Explorers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Roald Amundson, 1926 January 30
Item
Identifier: B367.03.0002.00003.00009
Abstract
Roald Amundson (7-16-1872 to 6-18-1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions, leading the Antarctic expedition of 1910-12 and the first to reach the south pole in 1912 and the north pole in 1926
Dates:
1926 January 30
Solomon Nunez Carvalho, 1970-1980
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Identifier: B111.02.0002.0002
Abstract
Solomon Nunez Carvalho (1815-1897) was the photographer for John C. Fremont's famous expedition to Colorado from 1853-54. Carvalho was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was living in Baltimore, Maryland, when Fremont asked him to be the world's first expedition photographer. His journals were published as Incidents of Travel and Adventure in the Far West with Col. Fremont's Fifth Expedition, and enjoyed numerous editions. Following the treacherous expedition, Carvalho moved to Los...
Dates:
1970-1980
Villjalmen Sefansson
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Identifier: B367.03.0002.0020.00026
Abstract
Villjalmen Stefansson (11-3-1879 to 8-26-1962) Conducted archaeological research in Iceland and directed many explorations in the Artic.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1918-1951