Picture No | 10006869 |
Date | 1909 |
Description | Robert Edwin Peary, American explorer |
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Robert Edwin Peary (1856 - 1920), American explorer who claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole in 1909. Though this was accepted for a long time, it is now disputed.
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Source | Alick P F Ritchie in 'The Throne & Country', 18 September 1909, Vol 5 page 614 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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