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

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
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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.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116746F