Artworks · George P. Critcherson

"Instantaneous view of iceberg"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

5 1/2 × 5 1/8" (14.0 × 12.9 cm)

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"Hunting by steam in Melville Bay, the party after a day's sport killing sixpolar bears withi n the twenty-four hours."

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.0 cm)

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"The pack separating"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.9 × 12.6 cm)

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"The middle pack of Melville Bay, with a group of stranded bergs"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 7/8 × 4 3/16" (7.3 × 10.6 cm)

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"View of the house nearest the north pole under the midnight sun"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/16 × 4 13/16" (7.8 × 12.1 cm)

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"Nearer view of the polar bears"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

5 3/8 × 7 11/16" (13.7 × 19.5 cm)

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"View of Upernavik, the most northern settlement on the globe"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.7 × 22.5 cm)

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"The 'Gorilla Iceberg', showing the remarkable action of the water, producing a perfect profile of a gorilla's face."

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 × 4 5/16" (7.6 × 11.0 cm)

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The Devil's Thumb, as seen when we were coming round Wilcox Point

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.9 × 12.5 cm)

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"The midnight sun in Melville Bay in August"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

5 13/16 × 8 7/8" (14.8 × 22.5 cm)

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"The "Panther" trying to force a passage through the floe"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

4 15/16 × 3 5/8" (12.5 × 9.2 cm)

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"Cape Desolation"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 1/2 × 5 1/8" (6.4 × 13.1 cm)

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"Moored alongside the hummock ice, near a grounded berg, taking in fresh water"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 × 4 1/16" (7.7 × 10.2 cm)

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'After the hunt"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.9 × 12.5 cm)

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"The "Panther" moored to the heavy hummock ice"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 7/8" (7.4 × 12.4 cm)

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"In an open lead between the floe and iceberg"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 11/16 × 4 3/4" (9.3 × 12.0 cm)

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"Bergs passed on our way north to Tessiusak"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.4 × 10.7 cm)

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"Scene in Melville Bay, ice pack in August"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 1/8" (7.4 × 10.6 cm)

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"Scene on our way to Upernavik"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 1/4" (7.5 × 10.7 cm)

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"Icebergs Seen Near the Coast"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 7/8 × 4 5/16" (7.3 × 11.0 cm)

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"Instantaneous view of polar bears in the distance, taken while running overthe ice floe."

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.5 × 10.6 cm)

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"Steaming to the northward on the 7th of August, through a lead in the floe and among the icebergs",

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 9/16" (7.4 × 11.6 cm)

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"Some of the intelligent inhabitants, man, boy, and girl"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 5/16 × 2 5/16" (8.5 × 5.8 cm)

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"Open lead in the pack on the 4th of August"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/2 × 5" (8.9 × 12.7 cm)

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"This Iceberg, from its great beauty, we named the "Glory of Baffin's Bay." There was an openi ng in it above water which the steamer could have sailed through."

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 5/8 × 4 5/8" (6.8 × 11.8 cm)

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"Scene from Baffin Islands, with icebergs in the distance"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 3/8" (7.5 × 11.1 cm)

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"Jansen with his Comettick, or sledge, and dog team"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.8 × 12.6 cm)

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"View of the Devil's Thumb, taken about two miles from the base of the mountain"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.7 × 39.0 cm)

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"Section of an immense berg, which was nearly half a mile in length"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

11 5/8 × 14 5/8" (29.5 × 37.2 cm)

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"Esquimaux igloe or winter hut, made of turf and stones"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

11 × 14 1/2" (28.0 × 36.8 cm)

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"Hard at work under a full head of steam, trying to escape being nipped"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 3/8 × 3 3/16" (6.6 × 8.1 cm)

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"Beset by the ice"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

4 3/16 × 4 13/16" (10.6 × 12.2 cm)

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"The glacier as seen flowing or being forced down between the hills"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

11 1/8 × 15 5/16" (28.2 × 39.0 cm)

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"Between the Iceberg and Field Ice. The "Panther" firing up to escape being forced on to the Berg, as the Ice-Field was swinging towards the Berg which was grounded."

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

10 1/4 × 14 7/16" (26 × 36.7 cm)

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"Philip and his family"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

4 3/8 × 6 3/16" (11.1 × 15.7 cm)

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"The Devil's Thumb partially enveloped in a fog"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

7 7/8 × 11 1/8" (20.1 × 28.3 cm)

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"Iceberg, showing the action of the water washing and wearing it into its present shape"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/16 × 4 5/8" (7.8 × 11.7 cm)

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“The "panther" steaming up the Sermitialik fiord to visit the glacis”

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 5/16" (7.4 × 10.9 cm)

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"Dr. Rudolph, his wife, and children"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

4 3/4 × 3 11/16" (12.0 × 9.4 cm)

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"Iceberg which, from its peculiar shape, would be selected to make fast to"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/16 × 4 5/8" (7.8 × 11.7 cm)

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"The steamer taking soundings in front of the glacier"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.8 × 22.5 cm)

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“Peter Motzfeldt and family at Kraksimiut”

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 15/16 × 4 1/8" (7.5 × 10.6 cm)

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"Among the field ice and icebergs in August"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

4 11/16 × 6 3/4" (11.9 × 17.1 cm)

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"Icebergs"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

oval 2 15/16 × 2 3/16" (7.5 × 5.5 cm)

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"Sealing vessel passing an iceberg off the coast of Labrador"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 5/8 × 4 1/2" (6.6 × 11.4 cm)

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“The glacier as seen when sailing up the fiord”

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

3 1/4 × 5 9/16" (8.2 × 14.2 cm)

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"Beset on all sides, the "Panther" remained in this situation for three days"

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

2 3/8 × 3 5/16" (6.1 × 8.4 cm)

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"Wilcox Point and the devil's thumb in the distance, with rafted ice in the Foreground. ",

1869 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.8 × 22.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art