Women of the Polar Archives - Prologue - Summer 2010

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The Peary Monument was decorated with ags or

the dedication ceremony in 1932. The completed

monument still stands at Cape York today.

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In addition to enumerating Robert E. Pearys achievements,

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Louise Boyd visits a marker commemorating

Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile, and Lincoln

Ellsworths 1926 ight over the North Pole in the

airship Norge. The expedition resulted in the frst

verifable overight o the North Pole.

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the 1928 search or Roald Amundsen, who disap

while attempting to fnd the crew o the downed

Italia. Survivors o the Italia crash were rescued thank

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Louise Boyd records the attempted rescue mission

with a 16mm movie camera.

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o the 1928 search or Amundsen. Beore departing,

Boyd outftted the Hobbyand hired pilots to aid in

the search.

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