Hansen was a Norwegian sailor and came to Seattle in 1922 for a polar exploration voyage that he had applied for in 1921. The ship "Maud" left Seattle on June 10, 1922. She traveled through Nome and Point Hope, Alaska to the arctic ice packs where they stayed for 13 months taking temperature measurements, measurements of ice depths, etc. They tried to get out of the ice packs in autumn 1923 but had to winter along the Siberian Islands until July, 1924, when they sailed along the Siberian coast and out of the ice.
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Tape concerns polar explorations on the ship "Maud" with Captain Roald Amundsen on which Hansen was a mate. He gives some information about the lives of Siberian eskimos. This is the last recorded interview with Hansen before his death.
Autobiographical writing by Norwegian American author about deep sea fishing. Published in Norwegian as "Bater og Mannfolk." Transcript is the only extant English version.