Admiral Giles B. Harber collection, ca. 1869-ca. 1918.

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Admiral Giles B. Harber collection, ca. 1869-ca. 1918.

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Correspondence, notes, accounts, mathematical computations, sketches of ships, postcards, invitations, programs, menus, military orders, certificates, books, newspapers, printed materials, photographs, and artifacts collected during Harber's travels, reflecting all aspects of his career, particularly his command of the expedition (1882-1884) to the Arctic to search for the commander and crew of the ship Jeanette, lost in the ice during the Jeannette Expedition (also known as Lena Delta Relief Expedition).

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Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Arms Museum

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