National Archives Gift Collection of Materials Relating to Polar Regions. 1949 - 1978. Robert E. Peary Family Collection: Photographs and Textual Materials Relating to Peary's Education, Career and Commendations

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National Archives Gift Collection of Materials Relating to Polar Regions. 1949 - 1978. Robert E. Peary Family Collection: Photographs and Textual Materials Relating to Peary's Education, Career and Commendations

1960

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/542473

This series consists of black and white photographs and a color view relating to the life and career of Admiral Robert E. Peary. In folder one, an image of Admiral Peary's office is shown (XP-XPT-1-1), and folder five includes views of his home in Fryeburg, Maine (XP-XPT-5-1 and XP-XPT-5-2). Several photomechanical images of Peary are included in this series. One of these images is of a wax figure of Admiral Peary which is located at Madame Tussaud's Waxworks (London, England) (XP-XPT-3-1). Another photomechanical view is of a bust of Admiral Peary, presented to the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, by Mrs. Morris K. Jesup (XP-XPT-3-10). In addition, there is a small article from "The Racquet," the Portland (Maine) High School newspaper, that discusses Peary's leadership skills and character while at Portland High School and includes a photomechanical image of Peary ("Class of 1873," XP-XPT-3-6). The one color photograph shows a military uniform and other objects. This image is not dated and does not have a caption.

3 linear inches

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National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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Peary, Marie Ahnighito, 1893-1978

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Marie Ahnighito Peary was born in Northwest Greenland on September 12, 1893, to arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary and his wife, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, of Portland, Maine, and Washington, DC. Their daughter became known world-wide as the "Snow Baby," a name given to her by the Greenland natives who had never before seen a white baby. In 1909, when Marie was 16 years old, Admiral Peary became the first white man to lead a successful expedition to the North Pole. In 1917, Marie Peary...

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...