Box 1

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Annotated and signed copy of an American Nautical Almanac for the year 1935. It was used in the 1935-1936 Antarctica expedition.

Scope and Contents 1) Blank stationary from the May 1926 Transpolar flight. 2) Lincoln Ellsworth’s Patek Philippe watch repair receipt from the Henry Stern Agency, Inc. In New York City. It was issued for Mrs. Selden from the American Museum of Natural History. Dated on January 15, 1976. 3) A seven-paged medical prescription with instructions regarding treatments and the use of different medications. There is no signature or dates. 4) A one-paged medical prescription with brief indications regarding the use...

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1) Roald Amundsen headshot photoprint taken by Nickolas Muray in New York City. 2) Mounted photoprint of the fringe of the Polar pack taken by Wilse. It is titled “Pakisen.” Possibly taken in 1926. 3) Drawing of Lincoln Ellsworth done by Ripley. 4) Newspaper clipping of Roald Amundsen disappearance. Dated September 13, 1929.

Scope and Contents 1) Certificate of the honorary doctorate degree conferred to Lincoln Ellsworth by Rutgers University. Dated June 12, 1938. 2) Letter from Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, Prime Minister of Norway, to Lincoln Ellsworth, enclosed with the Medal for Heroic Deeds, First Class, and the certificate. 3) Certificate of the Royal Order of St. Olav awarded to Lincoln Ellsworth by VI Haakon, king of Norway, on July 5, 1925.Corresponding object: possible reproduction of the of the Royal Order of...