Hans Marius Peterson Oral History Interview 1982.

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Hans Marius Peterson Oral History Interview 1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183423480

The interview was conducted with Hans Peterson on March 16, 1982 in Gig Harbor, Washington. It contains information on family background, work, emigration, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of Hans' home in Norway, fishing in the Lofoten Islands, Hans at age seventeen, Hans at a fox farm in Petersburg, AK, Hans doing construction work in Petersburg, Hans watching traps in Alaska, Hans' farm in Rosedale, WA, Hans picking berries in Rosedale, and Hans at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

1 sound cassette.

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