Name/Title
DollEntry/Object ID
1988/25:6Description
Cloth sailor doll from the Swedish American Line. The sailor is wearing a blue suit and a white cap and with the word “Gripsholm” in the front.Context
The Swedish American Line (SAL) opened in 1915 and was used for immigrant travel until the mid-1920s. The SAL had four ships, SS Stockholm, TS Drottningholm, MS Gripsholm, and SS/MS Kungsholm. Ships ran direct from Gothenburg to New York. By the end of the 1920s, the SAL became a luxury cruise and tourist line, which many people used to travel between Sweden and the U.S.Acquisition
Accession
1988/25Source or Donor
Marie & Ivar JohanssonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Marie & Ivar JohanssonLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Dolls, Ocean travel, Emigration & immigrationSearch Terms
Swedish American LineRelationships
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Person or Organization
Swedish American LineReproductions
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