Remains of the expedition team of Salomon Andree in Tromsoe
The Swedish engineer and Arctic explorer Salomon August Andree (1854-1897) and his team attempted to cross the North Pole from Spitsbergen in their balloon Eagle'. They started on 11. July 1897. The participants of the expedition were missing, however, until one found remains northeast of Spitsbergen, including diaries and photographs in 1930. The picture shows the three wooden boxes with the remains of the former balloon pioneers in the port of Tromsoe
Picture No
10524202
Media ID
48158539
Size
2724px x 1832px
(1.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / SZ Photo / Scherl
Date
1930
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1854 Andree Attempted Diaries However Northeast Participants Pioneers Salomon Spitsbergen
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