| Peary Departs for Arctic, 1905 | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1152 |
| Catalog #: | 493260 | |
| Clip Number: | 493260-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | H63906 | |
| Timecode: | 01:51:06 - 01:55:36 | |
| Location: | New York, NY, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1905 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXPLORATION: Arctic LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Adventure | |
| Description: | Peary Departs for Arctic. Explorer Robert Peary hosts an on-board party for his departure for the Arctic on the schooner "Roosevelt" The camera pans to show the schooner "Roosevelt", a new ship which was specially designed to withstand ice, docked at a covered pier on the Hudson River. From a camera position on board, men in straw hats and fashionably dressed ladies are seen boarding the ship. Next, the famous polar explorer Robert Peary appears on the gangway in a dark jacket, mustache and straw hat . He tips his hat, consults his watch, then, just before the film ends, motions to order the departure. (Guess he dropped these other folks off on the way!) NOTE: On this expedition Peary achieved the "farthest north" record, but failed to reach the North Pole. | |
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