Miriam MacMillan at the wheel, Northwest Greenland, 1948

Contributed by Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Miriam Look married Donald MacMillan in 1935, and soon became a member of the schooner Bowdoin's crew. She joined all their voyages, contributing her seamanship, photography, film and sound recording skills. A camera tripod is visible at right.

In this view of Miriam MacMillan at the wheel, the schooner is moored with her stern up against a small iceberg near the shoreline.

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Title: Miriam MacMillan at the wheel, Northwest Greenland, 1948
Creator: MacMillan, Donald Baxter
Creation Date: 1948
Subject Date: 1948
Media: negative
Local Code: 3000.33.4942
Object Type: Image

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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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