Lapel pin, "I Discovered The --," with vignettes of Cook and Peary
United States clothing accessory
1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/8 in. (3 x 3 cm)Bastian Brothers Co. (active 1895 - )
Object Type:
clothing accessory
Creation Places:
North America, United States, New York
Medium and Support:
metal
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase
Accession Number:
1990.21.1
A small campaign-style button was worn by some people who believed that Peary and Cook should both be honored, since the race for the North Pole was international, and both men were American.
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Latitude: 43.156578, Longitude: -77.608847
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- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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