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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation....
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North Reading Room Mural

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation....
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International "Jungle Yacht" Interior

Date: 1938
Description: Interior of an International "Jungle Yacht," including a desk and chair, a bookshelf, a bench, a sink, and reading materials such as movie magazines and bo...
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Clyde and Weldon King in Gatti Truck

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Clyde King, Vice President of International Harvester Export Company, bids his son, second officer of the Gatti Hallicrafters Expe...
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Professor Robert von Schlagintweit, Geographer

Date: 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Robert von Schlagintweit (1833-1885), German orientalist, geographer and explorer. Along with his oldest brother Hermann, Rober...
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Robert Kennicott, Naturalist

Date: 1862
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), American Naturalist. After 1853 he worked for Spencer Fullerton Baird at the Smithsonian Insti...
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The Late Major J.W. Powell

Date: 1902
Description: Waist-up studio portrait, with accompanying obituary entry, of Major John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), American soldier, explorer, and geologist. Best known ...
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Dr. Fredrick A. Cook

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Description: Explorer Dr. Fredrick A. Cook (6/10/1865 – 8/5/1940) in fur-lined coat with hood. Cook is notable for his claim of having reached the North Pole on 4/21/19...
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International Truck for Gatti Expedition

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "International motor trucks used by Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition shown inside and outside of Manhattan showrooms, International H...
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International Truck Used for Gatti Expedition

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "International motor trucks used by Gatti-Hallicrafters Expeditions shown inside and outside of Manhattan showrooms, International ...
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Men Discussing DDT Bomb

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Alfred G. Mohrman listens intently as Commander Gatti queries him regarding the 'aerosol' DDT bomb."
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Attilio Gatti and Expedition Member

Date: 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Weldon King and Commander Attilio Gatti enjoy a moment of levity prior to their sailing to Africa for an extensive electronic and ...
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Arthur Constable

Date: 08 31 1953
Description: Arthur Constable displays the route of his 10-month travel route through Europe and North Africa on a map.
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Commander Gatti's Jungle Yacht Ad

Date: 1938
Description: Advertisement for International trucks, featuring Commander Attilio Gatti and his wife with their "jungle yachts" in the "Belgian Congo." International mad...
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Antarctic Explorers Dr. Edward Thiel and John Behrendt

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Antarctic explorers Dr. Edward Thiel (left) and John Behrendt (right) recently returned from a year long stay in Antarctica. Dr. Thiel was the co-leader of...

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