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- John Burroughs' Album of Pressed Wildflowers Gathered during the Harriman Alaska Expedition, 1899 - In 1899, John Burroughs joined a group of more than 20 scientists, naturalists, and artists for a scientific exploration of the Alaskan coast. Financed and accompanied by railroad tycoon Edward H. Harriman, the expedition traveled aboard the lavishly refitted <em>George W. Elder</em>, collecting specimens along the way. Those specimens included native wildflowers, hand-picked by Burroughs and pressed into this book.
- 1899
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John Burroughs' Album of Pressed Wildflowers Gathered during the Harriman Alaska Expedition, 1899
In 1899, John Burroughs joined a group of more than 20 scientists, naturalists, and artists for a scientific exploration of the Alaskan coast. Financed and accompanied by railroad tycoon Edward H. Harriman, the expedition traveled aboard the lavishly refitted George W. Elder, collecting specimens along the way. Those specimens included native wildflowers, hand-picked by Burroughs and pressed into this book.
- Norwegian Flag Carried by Roald Amundsen During Navigation of the Northwest Passage and Presented to Mary P. Bruner, 1906 - Under the command of explorer Roald Amundsen, the <em>Gjoa</em> was the first ship to sail through the entire Northwest Passage. Amundsen and six crew members left Kristiania (present-day Oslo), Norway, in June 1903 and arrived at Nome, Alaska, in September 1906. Amundsen presented this small Norwegian flag to Mary Bruner, a resident of Nome, during a dinner reception in his honor.
- 1906
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Norwegian Flag Carried by Roald Amundsen During Navigation of the Northwest Passage and Presented to Mary P. Bruner, 1906
Under the command of explorer Roald Amundsen, the Gjoa was the first ship to sail through the entire Northwest Passage. Amundsen and six crew members left Kristiania (present-day Oslo), Norway, in June 1903 and arrived at Nome, Alaska, in September 1906. Amundsen presented this small Norwegian flag to Mary Bruner, a resident of Nome, during a dinner reception in his honor.
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Shaking Hands before the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926 - When Richard E. Byrd proposed a flight over the North Pole in 1926, he turned to Edsel Ford for financial support. Not only did Ford provide considerable funding himself, he encouraged John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to contribute as well. Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole on May 9, 1926, though controversy remains.
- 1926
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Shaking Hands before the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926
When Richard E. Byrd proposed a flight over the North Pole in 1926, he turned to Edsel Ford for financial support. Not only did Ford provide considerable funding himself, he encouraged John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to contribute as well. Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole on May 9, 1926, though controversy remains.
- James Weir in Brazil on an Expedition for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1923 - In 1923, threatened by a rising English rubber monopoly, President Herbert Hoover ordered an expedition to study the possibility of growing rubber in the Amazon. As a member of the original trip, plant pathologist James Weir became one of few Americans with experience studying South American rubber trees. Edsel Ford would hire Weir in 1933 to help with Ford's Brazilian rubber tree plantations.
- September 02, 1923
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James Weir in Brazil on an Expedition for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1923
In 1923, threatened by a rising English rubber monopoly, President Herbert Hoover ordered an expedition to study the possibility of growing rubber in the Amazon. As a member of the original trip, plant pathologist James Weir became one of few Americans with experience studying South American rubber trees. Edsel Ford would hire Weir in 1933 to help with Ford's Brazilian rubber tree plantations.
- Captain Walter Wanderwell Filming Aloha Wanderwell on the Edge of Kilauea Volcano, 1924 - Aloha Wanderwell Baker, born Idris Galcia Hall, was adventurous. In 1922, at the age of 16, she answered an ad to join the globe-trekking Captain Walter Wanderwell on his travels. Aloha crisscrossed Europe, journeyed across Africa and Asia, and then sailed for America and more adventures. Along the way, she became known as "the world's most traveled girl."
- 1924
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Captain Walter Wanderwell Filming Aloha Wanderwell on the Edge of Kilauea Volcano, 1924
Aloha Wanderwell Baker, born Idris Galcia Hall, was adventurous. In 1922, at the age of 16, she answered an ad to join the globe-trekking Captain Walter Wanderwell on his travels. Aloha crisscrossed Europe, journeyed across Africa and Asia, and then sailed for America and more adventures. Along the way, she became known as "the world's most traveled girl."
- Postcard, Wanderwell Expedition 1921-192? - Aloha Wanderwell Baker, born Idris Galcia Hall, was adventurous. In 1922, at the age of 16, she answered an ad to join the globe-trekking Captain Walter Wanderwell on his travels. Aloha crisscrossed Europe, journeyed across Africa and Asia, and then sailed for America and more adventures. Along the way, she became known as "the world's most traveled girl."
- 1921-1928
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Postcard, Wanderwell Expedition 1921-192?
Aloha Wanderwell Baker, born Idris Galcia Hall, was adventurous. In 1922, at the age of 16, she answered an ad to join the globe-trekking Captain Walter Wanderwell on his travels. Aloha crisscrossed Europe, journeyed across Africa and Asia, and then sailed for America and more adventures. Along the way, she became known as "the world's most traveled girl."
- M. K. Jessup, Carl La Rue, and James Weir in Brazil on an Expedition for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1923 - In 1923, threatened by a rising English rubber monopoly, President Herbert Hoover ordered an expedition to study the possibility of growing rubber in the Amazon. Members of the trip included photographer Morris K. Jessup, University of Michigan botanist Carl D. LaRue, and plant pathologist James Weir. Henry Ford would later draw on the expedition's findings when planning his rubber plantations in the Amazon.
- August 05, 1923
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M. K. Jessup, Carl La Rue, and James Weir in Brazil on an Expedition for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1923
In 1923, threatened by a rising English rubber monopoly, President Herbert Hoover ordered an expedition to study the possibility of growing rubber in the Amazon. Members of the trip included photographer Morris K. Jessup, University of Michigan botanist Carl D. LaRue, and plant pathologist James Weir. Henry Ford would later draw on the expedition's findings when planning his rubber plantations in the Amazon.
- "Crossing the Hellgate River Jan 6th 1854" Lithograph - In the early 1850s, the United States government sent out survey parties to explore four possible transcontinental railroad routes. Illustrators accompanied these expeditions and created prints that became part of the final report. One team investigated the northernmost route from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Washington's Puget Sound. The print copied in this photograph depicts the perilous crossing of Montana's frozen Hellgate River along this route.
- January 06, 1854
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"Crossing the Hellgate River Jan 6th 1854" Lithograph
In the early 1850s, the United States government sent out survey parties to explore four possible transcontinental railroad routes. Illustrators accompanied these expeditions and created prints that became part of the final report. One team investigated the northernmost route from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Washington's Puget Sound. The print copied in this photograph depicts the perilous crossing of Montana's frozen Hellgate River along this route.