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Metadata
Accession number |
2015.058 |
Object Identification Number |
2015.058.005 |
Object Name |
Suitcase |
Donor |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Description |
Large suitcase. Brown leather exterior, rectangular. Flat sides, rounded corners. One long side opens - there are two silver metal hinges on back/bottom, and clasps on front/top. Two round metal "feet" are on the back/bottom as well. On front/top at the center is an oblong, slightly curved brown leather handle attached by two metal rings. Inside, the suitcase is lined with red, green, and yellow flannel printed paper. There is a cloth pocket on either short side - white with brown and red horizontal lines. There are two sets of cloth straps with buckles inside, one on each short side, and a leather strap at the center. A leather strap at the viewer's left side connects the lid to the main suitcase section. On the exterior are numerous paper stickers from the donor's many travels. These are on all sides, some more intact than others. |
Dimensions |
H-17.25 W-7.75 L-29 inches |
Creation Date |
ca. 1950s? |
Place Of Origin |
likely Denmark |
Owned By |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Used By |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Material |
leather/metal/paper/cotton |
Associated People |
Langkilde, Klaus |
Search Terms |
Langkilde, Klaus Atlanta, Georgia immigration suitcase Swedish American Line New York Australia Svenska Amerika Linien Kungsholm Norway Denmark Cruises Hotel San Remo Paris Harwich Esbjerg Hotel Terminus Copenhagen Hotel Atemiso Tokyo, Japan Sabena Belgian Airlines |
Provenance |
When the donor, his wife, and their six-week old son immigrated by plane in 1973, they used this suitcase to travel to the United States. Any belongings that wouldn't fit arrived later in a box via a boat. Klaus had bought the suitcase in 1959 and used it for many of his travels around the world. Klaus Langkilde was born March 24, 1943 in Denmark. He served as a travel agent in Denmark for about 15 years. In 1972, during a Baha'i Pilgrimage in Haifa, Israel, he met Arefeh, a Persian woman whose profession was a teacher, and the two were married later that same year. They lived in Denmark until August the next year when they decided to immigrate to the U.S. with their six-week old son Daunah Ib. They settled down just outside of Atlanta, Georgia in Douglasville. Arefeh began working again as a teacher, and Klaus worked in a government office while attending Georgia State University, pursuing degrees in education. He became a public school teacher. Klaus and Arefeh started an organization called Cultural Exchange as part of a local Cultural Arts Center in the 1980s. The goal was to familiarize the citizens of their community with different cultures around the world. Klaus retired from education in 2003. In 1996, Klaus acted as a dignitary for Danish royalty attending the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia. |
Images |
258\2015058005.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
11/23/2015 |