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Background imageExpedition Collection: Portrait of Matthew Henson

Portrait of Matthew Henson
African American explorer Matthew A

Background imageExpedition Collection: Robert Scott In His Den

Robert Scott In His Den
(Original Caption) Antarctica- The Scott Expedition. Robert Scott (second person to reach the South Pole) in his den. Photograph by H.G. Pointing. Undated photograph, circa 1910

Background imageExpedition Collection: Leonard Woolley Director Expedition

Leonard Woolley Director Expedition
(Original Caption) 3/17/1929-Philadephia, PA: C. Leonard Woolley, field director of joint archaeological expedition to UR of Chaldees

Background imageExpedition Collection: H. E. Hudson and Ernest Henry Shackleton

H. E. Hudson and Ernest Henry Shackleton
(Original Caption) 4/1916-Shackleton expedition. Photo shows Lieutenant H.E. Hudson, navigator with Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic

Background imageExpedition Collection: Man Sitting Next To Canvas Canoe

Man Sitting Next To Canvas Canoe
(Original Caption) J.C.Thiery and canvas boat on Agiapuk River 30 m

Background imageExpedition Collection: The Terra Nova Ship in Ice Pack at Pole

The Terra Nova Ship in Ice Pack at Pole
(Original Caption) The Robert Falcon Scott Expedition, the Terra Nova in an ice pack while trying to reach the South Pole. Photograph by H.G. Pointing. Ca. 1910

Background imageExpedition Collection: First Americans In Japan; Commodore Perry

First Americans In Japan; Commodore Perry
(Original Caption) The first Americans in Japan: Members of Commodore Perry's expedition visit Tokyo and are ignored, ca. 1853. Undated woodcut from a sketch made at the time

Background imageExpedition Collection: Quest for Quivira by Norman Price

Quest for Quivira by Norman Price
(Original Caption) Quest for Quivira, the fabulous gold city of the Aztecs. Coronado sets out on his expedition in 1540, ascending the Rio Grande River in Texas

Background imageExpedition Collection: Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell

Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell
(Original Caption) Lewis and Clark expedition - Sacajawea guiding the expedition from Mandan through the Rocky Mountains. Painting by Alfred Russell. Color slide

Background imageExpedition Collection: Explorer Matthew Henson

Explorer Matthew Henson
Henson accompanied Robert Peary on his expedition to the North Pole

Background imageExpedition Collection: The Truth About The North Pole

The Truth About The North Pole
A production still from The Truth About the North Pole, a 1911 short, silent film, made in Chicago, starring American explorer Frederick Cook (1865 - 1940)

Background imageExpedition Collection: Theodore Roosevelt with Hunting Expedition

Theodore Roosevelt with Hunting Expedition
(Original Caption) Theodore Roosevelt and his expeditionary companions pose with three water buffalo heads. Photo taken in British East Africa (1909) shows R.J

Background imageExpedition Collection: Robert Peary's North Pole Expedition

Robert Peary's North Pole Expedition
(Original Caption) Robert Peary's North Pole Expedition. The five flags at the pole. Undated color slide, screened image. Flag Identification (L to R): Navy League flag held by Mr

Background imageExpedition Collection: Terra Nova Ship Through Iceberg Hole

Terra Nova Ship Through Iceberg Hole
An arched iceberg reveals Robert Falcon Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, in the distance during his second Antarctic expedition

Background imageExpedition Collection: Terra Nova at Cape Evans

Terra Nova at Cape Evans
The Terra Nova ship sailing in Antarctica

Background imageExpedition Collection: Scott at the South Pole

Scott at the South Pole
The members of Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, (l to r) Laurence Oates, H.R. Bowers, Robert Scott, Edward Wilson and Edgar Evans

Background imageExpedition Collection: Robert Scott & South Pole Expedition

Robert Scott & South Pole Expedition
The members of Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, (l to r) Laurence Oates, H.R. Bowers, Robert Scott, Edward Wilson and Edgar Evans

Background imageExpedition Collection: American Indian Rodman Wanamaker Expedi

American Indian Rodman Wanamaker Expedi
(Original Caption) American Indian Photographed during the Rodman Wanamaker expedition. June 13, 1913

Background imageExpedition Collection: Raising of US Flag at Vera Cruz

Raising of US Flag at Vera Cruz
(Original Caption) 1914-Vera Cruz: Photo shows the raising of the U.S. flag at Vera Cruz

Background imageExpedition Collection: Robert Scott And Co. Draggin Load In Sno

Robert Scott And Co. Draggin Load In Sno
(Original Caption) 1915-The death of Captain Robert Scott and companions- returning from the South Pole and the arrival of the Southern party at the pole. The last days sledding southward

