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Natives and hut at Proven, Greenland, July, 1881

Photograph showing Inuit people and dogs at turf houses during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 107.

[Members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]

Photograph shows two members of the expedition. No. 68.

[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members Lt. Lockwood, Sgt. Brainard, and...

Photograph shows expedition members with dogs and sled holding American flag.

Eskimo relics found at Cape Band

Photograph showing Inuit implements, probably for hunting or fishing, found during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 83.

[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members Dr. Octave Pavy and Jens skinnin...

Photograph shows expedition members skinning a seal. No. 127. Caption on back of photo lists Dr. Pavy as "Dr. Jary."

Sea face of outside ice-foot at Distant Cape Roleson's Channell, June,...

Photograph shows an arctic scene during the polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. Hospital Steward Henry Beiderbick appears in foreground. No. 15.

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Caption: Separated. The breaking up of the ice floe. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti - N.Y." Direction of Wm. A. Brady. No. 7112. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Libra... More

Eskimo children at Proven, Greenland, July 27,1881 / G.W. Rice photo.

Photograph showing children standing in front of a raised kayak with a harbor beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 108.

Home at Conger in course of erection, Aug. 1881

Photograph shows building under construction during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 88.

Godhaven, Disco Island / G.W. Rice, photo.

Photograph shows harbor, buildings along the waterfront, and the steamer Proteus in the harbor, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 120.

Chandler Fjord -- Miller Island in centre south side -- Archer's Fjord...

Photograph showing fjord with chunks of ice floating on the water during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 78.

Chattel's Grotto in Watercourse Ravine, Oct. 1882

Photograph showing grotto during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

[Eskimo girl playing accordian on ship(?), in the Arctic]

J177026 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Northern Ventures Limited, New York. No. 556 Arctic.

Arctic region. Historic map, Library of Congress

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bache Island from Kane Sea, Aug. 1881

Photograph showing expanse of sea with land in the distance during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 79.

Eskimo reading Saturday Evening Post in the arctic region

Photograph shows an Eskimo wearing an anorak and heavy gloves sitting on a stool in an open field reading the Saturday Evening Post. j187509 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographer unknown.

[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members Lt. Greely and Jens with dog tea...

Photograph shows expedition members with dogs and sled. No. 31. Picryl description: Public domain image of a dog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Head of musk ox killed near Ft. Conger / G.W. Rice photo.

Photograph showing head of dead muskox during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 72.

Launch "Lady Greely" in Discovery Harbor, Aug. 1882 / G.W. Rice, photo...

Photograph shows a the boat, Lady Greely, pulling a small boat in Discovery Harbor during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 47.

A moonlight picture of the "America" taken Christmas night, 1901, Bald...

Photograph shows ship in ice. H28199 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part of: Evelyn Briggs Baldwin papers (Library of Congress). Accession box no. DLC/PP-1977:157, c2, f3

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Caption: We are floating across the Pole, the stars and stripes are waving in the center of the Arctic Circle. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." Direction of Wm. A. ... More

Upernivik [i.e. Upernavik], Greenland, July, 1881 / G.W. Rice photo.

Photograph showing village during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Public domain photograph - historical image of Canada, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hard road to travel, from Cape Murshison looking toward Cape Lieber / ...

Photograph shows snow-covered arctic vista, during polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. No. 20.

Eskimo relics found in the vicinity of Conger / G.W. Rice photo.

Photograph showing implements, probably for hunting or fishing, found during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 129.

Expeditionary stores, game stand and steamer Proteus, Discovery Harbor...

Photograph shows barrels, crates, large stack of supplies, and game hanging on poles, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 91

[Living quarters at Fort Conger Lake, 1881]

Photograph shows living quarters during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 9.

[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members Dr. Pavy, Sgt. Rice, and Jens st...

Photograph shows some Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members with dogs and sled. No. 54. Caption on back of photo lists Dr. Octave Pavy as "Dr. Parry"

House at Conger, East side, March, 1882

Photograph shows building at Conger, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 86.

[History of Work diorama showing Samoyedes with tepee and reindeer pul...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mending near the Pole - A black and white photo of two people on a sle...

Member of Frederick Cook's journey to Greenland near the North Pole, seated on dogsled and mending clothing.

Arctic region. Historic map, Library of Congress

"802698AI (R02112) 4-00." Also shows "10⁰C (50⁰F) isotherm, July". North Pole at center. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes note.

The devils thumb, ships boring and warping in the pack / Lithod. by Ch...

Print shows two ships, probably the Enterprise and the Investigator, ice bound in Baffin Bay off Devil's Point in the Arctic; the crews work to break up the ice and tow the ships to open water. Caption continu... More

English cairn on P.E. Cary Island, July, 1881 / G.W. Rice photo.

Photograph showing rock cairn during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 113.

Ice foot / G.W. Rice.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photograph of ice dune during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 117.

Carl Ritter Bay -- north side. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

Photograph showing sea with chunks of ice and mountains beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

[Members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]

Photograph shows several members of the expedition with dogs and sledge. No. 68.

Lake Alexandra looking west, June, 1882 / G.W. Rice, photo.

Photograph shows snow-covered lake surrounded by rock formations during polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. No. 55.

Home at Conger, West, March, 1882

Photograph shows building at Conger, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 12.

A halt in Collinson's fjord, Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition, April 1...

Photograph shows men with dogs unhitched from dogsleds at Collinson Fjord, Arkhangelʹskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia.

