Seyðisfjörður village in 1885

Seyðisfjörður is a fishing village that is cut in half by a river that runs through the town. There is an important herring fishery in this area.
Emigrants would have to depend on local hospitality in these small villages while they waited for their ship to arrive.
Around 1906 a Norwegian company established the first Icelandic telegraph station here.

Boarding the S.S. Miaca at Seyðisfjörður on August 13, 1887

1887 was one of the worst years for pack ice around Iceland. Spring was very late and livestock starved for lack of fresh pasture. There were more emigrants in that year than in any other.

Halfdan Helgason - Reykjavík - Iceland