Dr. Frederick Cook photograph of Eskinmo companisions 1908
Polar exploration in 1908, Dr. Frederick Cook's photograph of an igloo with the Stars and Stripes, United States of America's flag with two Eskimos companisions, Etukishook and Ahwelsh. The claims that the North Pole was discovered by Cook, an American explorer who reached the North Pole in April 1908, but he was unable to produce convincing proof and his claim are not widely accepted
Picture No
11959377
Media ID
46092195
Size
4854px x 4150px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Sphere', 2 October 1909, page 6
Date
21 April 1908