Background imageExpedition Collection: Lt. F. Worsley of the Endurance

Lt. F. Worsley of the Endurance
Lt. F. Worsley, captain of the Endurance, posing in his dress whites. He is smiling and on the top deck of the ship. He is a member of the Shackleton Expedition to Antarctica

Background imageExpedition Collection: National Guardsmen Leaving For Encampmen

National Guardsmen Leaving For Encampmen
(Original Caption) 7/18/1915-New York, NY: New York City's National Guardsmen leave for the encampment at Fishkill

Background imageExpedition Collection: General John J. Pershing During Mexican Expedition

General John J. Pershing During Mexican Expedition
(Original Caption) 1916- Dublan, Mexico: United States Brigadier General J. J. Pershing in command of the Mexican punitive expedition, stands outside of his tent

Background imageExpedition Collection: General Pershing And His Staff

General Pershing And His Staff
(Original Caption) General Pershing and his staff during the Mexican Border Incident Expedition, 1916. Photograph

Background imageExpedition Collection: Ernest Shackleton's Ship Endurance Trapped in Ice

Ernest Shackleton's Ship Endurance Trapped in Ice

Background imageExpedition Collection: Steering Gear of Shackleton's Ship

Steering Gear of Shackleton's Ship
(Original Caption) 4/1916-Photo shows the S.S. Endurance steering gear. This is the ship that Sir Ernest Shackleton used for his expedition to the Antarctic

Background imageExpedition Collection: L. Rickinson of HMS Endurance

L. Rickinson of HMS Endurance
(Original Caption) 4/1916-Shackleton expedition. Photo shows L. Rickinson, Chief Engineer of the S.S

Background imageExpedition Collection: Members of Shackleton Expedition

Members of Shackleton Expedition
(Original Caption) 4/1916-Shackleton expedition. Photo shows Lieutenant A.E. Mackintosh (left) and Mr. Wild, members of the expedition party that will attempt to cross the Antarctic

Background imageExpedition Collection: Lieutenant Dobbs on Shackleton Expedition

Lieutenant Dobbs on Shackleton Expedition
(Original Caption) 4/1916-Shackleton expedition. Photo shows Lietenant Dobbs, member of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic. He stands on a ship's deck, hands in pockets

Background imageExpedition Collection: Ernest Shackleton Being Given Heather

Ernest Shackleton Being Given Heather
(Original Caption) 4/6/1916-Shackleton Expedition. Sir Ernest Shackleton is shown being presented with a bunch of heather for good luck. Next to him is G

Background imageExpedition Collection: J.M. Larsen Shaking Hands with Roald Amundsen

J.M. Larsen Shaking Hands with Roald Amundsen
(Original Caption) Amundsen prepares for polar expedition

Background imageExpedition Collection: Roald Amundsen Looking Out of Airplane

Roald Amundsen Looking Out of Airplane
(Original Caption) Amundsen prepares for polar expedition

Background imageExpedition Collection: Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen
Captain Roald Amundsen (1872 - 1928) wearing a fur parka, circa 1923. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageExpedition Collection: Sledder and His Famous Dog Balto

Sledder and His Famous Dog Balto
Sledder Gunnar Kasson hugs his famous dog Balto. Half wolf, half Siberian husky Balto saved many people in Alaska

Background imageExpedition Collection: Professor Alfred Wegener

Professor Alfred Wegener
Dr. Alfred Wegener is the Rector of the Handel School

Background imageExpedition Collection: Roald Amundsen and Crew Boarding the Norge

Roald Amundsen and Crew Boarding the Norge
(Original Caption) 5/1926- The Amundsen expedition to the North Pole boarding the dirgible "The Norge"

Background imageExpedition Collection: Laurence Gould Looking At Map W/O'Brien

Laurence Gould Looking At Map W/O'Brien
(Original Caption) 9/15/1928-Norfolk, VA: Photo shows Laurence Gould, geoligist, looking over map of the South Pole region in preparing for an expedition with Jack O'Brien, geologist

Background imageExpedition Collection: Knife Found in Ur

Knife Found in Ur
(Original Caption) 8/8/1929- The joint expedition of the University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum, under the direction of C

Background imageExpedition Collection: Richard E. Byrd First Expedition to South Pole

Richard E. Byrd First Expedition to South Pole
Scene from the film With Byrd at the South Pole

Background imageExpedition Collection: Mementoes of Balloon Expedition

Mementoes of Balloon Expedition
(Original Caption) 1930-Baldwin City, Kansas: Interesting and historically significant mementoes of the ill-fated August Andres balloon expedition to the North Pole are shown by Miss Beauchamp

Background imageExpedition Collection: Zulu King with Advisors

Zulu King with Advisors
(Original Caption) 1/14/1930- The strange customs and exotic religious rites as they exist in Zululand are revealed in this pictorial review taken by Captain Carl Von Hofffman, lecturer and author

