MAKE A MEME View Large Image Peary - NARA - 304960.jpg Scope and content Explorer Robert E Peary was obsessed with becoming the first person to reach the North Pole Peary claimed that he and his party reached the North Pole on April 6 1909 Doubt was cast on this claim ...
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Keywords: Diary of Robert E. Peary - NARA - 304960.jpg Scope and content Explorer Robert E Peary was obsessed with becoming the first person to reach the North Pole Peary claimed that he and his party reached the North Pole on April 6 1909 Doubt was cast on this claim almost immediately Some experts maintain that Peary may have missed the Pole by as much as 50 miles while others disagree Individuals seeking to verify Peary's claim are drawn to his own records of the polar expeditions During his earlier polar expeditions Peary devised a relay system of crossing great distances over the ice trailblazing parties would carry provisions forge a trail build igloos then turn back at varying intervals enabling the main party to travel faster and lighter This diary entry reflects the obsession that drove Peary for more than 23 years General notes Exhibit History American Originals December 1996 - December 1997 National Archives Rotunda Washington DC Exhibit No 624 0143 304960 Local identifier Peary Robert E Robert Edwin 1856-1920 NARA-Author Peary Robert E Robert Edwin 1856-1920 Author 1136809 <br /> Archives II Reference Section Civilian Textual Archives Services Division NWCT2RC National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 1909-04-06 Record group Collection XP Rear Adm Robert E Peary Papers 1798 - 1976 Record group ARC 1060 North Pole Diaries compiled 1909 - 1909 Series ARC 304959 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWCTC-XP-MLR401E1U-DIARY1909<br /> Other Identifier 04696<br /> This is the NARA internal exhibit tracking number Other versions <gallery> File Diary_of_Robert_E _Peary_-_NARA_-_304960 tif tif File Diary_of_Robert_E _Peary_-_NARA_-_304960 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov North Pole Robert E Peary
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