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Henry C. Walsh photograph album of "The Last Cruise of the Miranda"

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .W358

Scope and Contents

Photo album of Captain Frederick Albert Cook's Arctic Expedition of 1894 to Greenland. The ship, Miranda, foundered at sea and the members of the expedition were rescued by the schooner, Rigel. Handwritten note included states that the album was assembled by Henry Collins Walsh in 1895.

Dates

  • 1894-1895

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

66 Photographic Prints (1 photograph album in 1 box)

General

Includes field photographs.

Condition Note

Condition reviewed 2010 poor; pages removed from album; album has red rot

General Note

Possible subject terms: Greenland -- Discovery and exploration. >> Greenland -- Photographs.

Title
Henry C. Walsh photograph album of "The Last Cruise of the Miranda", 1894-1895
Author
Iris Lee, 2010
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420