'Bowdoin' and S.S. 'Peary' departing from Wiscasset, 1925

Contributed by Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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A large crowd was present at the send-off for the schooner Bowdoin and the steamer Peary as they left Wiscasset for the Arctic to pursue an experiment. Well-wishers crowd the dock, both vessels, and the small boats and ferry nearby.

The vessels carried three amphibious airplanes, U.S. Navy personnel, and a radio set in order to test the feasibility of using both aircraft and radio communications in Arctic regions.

This 1925 joint expedition was sponsored by National Geographic.

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Title: 'Bowdoin' and S.S. 'Peary' departing from Wiscasset, 1925
Creation Date: 1925
Subject Date: 1925
Town: Wiscasset
County: Lincoln
State: ME
Media: photograph
Local Code: 3000.16.15
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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