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.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 23 August 1884 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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