Additional information
| Country | American |
|---|---|
| Region | North American |
ArtistUSN Photo
Artist YearsN/A
Artist NationalityAmerican
TitleAdmiral Robert Peary in Whites
Year1888
MediumPhotography > Silver Gelatin
Dimensions10 X 4 inches
Catalog ReferenceN/A
Description
Official US Navy photograph of Admiral Robert Peary in his “Whites”, silver gelatin print 1888.
ProvenanceN/A
NotesRobert Edwin Peary Sr. was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was long credited as being the discoverer of the geographic North Pole in April 1909, having led the first expedition to have claimed this achievement, although it is now considered unlikely that he actually reached the Pole.