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USN 901038 POLARIS Expedition, 1871-72

POLARIS Expedition, 1871-72
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Title: POLARIS Expedition, 1871-72
Caption: At Godhaven, Greenland, awaiting the CONGRESS on 10 August 1871. Captain Charles F. Hall's Arctic expedition sailed from New York in USS POLARIS on 29 June 1871 and proceeded to Smith Sound through Kane Basin to Robeson Channel, where they wintered in Thank God harbor.
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Catalog #: USN 901038
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Engineer Emil Schumann, artist
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Original Medium: Print, BW photograph, sketch
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