O. Svenson | Norway Heritage

Olaf Svensson was originally from Christianstad in Sweden where he was born in 1832. He moved to St. Olafs Gade 8a, Kristiania, Norway and became the general agent for different transatlantic steamship companies. He is known to have crossed the Atlantic several times between 1863 and 1880. About 1880 he and his family moved from Norway and settled in Chicago where was the General Western Agent for the Dominion Line. His office in Chicago was located at 68 La Salle Street, Chicago

Announcement by agent O. Svenson, North German Lloyd

Newspaper announcement from Verdens Gang March 11, 1880: North German Lloyd's Royal Mail Steamers depart from Bremen to New York and Baltimore twice a week, taking passengers from Christiania weekly until the middle of March, when the regular twice a week service from here starts. Departure from here Saturday 13th this month via Hamburg and Bremen and Friday 19th this month via Hull and Southampton. The North German Lloyd steamers do not have Irish passengers on board. O. Svenson, General agent for the North German Lloyd, Christiania.

Announcement for Northamerican Lloyd - Ruger's American Line

Newspaper announcement for conveying of emigrants on the S/S Fulton - by agent O. Svenson 1869 as a representative for the Northamerican Lloyd - Ruger's American Line

Lines represented

Year	Line	Authorized routes
1867	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and from there to the final destination
1868	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and from there to the final destination
1869	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and from there to the final destination
1869	North-American Lloyd	Via Copenhagen by steamship and from there by the North-American Lloyd's Steamships (Expedition Dickison?? & Lubber Kbhavn.) to America and from there to the final destination.
1870	National Line	National Line via Copenhagen and Kristiansand. By steamship to Hull, railway to Liverpool and from there to New York
1871	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1872	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1873	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1874	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1875	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1876	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1877	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1878	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1879	National Line	Via Hull to Liverpool and from there to New York and on to the final destination
1879	Norddeutscher Lloyd	Via Fredrikshavn and Bremen to New York or Baltimore and on to the final destination
1880	Norddeutscher Lloyd	Via Fredrikshavn and Bremen to New York or Baltimore and on to the final destination