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Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

Exist Dates
1897
Abstract
Expedition. Robert E. Peary's final attempt to transport the Ahnighito meteorite, also known as The Tent, to New York. With a "one-hundred-ton and two thirty-ton jacks and ample supples of railroad iron and great timbers," Peary was determined to win (Hovey). The meteorite was brought to the Brooklyn Navy Yard aboard the S.S. Hope in the autumn of 1897.

Peary Arctic Expedition (1896)

Exist Dates
1896 Summer
Abstract
To collect costumes and objects from Eskimo tribes and acquire meteorite "Ahnighito" which was unsuccessful.

Peary Expedition to Greenland (1895)

Exist Dates
1895
Abstract
To collect specimens for Departments of Birds and Mammals; objects from Eskimo tribes, and to rescue Peary. With funding from Morris K. Jesup, Josephine Peary was able to procure a ship to get Peary and his crew from Greenland. They transported two pieces of the Cape York Meteorite to New York: "The Woman" and "The Dog".

Putnam Greenland Expedition

Exist Dates
1926 June - 1926 September 01
Abstract
To collect specimens of narwhal, shark, walrus and birds, mostly for the new Hall of Ocean Life

Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944

Exist Dates
1889 April 16 - 1944 April 5
Abstract
Henry Cushier Raven, (born April 16, 1889, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. -- died April 4, 1944), was an expert scientific illustrator, taxidermist, and collector of essential expedition specimens for several of the top natural history institutions in the United States, including Columbia University, Cornell University, Colorado Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, and the American Museum of Natural History. His research and species data collecting brought him all over the world, resulting in the acquisition of hundreds of physical specimens (resulting in many dissection illustrations) as well as copious photographic and moving-picture evidence of their natural movement and habitats.
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