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English: Photo shows the Polaris prepping for the Charles Francis Hall expedition to the North Pole in 1871, from which she did not return, being crushed by ice in 1872. The original image, later copied by the Detroit Publishing Company, was taken at the Washington Navy Yard, where she was originally modified for the expedition before heading north.
Date 1871, copied between 1890 and 1901
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current17:33, 30 August 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:33, 30 August 2011847 × 610 (121 KB)KudzuVine (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=U.S.S. Polaris, equipped for Arctic exploration. LC-D4-20101 {{LOC}} {{PD-old-100}} Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020101. Photograph of a photo. Gift; State Historical Society

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