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Letter from Robert E. Peary to Theodore Roosevelt

Explorer Robert E. Peary thanks President Roosevelt for his interest in and assistance with his expedition and updates Roosevelt on their progress. Navigating the Strait proved difficult and tested the ship. Continuing forward will be difficult, “the element of luck may play a stronger hand than experience, hard work, and most careful provision, combined.” Peary wishes Roosevelt well in his future plans and hopes he deservedly enjoys his trip to Africa. He sends his regards to Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt and the boys. Additionally, he sends Roosevelt three narwhal horns and some fox skins for Edith.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-17

Creator(s)

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920

Commander Peary on steamer “Roosevelt”

Commander Peary leans on the deck of the SS Roosevelt. Peary is wearing a fur trimmed coat, gloves, and pants. The edges of the postcard are decorated with illustrations of Arctic scenes. The back of the postcard features a description of the photograph, explaining that Peary has just left Upernavik in Greenland and is looking into the “land of the unknown.” Peary was an arctic explorer and claimed he and his expedition crew were the first to reach the geographic North Pole on April 8, 1909. This claim is still controversial.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown

President Roosevelt bidding Peary God speed

President Roosevelt shakes hands with Commander Peary before Peary sets sail from Oyster Bay, New York, for his Arctic expedition in July 1908. The edges of the postcard are decorated with illustrations of Arctic scenes. The description printed on the back of the postcard says Peary successfully completed his “dash for the pole” on April 8, 1909. Frederick A. Cook announced on September 1, 1909, that he had reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown

Peary’s ship the “Roosevelt” and throng bidding him farewell at Oyster Bay

A crowd of people on the deck of the SS Roosevelt. A drawing of the ship itself is inset in the top left corner. The description printed on the back of the card tells of Peary’s exploration of the Arctic Ocean and “dash” for the North Pole, which involved “repeated efforts by daring men and the sacrifice of hundreds of lives in the cause of science.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown

The steamer Roosevelt

The SS Roosevelt as it left Oyster Bay, New York, for Commander Peary’s Arctic expedition. The edges of the postcard are decorated with illustrations of Arctic scenes. The description printed on the back of the postcard describes the ship landing at North Star Bay in Greenland after sailing through “thick fogs and heavy ice drifts.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown

Steamer “Roosevelt” ice bound

The SS Roosevelt is stuck in ice. The edges of the postcard are decorated with illustrations of Arctic scenes. The description on the back of the postcard describes the ship as “but an eggshell in [the icebergs’] grasp.” The men on Commander Peary’s arctic expedition had to be willing to sacrifice their lives for the “great work” of the exploration.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown

Capt. Bartlett and crew of the steamer “Roosevelt”

The crew of the SS Roosevelt, which sailed on an expedition to the North Pole from 1908 to 1909. The edges of the postcard are decorated with illustrations of Arctic scenes. The description on the back of the postcard explains that Captain Bob Bartlett is the man standing on the far right, below the “X”.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown