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Ahnighito meteorite in hatchway of The Hope, Greenland, 1897

Identifier

329149

Title

Ahnighito meteorite in hatchway of The Hope, Greenland, 1897

Date

1897

Creator

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 (photographer)

Medium

Film negatives

Dimensions

8 x 10

Description

Field photograph from the successful excavation of the Ahnighito meteorite (part of the Cape York Meteorite) during the Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897).

Geographic Location

Greenland

Subject

Expedition documentation

Ships

Meteorites

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field photographs

Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

Sailing ships

Relation

AMNH Library authority record:
Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

AMNH Library authority record: Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Catalog / Specimen Number

AMNH 867

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 (photographer), “Ahnighito meteorite in hatchway of The Hope, Greenland, 1897,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed December 2, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/90694.