Picture No | 10217785 |
Date | 1909 |
Description | The steam-ship 'Roosevelt' departing for the Arctic, 1908 |
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Steam-ship 'Roosevelt' departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Peary's 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition. This 700 ton, polar exploration ship took Peary to Cape Sheridan on Ellesmere Island, from where he make his successful attempt to reach the North Pole.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Graphic', 11 September 1909, page 2 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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