Robert E. Peary on the Roosevelt, 1909
Commander Robert E. Peary (1856 - 1920), Arctic explorer, on the bridge of the Roosevelt'. Peary is seen in the fur clothing he used during his expedition to the North Pole. Peary, his assistant Matthew Henson, and the Inuit, Oatah, Egingwah, Ookeah and Seegloo claimed to have reached the North Pole on 6th April 1909
Picture No
10217755
Media ID
46003004
Size
4133px x 5536px
(3.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by H. Fuller in The Illustrated London News', 11 September 1909, page 355
Date
1909
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