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The Peary Monument was decorated with ags or
the dedication ceremony in 1932. The completed
monument still stands at Cape York today.
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Louise Boyd visits a marker commemorating
Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile, and Lincoln
Ellsworths 1926 ight over the North Pole in the
airship Norge. The expedition resulted in the frst
verifable overight o the North Pole.
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Louise Boyd records the attempted rescue mission
with a 16mm movie camera.
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