Background imageExpedition Collection: Andree's aides at camp on Danes Island

Andree's aides at camp on Danes Island
Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel, aids of Salomon August Andree, the head of the S.A

Background imageExpedition Collection: Bonus Army Encampment Near Washington

Bonus Army Encampment Near Washington
Members of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, also called Bonus Army eat their lunches beside their tents at Fort Hunt, Virginia

Background imageExpedition Collection: Explorers Encounter Slaves and Slave Traders

Explorers Encounter Slaves and Slave Traders
French explorer De Prorok and a group of scientists encounter a group of slaves and slave traders in northern Ethiopia during their expedition across the Sahara Desert

Background imageExpedition Collection: Paleontologist with Bones

Paleontologist with Bones
Paleontologist Dr. Barnum Brown examines dinosaur bones found in a dry lake in Wyoming

Background imageExpedition Collection: Demonstrating Theodolite to Ship's Crew

Demonstrating Theodolite to Ship's Crew
(Original Caption) 6/25/1939-Boothbay Harbor, Maine- Chauncey Waldron, who will supervise the iceberg study on Commander Donald B

Background imageExpedition Collection: Roy Chapman Andrews Holds Dinosaur Eggs

Roy Chapman Andrews Holds Dinosaur Eggs

Background imageExpedition Collection: Kon Tiki Expedition Members;Truman;Flag

Kon Tiki Expedition Members;Truman;Flag
(Original Caption) 10/7/1947-Washington

Background imageExpedition Collection: Seals On Pancake Ice/Iceberg/Antarctic

Seals On Pancake Ice/Iceberg/Antarctic
(Original Caption) Robert F. Scott (1868-1912), Scott's last Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: Photo shows seals basking on newly-formed pancake ice off Cape Evans. Photograph by H. G

Background imageExpedition Collection: Document Retrieved From Canadian Arctic

Document Retrieved From Canadian Arctic
(Original Caption) Washington, DC- This document signed by, Admiral Robert E

Background imageExpedition Collection: Front Page/La Salle'S Expedition Book

Front Page/La Salle'S Expedition Book
(Original Caption) Henry Chevalier de Tonti. "An Account of Monsieur de la Salle's Last Expedition and Discoveries in North America." London, 1698. Printed for J. Tonson, S

Background imageExpedition Collection: John Powell W/Native Am/Stereoscopic

John Powell W/Native Am/Stereoscopic
(Original Caption) John W. Powell (1834-1902), American geologist

Background imageExpedition Collection: Chinese Relief Expedition Fire Canon

Chinese Relief Expedition Fire Canon
(Original Caption) Peking, China: Members of the United States Chinese Relief Expedition fire a canon neat the Great Wall of China outside of Peking. Undated photograph, circa 1900

Background imageExpedition Collection: Scott Expedition/Cameraman Taking Pictur

Scott Expedition/Cameraman Taking Pictur
(Original Caption) The Scott Expedition, ca. 1910. Cameraman taking pictures onboard ship. Photograph

Background imageExpedition Collection: Explorer Matthew A. Henson

Explorer Matthew A. Henson
Matthew A. Henson (1866-1955) was as an African-American explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary on most of his expeditions, including that to the North Pole in 1909

Background imageExpedition Collection: Engraving of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Engraving of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the two ships used by Sir John Franklin on his 1845 ill-fated search for the Northwest Passage

Background imageExpedition Collection: Illustration Of Expedition On Antarctica

Illustration Of Expedition On Antarctica
(Original Caption) Undated illustration depicting the Wilkes Expedition's discovery of Antarctica, June 30, 1840

Background imageExpedition Collection: Lewis And Clark Expedition

Lewis And Clark Expedition
(Original Caption) Lewis and Clark on expedition meet with Native Americans

Background imageExpedition Collection: Illustration of a Viking Trading Ship Leaving Norway for an Expedition

Illustration of a Viking Trading Ship Leaving Norway for an Expedition
(Original Caption) Viking trading ship of the 8th century leaving on an expedition from Dawn Ladir Cliffs, Norway

Background imageExpedition Collection: Sir James Clark Ross Antarctic Expedition

Sir James Clark Ross Antarctic Expedition
(Original Caption) Sir James Clark Ross antarctic expedition, January 20, 1842. The H.M.S. Erebus & Terror stuck in the ice pack. Undated illustration

Background imageExpedition Collection: Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell

Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis And Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell
(Original Caption) Sacajawea guiding the Lewis and Clark expedition

Background imageExpedition Collection: Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell

Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Alfred Russell
(Original Caption) 1904- Illustration of Sacajawea guiding the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Rocky Mountains. Painting by Alfred Russell. BPA2 #1649

Background imageExpedition Collection: Covered Wagons Grouped To Leave Town

Covered Wagons Grouped To Leave Town
(Original Caption) Engraving depicting a Dakota Territory expedition of two hundred men and forty-seven wagons leaving Yankton for the Black Hills. Undated illustration

