The Gjoa Expedition
by Bettmann
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The Gjoa Expedition
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) Here is shown the "GJOA", which in Command of Captain Roald Amundsen with a crew of six men sailed from Christiania, Norway, June 16, 1903, and spent 22 months taking magnetic observations to determine location of magnetic North Pole. The "GJOA" arrived at San Francisco in October 1906 and was presented to Golden State Park Commissioners in June 1909.
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May 18th, 2020
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