Northward: Peary’s 1908-09 Expedition

Dog feeding day

  • 12-13-1908 – Evening
  • Robert E. Peary
  • Cape Sheridan, Ellesmere Island, CAN
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A fine morning, clear + calm, temp. nearly up to 0°. About 10.- A.M. heavy squall from the S- with drifting snow lasting some five hours, temp. rising to -5°.
    Later clear + calm again.
    Dog feeding day. Borup + 5 Esks. came in just in time for 4.- P.M. dinner. He has had good weather + good going, + moved everything from Sail Harbor to C. Colan.
    Plenty of water this evening at C. Rawson.

Pictured above:
Henson feeding dog on deck, 1908-1909, ID: 3000.1.101.

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