Correspondence, 1886-1926

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Correspondence, 1886-1926

1886-1926

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Correspondence of Albert Operti. Collection consists of correspondence with Arctic explorers, including David L. Brainard and Henry Biederbick, survivors of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, Capt. J. E. Bernier, Donald B. MacMillan, and others. Letters discuss Operti's involvement in expeditions to the Arctic and career as an artist. Includes correspondence with USS Jeannette Expedition survivor John Wilson Danenhower.

1 box (0.2 ft.)

eng, Latn

Dartmouth College Library

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Biederbick, Henry, 1859-1916

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Henry Biederbick (b. January 25, 1859, Waldeck, Germany-d. March 25, 1916), came to the United States in 1879. In 1881 he joined the Lady Franklin Bay Arctic Expedition under Lieutenant Adolphus Greely, serving until 1884. He served as hospital steward and assistant to the naturalist of the expedition party. One of the surviving members of the expedition, he was rescued at Cape Sabine by Admiral Schley in 1884. He later served as U.S. Inspector of Customs. He was a connected with the Arctic Clu...

Bernier, J. E., 1852-1934

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Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887

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John W. Danenhower was an Arctic navigator who participated in the Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881) under the command of Lieutenent Commander George Washington DeLong. The steamship became trapped in the ice while attempting to reach the North Pole during the Spring of 1881. Danenhower was one of the few survivors of this tragic expedition. He returned to Oswego, New York after the failed expedition and later married Helen Sloan. They went on to have two children, one being Sloan Danenhower. Joh...

Operti, Albert Jaspar Ludwig (American painter, 1852-1927)

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Operti was an artist who often depicted Arctic subjects in his paintings. He was a member of Peary's expeditions to Greenland in 1896 and 1897. From the description of Correspondence, 1886-1926. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352213 ...

MacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874-1970

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Leader of the Crocker Land Expedition. From the description of Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915. 1914-1917. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 15046950 From the description of [Lists of photographs of the Crocker Land Expedition]. [between 1913 and 1917?] (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 15046958 From the description of Geographical report of the Crocker Land Expedition / by Donald B. MacMillan. 1...

Brainard, David L. (David Legge), 1856-1946

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David Legge Brainard was born in Norway, New York, on December 21, 1856. Serving as a private in Troop L, First Cavalry, U.S. Army, Brainard was stationed at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory. Brainard was wounded at Muddy Creek, Montana, on May 5, 1877, by Sioux Indians. He also was with General Sherman in Yellowstone Park during the pursuit of Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Perce' Indians in August 1877. Charles A. Rasmusson was born in Demark, Jan. 17, 1876, and was bro...

Bliven, Charles T.

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