National Archives Gift Collection of Materials Relating to Polar Regions. 1949 - 1978. Photographs of Peary's 1891-1892 Greenland Expedition

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National Archives Gift Collection of Materials Relating to Polar Regions. 1949 - 1978. Photographs of Peary's 1891-1892 Greenland Expedition

1891-1892

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This series consists of photographs documenting Robert E. Peary's 1891-1892 Greenland expedition. The expedition was undertaken to survey the northern coast of Greenland. The expedition party left New York on June 6, 1891 on board the barkentine "Kite", captained by Richard Pike (XP-XPB-1891A-1). Members of the expedition included Peary's wife Josephine Diebitsch Peary (XP-XPB-1891B-16), Eivind Astrup, Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Langdon Gibson (XP-XPB-1891C-81), Matthew Henson, and John Verhoeff, who did not return from the expedition. During the voyage to the Greenland base, Peary suffered a broken leg in an onboard accident. The leg was treated by Peary's later rival, Dr. Cook (XP-XPB-1891B-13). The party arrived at Whale Sound, Greenland on July 27, 1891 and built Redcliffe House (XP-XPB-1891A-114) which was their home base for the duration of the expedition. The inland exploration commenced the following spring, which culminated in the attainment of the northern coast of Greenland by Peary and Astrup on July 5, 1892. Another notable achievement of this expedition was association and collaboration with native Inuit, which was essential for the success of Peary's explorations. The expedition party departed from Greenland onboard the Kite on August 23, 1892 and arrived at port in Philadelphia on September 23, 1892. Most of the photographs were taken by Peary or Dr. Cook. Some of the prints are captioned.

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Peary, Robert Edwin, 1856-1920

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Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania – died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was an American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. Though born in Pennsylvania, Peary grew up in in Portland, Maine. He went to a prominent boarding school called Loomis Chaffe. He attende...

Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955

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Matthew Alexander Henson (b. August 8, 1866, Nanjemoy, MD, – d. March 9, 1955, The Bronx, New York) was the first African-American Arctic explorer and an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. Henson served as a navigator and craftsman, traded with Inuit and learned their language, and was known as Peary's "first man" for these arduous travels. During the 1909 expedition to Greenland, Henson accompanied Peary in the small party, including four Inuit men, ...

Cook, Frederick A.

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