Polaris Expedition lantern slides, 1871-1873

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Polaris Expedition lantern slides, 1871-1873

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Series of 33 lantern slides that illustrate the United States North Polar Expedition of 1871-1873, commanded by Charles Francis Hall and known as the Polaris Expedition.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

New Hampshire Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 8311205

New Hampshire Newspaper Project

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Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871

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Charles Francis Hall (b. 1821 - d. November 8, 1871) In 1849, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he established a small seal-engraving business and, in the late 1850s, two small newspapers, the Cincinnati Occasional and the Daily Press . Developing a keen interest in the Arctic, he decided to mount an expedition to search for survivors of Sir John Franklin's missing Northwest Passage expedition of 1845-1848. In 1860, Hall travelled to the east coast of the United States where he met...

United States North Polar Expedition (1871-1873)

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Polaris (Ship)

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