull Linda A Shull
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04/29/2015
Wow
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Photo of Buckley Johnson Buckley Johnson
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04/29/2015
really nice
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Photo of Shelly Dalrymple Shelly Dalrymple
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04/29/2015
This may be my family's--just found on ancestary
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Photo of Arlene Stevenson Arlene Stevenson
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04/29/2015
Love it!
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Photo of Betty Carol Morrow Judy Betty Carol Morrow Judy
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04/29/2015
lOVE THESE OLD PICTURES AND THANKFUL SOMEONE SAVED THEM.
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Photo of Whitney Merical Whitney Merical
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04/29/2015
Roger
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Photo of Kristin Gaffney Roca Kristin Gaffney Roca
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04/29/2015
This is so interesting! I always wondered what it look like with the immigrants in Norway coming over here. My Norwegian immigrants came in the 1850s
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Photo of Randi Thommessen Randi Thommessen
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04/30/2015
Norwegian immigrants to the US in the 1850's did not use viking ships, that is for sure. They came on regular ships from that era.
Photo of Kristin Gaffney Roca Kristin Gaffney Roca
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04/30/2015
Oh I know, but it kind a give me an idea of what it look like with that big ship in the background sitting in the icy water
Photo of Kristin Gaffney Roca Kristin Gaffney Roca
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04/29/2015
My interesting story about my family's immigration was a hand written account that they left. The letter stated that they traveled 3 miles over ice to get to the ship on the sled with horses with their belongings.
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Photo of Kristin Gaffney Roca Kristin Gaffney Roca
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04/29/2015
I especially like this because my third and fourth great-grandfather worship builders in Christiana and Arendal
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Photo of Cherri Carter Fellows Cherri Carter Fellows
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04/29/2015
Love it!
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Photo of Richard S. Bank Richard S. Bank
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04/29/2015
Look at the steel clad sailing ship in the harbor. The end of an old technology
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Photo of Judie Augustine-zambrano Judie Augustine-zambrano
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04/29/2015
So very kewl
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Photo of Amanda Murphy Amanda Murphy
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04/29/2015
Awesome
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Photo of Connie C Morgan Connie C Morgan
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04/29/2015
I LOVE this!!!! I'm fascinated with the Vikings!!!
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Photo of Dorothy Pelletier Dorothy Pelletier
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04/30/2015
Hi Rory,our ship is bigger than your ship!
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Photo of Kai Magne Bråten Kai Magne Bråten
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04/30/2015
Tror dette er Gogstad skipet !
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Photo of Randi Thommessen Randi Thommessen
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04/30/2015
Nei, det er en kopi av Gokstadskipet, som de ga navnet Viking, bygget i 1892-93.
Photo of Kai Magne Bråten Kai Magne Bråten
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04/30/2015
Selvfølgelig kopi ,gogstadskipet ble gravd ned i Sandefjord for ca 1000 år siden
Photo of Joanne Keevers Joanne Keevers
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04/30/2015
Barbara Rodgers
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Photo of Barbara Rodgers Barbara Rodgers
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04/30/2015
Thanks for sharing this, Joanne Keevers!
Photo of Jill Mallery Hall Jill Mallery Hall
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04/30/2015
I love these old postcard pictures. Thank you to those people who save our memories.
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Photo of Diana Belzunce Diana Belzunce
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04/30/2015
Muy buena foto, una reliquia.!
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Photo of Pam Benjamin Pam Benjamin
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04/30/2015
Really cool picture
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Photo of Penny Sidoli Penny Sidoli
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04/30/2015
Jeepers this is an icey Kon Tiki.
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Photo of Jørn Olav Løset Jørn Olav Løset
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05/01/2015
The picture is not from Kristiania/Oslo, but is taken at the day of sea launch at the Framnes ship yard in Sandefjord, Vestfold.
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Photo of Randi Thommessen Randi Thommessen
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05/01/2015
Er du sikker på det? Det står skrevet for hånd 14/2-1893 Xania på baksiden av bildet. Ikke at det beviser noen ting, og jeg må innrømme at jeg ikke helt klarer å se hvor i Oslo dette skulle være tatt. Du virker å ha kunnskap om temaet, og jeg er jo blitt litt nysgjerrig på dette bildet etter å ha funnet det i et fotoalbum etter familien fra 1800-tallet.
Photo of Jørn Olav Løset Jørn Olav Løset
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05/01/2015
Ja, jeg er helt sikker. Bildet er tatt lørdag 4. februar 1893 litt etter klokken 1400 ved Framnes verft i Sandefjord. Det er samme bilde som på side 39 i Magnus Andersens bok "Vikingefærden" fra 1895. Det er kaptein Andersen selv som oppgir tid og sted.
Photo of Dreknor Carentan Dreknor Carentan
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05/02/2015
Superbe photo de l'un des ancêtres du Dreknor.
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Photo of Dreknor Carentan Dreknor Carentan
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05/02/2015
The Dreknor did'nt travel trought the Atlantic sea, but he went to Rouen from Cherbourg for his first trip in june 2008. He went also a few times in Paris. He sails in Normandy, in Britain (France), on La Seine and on La Marne...
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08/10/2015
Ohhh, Laurie Sheriff Linda Vinson Vivian Hielm Stornes
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Photo of Arne Gundersen Arne Gundersen
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09/28/2015
Sandefjord viking. :)
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