Wellman’s 1906 polar expedition: the subject of numerous newspaper stories and one obscure film
The following contribution, by film researchers Jan Anders Diesen and Neil Fulton, is the second piece about Walter Wellman in this issue. Whereas Capelotti et al. (this issue) focus on technical aspects of Wellman’s aborted bid for the North Pole in 1906, Diesen and Fulton look at the media hype su...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2008 2024-09-15T18:24:54+00:00 Wellman’s 1906 polar expedition: the subject of numerous newspaper stories and one obscure film Diesen, Jan Anders Fulton, Neil 2007-03-01 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2008 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v26i1.6207 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2008/5259 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2008 doi:10.3402/polar.v26i1.6207 Polar Research; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2007); 76-85 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2007 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v26i1.6207 2024-06-28T03:10:15Z The following contribution, by film researchers Jan Anders Diesen and Neil Fulton, is the second piece about Walter Wellman in this issue. Whereas Capelotti et al. (this issue) focus on technical aspects of Wellman’s aborted bid for the North Pole in 1906, Diesen and Fulton look at the media hype surrounding the event. They also describe an obscure short film that includes scenes of Wellman in Svalbard in 1906. Although Wellman’s credentials as a polar explorer can be questioned, there is no doubt that he excelled at publicizing his ambitious schemes to the world. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Pole Polar Research Svalbard Polar Research Polar Research 26 1 |
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The following contribution, by film researchers Jan Anders Diesen and Neil Fulton, is the second piece about Walter Wellman in this issue. Whereas Capelotti et al. (this issue) focus on technical aspects of Wellman’s aborted bid for the North Pole in 1906, Diesen and Fulton look at the media hype surrounding the event. They also describe an obscure short film that includes scenes of Wellman in Svalbard in 1906. Although Wellman’s credentials as a polar explorer can be questioned, there is no doubt that he excelled at publicizing his ambitious schemes to the world. |
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