Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Field Equipment

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Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Field Equipment

1904-1909

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This series contains field equipment used by Robert Peary and his team during expeditions to the North Pole. The equipment was brought on the expeditions to aid in food preparation, surveying the land, and determining the position of the team in relation to the North Pole.

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National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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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...