A Polar Explorer’s Notebook

From an exhibition at Dartmouth College:

“James R. Crawford’s notebooks. Crawford was a ship’s engineer on the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918) organized by Vilhjalmur Stefansson.

The notebooks, diaries and logs kept by expedition staff like Crawford provide valuable insight into the weather, ice conditions, and wildlife in the Arctic. Crawford, for example, kept daily detailed weather notes.”

Read more at Polar Connections: Dartmouth and the Earth’s Cold Regions.

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