Keywords: Robert E. Peary
Item 28768
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, ca. 1909
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1909 Media: Photographic print
Item 28774
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary in dress uniform, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
Exhibit
Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.
Site Page
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Site Page
"Peary’s Arctic explorations, with Peary noting the snowshoes never failed him. After Dunham’s success in Michigan, he and his wife Emma performed on…"
Story
Minik Wallace 1891-1918
by Genevieve LeMoine, The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The life of Minik, an Inuit person from Greenland who grew up in New York City.