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Cairn on Danes Island erected to the memory of Andre the first man to attempt to reach the North Pole by air

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Cairn on Danes Island erected to the memory of Andre the first man to attempt to reach the North Pole by air

Date11/24/1926

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Cairn on Danes Island erected to the memory of Andre the first man to attempt to reach the North Pole by air. He left Danes Island in 1897 in a free balloon and neither he nor his two companions were ever heard of again.

Subject

Discovery and exploration

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116746F

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