Matt Henson (of Peary's crew) in Arctic costume on deck of the Roosevelt" on arrival at Sidney – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Matt Henson (of Peary's crew) in Arctic costume on deck of the Roosevelt" on arrival at Sidney. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Matt Henson (of Peary's crew) in Arctic costume on deck of the Roosevelt" on arrival at Sidney
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Matthew Henson stands on the deck of the *Roosevelt* in heavy Arctic clothing, the ship's arrival at Sydney, Nova Scotia, marking a return from the frozen north. Henson served as the chief assistant to Robert Peary on several expeditions, and he learned to handle dogs, sledges, and cold-weather travel with the help of Inuit companions, skills that shaped his work in the field. The *Roosevelt* was built for Peary's Arctic voyages, so this photograph captures a moment in the long effort to reach the North Pole, a goal Henson later shared when the expedition reached it in 1909.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | c1906. |
| Subjects | H85717 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Original scan | 3,761 × 4,672 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221003 |
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