Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. The Robert E. Peary Family Collection: Photographic Prints of Subjects Relating to Polar Expeditions of Adm. Robert E. Peary, 1886 - 1939

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Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. The Robert E. Peary Family Collection: Photographic Prints of Subjects Relating to Polar Expeditions of Adm. Robert E. Peary, 1886 - 1939

1886-1939

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/559441

This series consists of a subject file of prints relating to activities of Adm. Robert E. Peary's many expeditions to the North Pole, Greenland, and Labrador (this collection was presumably assembled by his daughter Marie Peary Kuhne). Included are views of Peary's 1886 expedition to Greenland (folder 2), the meteorite "Ahmigito" which he and his crew discovered in 1897 (folder 12), his vessel the S.S. Roosevelt (folders 1 and 24), portraits of Peary, his wife Josephine and daughter Marie (folders 18 to 20), portraits of Peary's associate Matthew Henson (folder 29), and views of ice conditions in the polar region (folder 11). Other photographs of interest in this series include views of the S.S. Roosevelt in 1940, rotting away in the Panama Canal Zone (folder 24), views of cairns and grave sites in the polar region (folder 4), Eskimos (Inuit) and sled dogs (folders 6 to 8), views of the American flag planted at the North Pole (folder 17), and the Peary Memorial at Cape York, Greenland (folder 21). Many of the photographs are captioned.

7 linear inches

eng, Latn

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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, ...

Roosevelt (Ship : 1904-1937)

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The S. S. Roosevelt was built at the McKay and Dix Boatyard in Bucksport, Maine; her keel was laid on Oct. 15, 1904 and she was launched on Mar. 23, 1905. The S.S. Roosevelt was a specially constructed steamship, built to Admiral Robert E. Peary's specifications for Arctic exploration. The ship was 1,614 tons, 182 feet long, 3512 feet wide, with 30-inch thick sides. It was constructed of wood rather than steel, making it less vulnerable to jagged ice. The wood construction was easier to repair ...

Peary, Josephine Diebitsch, 1863-1955

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Josephine Cecilia Diebitsch Peary (b. May 22, 1863, near Forestville, Maryland–d. December 19, 1955, Portland, Maine) was the daughter of Hermann Henry Diebitsch and Magdalena Augusta Schmid Diebitsch. She was an American author and arctic explorer. She was the wife of famed Arctic explorer Admiral Robert Edwin Peary....