Peary Collection

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

British crew members of Robert Peary's expedition to the North Pole in 1909

British crew of expedition in 1909 to North Pole led by Robert Peary

Map showing Dr. Frederick Cooks route to the North Pole, 19
Map showing the route taken by Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his Inuit companions, Ah-welsh and Etukishook, to the North Pole, in 1907 - 1908. The chart has been signed by the doctor, at top left

Robert Edwin Peary - American Polar Explorer
Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) - American Polar Explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on April 6th, 1909

Polar bears celebrate Peary reaching the North Pole
Dancing Polar Bears raise glasses of champagne and toast Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (18561920), the American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition, on April 6th 1909

PEARY 1898
ROBERT EDWIN PEARY American explorer in the Arctic whose claims are still in question. Date: 1856 - 1920

Peary Photo
ROBERT EDWIN PEARY American explorer in the Arctic whose claims are still in question. Date: 1856 - 1920

Peary & Cook / Assiette
Returning from the North Pole, Robert Peary returned home to find Frederick Cook claiming he had reached it the previous year. " What a hole, the Pole!" Date: 1909

Peary on the main deck of steamship Roosevelt. Robert Edwin Peary, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing fur clothing. Date c1909. Peary on the main deck of steamship Roosevelt

Robert Edwin Peary, full-length portrait, standing on deck of ship or dock, facing left, distributing gifts to Eskimos, Greenland. Date between 1886 and 1909

Cook and Peary
- and PEARY : the card features both explorers, but discreetly doesn t indicate which of the two is the true discoverer of the North Pole. Date: 1908 - 1909

Commander Peary and Captain Bartlett
Robert Edwin Peary (1856 1920), explorer and adventurer, who claimed on April 6th 1909 to have been the first man to reach the North Pole, although this claim is widely doubted today

Cooks Expedition at the North Pole, 1908
Photograph taken by Dr. Frederick A. Cook showing his igloo and Inuit companions, Ah-welsh and Etukishook, at the North Pole, 21st April 1908

Robert E. Peary on the Roosevelt, 1909
Photograph showing Commander Robert E. Peary (1856-1920), the Arctic explorer, on the bridge of the Roosevelt, 1909. Peary is seen in the fur clothing he used during his expedition to the North Pole

The Cook Polar Expedition at the North Pole, 1908
Photograph taken by Dr. Frederick A. Cook showing his igloo and Inuit companions, Ah-welsh and Etukishook, at the North Pole, 21st April 1908

Robert E. Peary and some husky dogs, 1909
Photograph of Commander Robert E. Peary, in his fur clothing, and some husky dogs, 1909. On 6th April 1909 Peary supposedly became the first man to reach the North Pole

Commander Robert E. Peary (1856-1920)
Photographic portrait of Robert E. Peary, the US Naval Commander and explorer, pictured in his Arctic furs, 1909. He claimed to be the first man to reach the North Pole, on 6th April 1909

The Flag of the United States of America at the North Pole
Photograph, taken by Commander Robert E. Peary, of his countrys flag positioned at the North Pole, 6th April 1909

Robert E. Peary and Ernest Shackleton, New York, 1910
Photograph showing Robert E. Peary, the US naval commander and explorer (left), and Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer, meeting at the Hotel Astor, New York, 29th March 1910

Peary Reaches North Pole
HAVE MADE GOOD AT LAST. HAVE THE OLD POLE. Commander Peary, American explorer, reaches the North Pole in April 1909. Later, his claim is contested by Cook

Events / Peary / Henson
Matthew Henson, Pearys companion on his attempt on the North Pole

Peary and Wife
ROBERT EDWIN PEARY with his wife who accompanied him on the early stages of his expeditions and on one occasion gave birth in Greenland

ROOSEVELT STEAMSHIP
Steamship used by Peary for his Arctic expedition

Robert Edwin Peary, American explorer
Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole in 1909. Though this was accepted for a long time, it is now disputed

Transportation of meteorite found by Peary in Greenland
Transportation of a large iron meteorite found at Cape York, Greenland, by the American explorer Robert Edwin Peary, and taken for display purposes to the Museum of Natural History, New York. (2 of 2)

Meteorite found by Peary in Greenland
A large iron meteorite found at Cape York, Greenland, by the American explorer Robert Edwin Peary, and taken for display purposes to the Museum of Natural History, New York. (1 of 2)

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