Commander R.E. Peary, C.E., United States Navy

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10 Foran TOPA GREENLAND Dilette *A Albert operti Commander R.E.Peary.C.E.United States Navy.

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1200 Raphael Tuck & Sons' "MONOTONE" [Regd.] Postcard No. 3333. CARTE POSTALE. POSTKARTE. BY APPOINTMENT Commander R. E. Peary was born May 6, 1856, and entered the U. S. Navy 1881. He is famous for his Arctic discoveries, and has been in charge of several expedi- tions on the northern coast of Greenland. On the third voyage Peary attained lati- tude 84° 17' N., the highest point yet at- tained in the Western Hemisphere. This portrait is by Albert Operti, the official artist who accompanied the expedition. Rapha Hanse TRADE MARK