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Picture No 10217763
Date 1884
Description Carrying survivors of the Greely Arctic Expedition to safety
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Survivors of the Greely Arctic Expedition being carried to safety, near Cape Sabine, Smith South, 1884. Led by Lt. Greely, the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 explored the Arctic around Greenland, set a new furthest North record and attempted to establish a meteorological station. Two relief ships failed to reach Greely and by the time the third arrived, all but six of the expedition had starved to death.
Source Illustrated London News, 23 August 1884
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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