| IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS - No 9 The final stage of Captain Bartlett trip sees work completed on memorial to Peary. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6912 |
| Catalog #: | 191302 | |
| Clip Number: | 191302-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 776 | |
| Timecode: | 01:56:14 - 01:58:48 | |
| Location: | Arctic, Greenland | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Misc. LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Greenland LOCATIONS/POLAR REGIONS: Arctic (North Pole) MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc OCCUPATIONS: Explorers | |
| Description: | "IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS - (No 9) - in company with bluff old Captain Bob Bartlett, companion to Peary, when he made his dash for the Pole." "The building of the Peary memorial at Cape York, Greenland, was a struggle between Man and the elements. In this final instalment Captain Bob discovers the work which finished in the face of Arctic blasts - a touching tribute to the discoverer of the North Pole." L/S of huskies and Eskimos. M/S two Eskimos carrying water, they pour it into barrel. M/S and C/U of man mixing mortar. Eskimos collecting stone. M/Ss of Eskimos hauling stones to the top of the monument by winch. Several shots of masons at work. Two men place copper tube full of Peary's records in the corner stone. C/U of the corner stone. M/Ss of Bartlett standing with Peary's daughter next to monument. L/S of large letter 'P' on the side of monument. The plaque is unveiled, Bartlett point at it. C/U of the plaque remembering Robert Edwin Peary. L/S of the team packing up to leave. L/Ss of the memorial in the distance from Bartlett's ship the 'Morrissey'. | |
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