Word: arctics
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Discussing the findings of specimens of arctic fish and animals for the American Museum of Natural History on the Putnam expedition, Captain Robert A. Bartlett spoke last night at the Union on "The Cruise of the Morrissey...
Before his talk Captain Bartlett gave his opinion as to the mysterious disappearance of Marvin one of Peary's Polar associates in the Polar regions. Setting out with only Eskimo companions, Marvin had sought to make his way over the arctic floes. For some reason he disappeared. The explanation given by one of the Eskimos that on crossing between the floating masses of ice, Marvin missed his footing and plunged into the water. Last year the Eskimo repudiated this entire explanation and declared that he was the murderer himself. Although great publicity was given to this episode, the latter story...
...Putnam Expedition to North Greenland probably made no discoveries of previously unknown lands, which will stamp it as an outstanding exploring voyage. It did bring back, however, to the American Museum specimens of Arctic animals and fish which will serve as a nucleus for a great collection
Captain Robert A. Bartlett, Arctic explorer, will tell of his adventures on the Putnam Expedition last summer to North Greenland, in the Living Room of the Union tonight at 7:30 o'clock...
...many of the most remote parts of the world. He was Captain of Perry's famous Polar ship, the Roosevelt; he followed the dogsleds out over the Polar zone to within 100 miles of the Pole itself. Again, he sailed as Commander of the Karluk of the Canadian Arctic expedition, and, when that ship met the perils of floating Ice, it was Bartlett's prompt action that kept the party alive. Four men went off into the bitter Polar night and were never heard of again. Captain Bartlett marched across the floes to the coast of Siberia, crossed to Nome...