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Caption: Helen: "No sign of relief! Will they ever return?" Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co., Cincinnati & New-York." Direction of Wm. A. Brady. No. 7214. Forms part of: Theatrical poster ... More

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Edward S. Curtis - [Inuit hut and family] / Curtis.

Photo shows seals(?) hanging on poles above a hut, furs hanging on ropes, and an Inuit family seated in front. 61248 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. X372. Copyrighted 1899 E.H. Harriman. Forms part of: Edwar... More

[Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo] / G.W. Rice, pho...

Photograph shows the steamship Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo for the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Conger is in the background. No. 119.

[Building at Conger in course of erection, Aug. 1881]

Photograph shows building five days into construction, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 90.

English depot just north of Cape Hawks, August, 1881

Photograph showing snowbank with water and mountain beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 111.

Eskimo ivory carver, Alaska, Native Americans

J174026 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.G. Kaiser, Nome, Alaska. Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Dwellings of tribal peoples of Africa, North America and the Arctic r...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634 Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

2 musk oxen of the Arctic Regions, which were mounted by a taxidermist...

Stereo copyrighted by the Centennial Photographic Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Animals Musk Oxen; Taxidermy; Exhibitions 1876; Shelf.

Bellot Island, with expeditionary stores in fore-ground, Aug. 1881 / G...

Photograph shows expeditionary stores and game stand along a waterfront, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 89.

Musk cattle killed on Mt. Cartmel, Aug. 1881

Photograph showing dead musk oxen during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 128.

East end of Lyttleton Island with life boat cove in distance

Photograph showing sea with snow-covered land beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 77.

Lake Alexandra, south side, June, 1882 / G.W. Rice, photo.

Photograph shows snow-covered lake surrounded by rock formations, during polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. No. 56.

Eskimo Jens returning from seal hunt near Conger, June 1882

Photograph shows Eskimo with a seal strapped on a sled. No. 126.

Ŭǵiyakŭ--Nunivak, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Eskimo woman of the Arctic region, wearing a nose ring and labret. Her hooded parka is made of intestinal parchment.

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Caption: Post: "Tell the boys at the office that I have become a martyr to science after all." Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." Direction of Wm. A. Brady. No. 7213(... More

Arctic wolf killed near Fort Conger / G.W. Rice photo.

Photograph showing dead wolf on old door during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

Natural monument on Disco Island near Godhavn / G.W. Rice, photo.

Photograph shows two men seated by a tall rock formation, during polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. No. 25.

[Three men in fur parkas holding guns on ship during Arctic expedition...

J177037 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Northern Ventures Limited, New York. No. 720.

[Dwellings of tribal peoples of Africa, North America and the Arctic r...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634 Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Edward S. Curtis - [Inuit hut and family] / Curtis.

Chandler Fjord looking tword [i.e. toward] east Taken from moving ice,...

Photograph showing fjord with ice chunks during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 81.

[Two men with sled in front of a large ice formation during the Lady F...

No. 103. Public domain photograph of a volcano, eruption, volcanic smoke, ashes, lava, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]

Photograph shows some members of the expedition with dogs and sledges. No. 65.

[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members Sgt. Jewell and Eskimo Christans...

Photograph shows Lady Franklin Bay Expedition members with dogs and sled. No. 63. Caption on back of photo lists Dr. Octave Pavy as "Dr. Parry"

U.S.S. Tigress. United States warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Sun or moon reflecting off water in the Arctic]

J177008 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Northern Ventures Limited, New York. No. 30.

The Arctic region. Historic map, Library of Congress

"803361A1 (G01662) 10-08." Shows territorial seas, continental shelf boundaries, territorial claims, shipping routes, and areas covered by sea ice. Relief shown by shading and gradient tints. Depths shown by sh... More

General view to the north from point in Kane's Sea about 12 miles east...

Photograph showing sea with land beyond during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.

Lt. Greely's corner at Fort Conger

Photograph shows living quarters for Lt. Greely during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. On back of photograph: "Lake. Oct. 15, 1881. The day the sun left." No. 92.

North side of Lake Alexandra, 8 miles from Conger / G.W. Rice, photo.

Photograph shows snow-covered lake surrounded by rock formations during polar expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. No. 39.

View up Bellows Valley, June 1882

Photograph showing snow-covered valley and mountains in Bellows Valley, Nunavut, Canada, during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. No. 74.

The Detroit News timely topics. Detroit Arctic Expedition

Public domain photograph of Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Caption: Him no Joe Swift, him woman! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti = New York." Direction of Wm. A. Brady. No. 7108. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The romantic spectacle, Under the polar star written by Clay M. Greene...

Henry Maynard's adventures in the Arctic regions;

Also available in digital form.

The walrus hunters; a romance of the realms of ice

Also available in digital form.

The Arctic regions and Hudson's Bay route ..

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

William Henry Giles Kingston. Peter, the whaler. Public domain book.

Also available in digital form.

The polar hunters,

Also available in digital form.

Henry W. Howgate. Congress and the North pole. Public domain book.

Also available in digital form.

The walrus hunters; a romance of the realms of ice

Also available in digital form.

Henry Maynard's adventures in the Arctic regions;

Also available in digital form.

Henry Maynard's adventures in the Arctic regions;

Also available in digital form.

The polar hunters,

Also available in digital form.

William Henry Giles Kingston. Peter, the whaler. Public domain book.

Also available in digital form.

William Henry Giles Kingston. Peter, the whaler. Public domain book.

Also available in digital form.

Lost in the air

Two young men fly to the Arctic, looking for a secret radio transmitter. They continue on in a race to the North Pole. Also available in digital form.