People in ferry, Denmark, 1954.
Title
People in ferry , Denmark , 1954 .
Creator
Bubley, Esther (photographer)
Description
Because the kingdom of Denmark consists of 500 islands plus Jutland , the only part attached to the continent of Europe , ferries play an important part in its transportation system . There are 23 ferries operated by the Danish State Railway plus a number of private ones , some connecting islands within Denmark and others making trips to Sweden , Germany and England . The distance between Denmark and Sweden is only three miles at its shortest point , between the Danish city of Elsinore in North Zealand , and the Swedish Halsingborg across from it . The ferry trip takes about 20 minutes . Scandinavians do not need to show any passports or other identification when travelling between their own countries . The Elsinore-Halsingborg ferry makes 23,000 trips a year , about 32 trips daily in winter and from 60 to 70 in summer . The ferries carry 2 1/2 million people , 175,000 automobiles , 34,000 bicycles and 90,000 railway cars and travel a total of 144,380 kilometers annually . Swedish housewives homeward bound after a day's shopping . The favorable rate of exchange for Swedes in Denmark (1 Swedish Ore is worth 1.33 in Danish currency.) and the excellence and abundance of Danish agricultural products have made shopping trips to Denmark , mostly for butter and eggs , a weekly jaunt for many Swedish housewives .
Subject
People Women Men Children Boys Girls Boats Boat & ship industry
Volume Number
139
Tab Heading
Passengers
Location Depicted
Denmark
Region
Europe
Date Original
1954-03
Object Type
Safety film negatives
Source
35 mm. b&w safety film negative. Item no. ULPA SONJ 78975 M-19 in the Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sonj/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
78975 M-19
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