From the collection of Torvald Opsal, this picture, dated 1929, shows the "Stavangerfjord," the ship on which Opsal crossed the Atlantic to come to the United States at the age of eighteen. Torvald Opsal is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Torvald Opsal and another unidentified man pose in this 1927 photograph. Torvald is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Torvald Opsal is the smaller child, seated in a chair, in this undated photograph. Torvald is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Torvald Opsal is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Torvald Opsal is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Phiea Johnson and her husband pose in an undated photograph. Phiea was a Danish immigrant interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Phiea Petersen Stahl Johnson photographed in her home at the time of the interview. Phiea was a Danish immigrant interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Phiea Johnson photographed in her home at the time of the interview. Phiea was a Danish immigrant interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Olga Johnson is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Olga Johnson is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.