Holland-Amerika Lijn. 1873 9 April 1923. [50th anniversary celebration of Holland America Line].

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Hoboken Historical Museum

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Name/Title

Holland-Amerika Lijn. 1873 9 April 1923. [50th anniversary celebration of Holland America Line].

Entry/Object ID

2014.046.0102

Scope and Content

Holland-Amerika Lijn. 1873 9 April 1923. Two speeches by officials of the Holland America Line commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of its founding and the dedication of a monument (seen in photogravure on page [4]). Booklet, 9" x 12" high, 16 pp, illustrations. Text in Dutch, untranslated. Presumed place of issue is Rotterdam, the Netherlands. PDF on file. ==== Page [3] Rede van den Heer A. Th. Wulffraat Algemeen Procuratiehouder der H.A.L. En Rede van der Heer J. Rypperda Wierdsma President-Directeur der H.A.L. Uitgesproken Den 9den April 1923. ==== Provenance: Collection of Adriaan P.L. Roggeveen. He was the former Operations Manager of Holland America operations in Hoboken, retiring in 1953 and living on the New Jersey coast. He was one of five generations of his family that had worked for Holland America in the U.S. and Holland. He was working for H.A.L. as an employee in 1923. Holland America Line had its American home port in Hoboken at the time of this publication. ---- Ships Business & Commerce Transportation Ceremonies Anniversaries ocean liners

Acquisition

Accession

2014.046

Source or Donor

Roggeveen, Bob

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Adriaan P.L Roggeveen Collection. Gift of Robert Roggeveen.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1973 - 1923

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1923 Date(s): 1873-1923

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-08-25