Background imageExpedition Collection: Detail of a 14th-Century Illuminated Map Depicting Niccolo & Maffeo Polo

Detail of a 14th-Century Illuminated Map Depicting Niccolo & Maffeo Polo
A medieval painting showing the 13th-century caravan of Niccolo Polo (father of Marco Polo) and Maffeo Polo (uncle of Marco Polo) crossing Asia. Detail of the Carta Catalana (1375)

Background imageExpedition Collection: HMS Beagle in Straits of Magellan

HMS Beagle in Straits of Magellan
(Original Caption) 1890-Illustration of the H.M.S. Beagle carrying Charles Darwin's expedition in the Straits of Magellan, Mt. Sarmiento in the distance

Background imageExpedition Collection: Men Seated Near Cluster Of Palm Trees

Men Seated Near Cluster Of Palm Trees
(Original Caption) Illustration of the Wilkes Expedition, depicting a peaceful encounter with natives at a coconut grove on Boroditch Island, December 1840

Background imageExpedition Collection: Illustration Of Samoan Dance

Illustration Of Samoan Dance
(Original Caption) Apia, Western Samoa: Undated illustration of Samoan dances performed in the presence of the Wilkes Expedition, November 1839

Background imageExpedition Collection: Illustration of Fiji Club Dance witnessed by the Wilkes Expedition on May 24, 1840

Illustration of Fiji Club Dance witnessed by the Wilkes Expedition on May 24, 1840
Undated illustration of a Fiji club dance witnessed by the Wilkes Expedition on May 24, 1840

Background imageExpedition Collection: Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
(Original Caption) First Conquerors of Mount Everest. The British expedition which was the first to conquer the 29, 000 ft

Background imageExpedition Collection: Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary pose for a portrait after being honored by King Tribhuvana. Norgay was presented with the Nepal Tara and Hillary received the Gurkha Dakshina Bahu

Background imageExpedition Collection: Sir Edmund Hillary Resting After Descent

Sir Edmund Hillary Resting After Descent
(Original Caption) Garlands for the Hero. Katmandu, Nepal: The conqueror of the "unconquerable" summit of Mt

Background imageExpedition Collection: Hillary Reading Mail

Hillary Reading Mail
(Original Caption) Down from the summit of the world's highest mountain, the Himalayas Mt

Background imageExpedition Collection: Everest Mountaineers Arriving in London

Everest Mountaineers Arriving in London
(Original Caption) The first men to scale to the summit of the world's tallest mountain, 29, 000-foot Everest, are shown as they arrived in London last July 3rd for their official welcome

Background imageExpedition Collection: Everest Heroes in England

Everest Heroes in England
(Original Caption) Col

Background imageExpedition Collection: Elizabeth Knights Everest Heroes

Elizabeth Knights Everest Heroes
(Original Caption) Sir John Hunt (L), leader of the British Everest expedition, and Sir Edmund Hillary (R) arrive at Lancaster House for reception being given in their honor

Background imageExpedition Collection: Maurice Herzog Greeting Edmund Hillary

Maurice Herzog Greeting Edmund Hillary
(Original Caption) Paris: French climber, Maurice Herzog, welcomes members of British Expedition who climbed Mt. Everest (Himalayas) - including Sir Edmund Hillary

Background imageExpedition Collection: Edmund Hillary with John Hunt and Tenzing Norgay

Edmund Hillary with John Hunt and Tenzing Norgay
(Original Caption) Left to Right are: Colonel Hunt, leader of the successful Mt

Background imageExpedition Collection: Dwight Eisenhower and Other Notables

Dwight Eisenhower and Other Notables
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: Shown as President Eisenhower presented the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal today tot he British Expedition that last year conquered Mt

Background imageExpedition Collection: American Scientists in Antarctica

American Scientists in Antarctica
(Original Caption) Admiral Richard E

Background imageExpedition Collection: Vivian Fuch'S Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Vivian Fuch'S Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(Original Caption) 2/13/1958-South Pole, Antarctic- Dr

Background imageExpedition Collection: Thor Heyerdahl Showing Route On Map

Thor Heyerdahl Showing Route On Map
Thor Heyerdahl(R) shows fellow Norwegian explorer Finn Ronne(L) his route on the reed boat Tigris

Background imageExpedition Collection: Illustration Of American Expedition

Illustration Of American Expedition
(Original Caption) Picture shows Spotswood's expedition over the blue ridge. Undated illustration. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageExpedition Collection: Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, the English Soldiers Camp at Addigraht

Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, the English Soldiers Camp at Addigraht
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, british, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageExpedition Collection: Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, British troops at the waterhole in Zulla

Abyssinian Expedition of 1868, British troops at the waterhole in Zulla
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, british, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, eastern africa



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