Revenue Cutter Bear 2

Starboard side view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear, a three-masted wooden barkentine with auxiliary steam power; dogs; dog sleds, and unidentified people beside ship; ship reflected in water in foreground. Built in Greenock, Scotland in 1874 as a Newfoundland sealer; served Admiral Byrd on two...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Washington State Library
Subjects:
Sailing ships; Steam; Government vessels; Dog teams; Dogsledding; Transportation & Travel; Politics
Government & Law; black-and-white photographs; negatives (photographic);
Antarctic
Bering Sea
Byrd
Antarc*
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://content.statelib.wa.gov/cdm/ref/collection/nols/id/3876
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Summary:Starboard side view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear, a three-masted wooden barkentine with auxiliary steam power; dogs; dog sleds, and unidentified people beside ship; ship reflected in water in foreground. Built in Greenock, Scotland in 1874 as a Newfoundland sealer; served Admiral Byrd on two Antarctic expeditions; served on Bering Sea Patrol; sank in 1963 in North Atlantic. Caption on photograph reads: "The old vet, "The Bear."

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