SUBKnitwear and Gloves for Polar Explorers
To undertake polar expeditions, then as now, appropriate protection was needed against the elements, some of the most severe on earth.
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SUBTo undertake polar expeditions, then as now, appropriate protection was needed against the elements, some of the most severe on earth.
April 6, 1909: Robert Peary reaches what he determined to be the North Pole.
The Polar explorers wore sweaters or jerseys that can be seen in the photographs that were taken on board ship or in the huts.