On the West Wall of Paul's Office today. there is a black and white photograph of a mountain landscape with many horse drawn carriages. It is marked "4086 GUDVANGEN".  

Paul Harris visited the Bergen Rotary Club in Norway in September 1932 before taking the liner, S.S.Stavangerfjord, back to New York . While there, he travelled around the Western part of Norway with Rotarians from the Bergen club. Gudvangen is a well known beauty spot in the area and from here, the party travelled further up the valley to Stalheimskleiven.

This ongoing project is the work of RGHF historian Basil Lewis, first posted 7 April 2006 This section is maintained by RGHF webmaster Paul D. McLain. If you can help identify or supply more information about anything on this page, please contact us at www.historycomment.org

We acknowledge the assistance of DG 11/12 David Templin, ROTARY/One (RGHF Member), Neil Dahlmann of Rotary Club of Highland Park in District 6440, and Jack Selway, USA, with providing photos used in this section.

After you see the museum office, meet his partners and office workers at Harris Dodds & Brown. (A page of photographs of the actual office in the early 2000's)

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