The schooner 'Bowdoin' crew, 1939
Contributed by Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
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Eleven crew members and scientists gather at the wheel of the schooner Bowdoin for a group photo. In the foreground are water cans and radio equipment.
In 1939, students from high schools, prep schools and colleges joined Donald and Miriam MacMillan and the Bowdoin's crew for a 3-month voyage to Labrador, Baffin Island and Greenland. They explored fjords, studied glaciers, and also did scientific work in ornithology, botany, and oceanography.
Other Information
- Title: The schooner 'Bowdoin' crew, 1939
- Creator: MacMillan, Donald Baxter
- Creation Date: 1939
- Subject Date: 1939
- County: Baffin Land
- State: Nunavut
- Media: negative
- Local Code: 1994.5.101
- Collection: Miriam MacMillan Bequest
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
Bowdoin College, 9500 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011-8495
(207) 725-3416
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum/
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LC Subject Headings
Bowdoin (Ship)
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration
Expeditions & surveys
Sailors
Other Keywords
Arctic
Bowdoin
Canada
Crew
Donald MacMillan
Sailing
Schooner Bowdoin
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