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"Esquimaux in his kayak ready for seal hunting"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"The Steamer under the midnight sun, anchored about two miles from the Devil's Thumb."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Instantaneous view of icebergs"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Iceberg with an arch in it, which, when connected with the Glacier, will give the reader to understand how the water flows from the Glacier through these arches, causing the rapid current."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Where we patiently waited and quietly hoped for the ice to open"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Hans, his wife, and children. Hans was with Dr. Kanes in his expedition, also with Dr. Hayes in 1860 and 1861, and is now with the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Hall."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Side view of the front of the glacier"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

“Peter Motzfeldt and wife”
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"The farthest point reached (August 17th). Here the Steamer is surrounded by the heaviest of rafted and hummock ice. After being liberated we shaped our course back."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Looking down Karsut Fiord - the cliffs on the left were calculated by Dr. Hayes at about 4,000 feet in height."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Cliffs seen on the south side of Arsut Fiord, three thousand feet high. Those seen in the distance are four thousand feet high."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Esac's house on Iglor at the right"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Kunak mountain partially enveloped in a fog"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Kunak mountain in Davis Straits"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Icebergs Passed near the Newfoundland Coast"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Approaching the coast near Iviktut, the Mountain partially covered with a storm cloud"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Instantaneous view of icebergs on our way North"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Steaming up the coast"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Kunak mountain, with the commencement of a fog bank"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Instantaneous view of icebergs passed off the coast"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Instantaneous View of Icebergs Which, From their Similarity and Beauty, We Named the Twins"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"Instantaneous view of iceberg"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"An iceberg about one hundred feet high"
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art

"This View shows the beautiful forms in varied shapes which the Berg assumed. On this Berg we found a Lake of Fresh Water, covering an acre in extent."
George P. Critcherson
Albumen silver print from a glass negative · 1869
Museum of Modern Art