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Captain Amundsen discovers South Pole...



Item # 177649

March 16, 1912

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1912

The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Man Who Found the South Pole--Captain Roald Amundsen."

This issue has an article of "The South Pole Attained" and two full page illustrations by Kemble called "Putting It Up" and "Talking It Down." The double page illustration is of "The Suspected Courier" by Sidney H. Riesengerg and there is a full page illustration of "The Rehearsal" by Mary Sigsbee Ker and much more.

Other advertisements of the day are included as well, helping to portray life at the turn of the century. 

Category: Harper's Weekly