Burying Members of the Franklin Expedition at Starvation Cove
ID: 2005-8639
Creator: Hansen, Leo
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. 1924
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Science Service Records, Record Unit 7091, Box 409, Folder 2
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Burying the bones of the ill-fated members of the famous Franklin expedition (1845) at Starvation Cove on Simpson Strait, North Adelaide Peninsula, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America. Rasmussen has unfurled the Union Jack (top flag) and the flag presented to his expedition by the Danish King. Stones have been piled up over the burial site and the flags have been tied to an oar.
Subject
- Rasmussen, Knud 1879-1933
- Franklin Expedition of 1845
- Thule Expedition (5th : 1921-1924) Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- Born in Greenland of a Danish missionary father and an Inuit mother, Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen, 1879-1933, was a Danish arctic explorer and ethnologist, who between 1921 and 1924, led a small band of colleagues in a journey of investigation across arctic North America from Hudson Bay to the Bering Strait. In 1910, he established his Thule station at Cape York, Greenland, the base for seven expeditions, five led by Rasmussen himself. Rasmussen was an excellent explorer, interpreter, and translator. He documented many Inuit legends that may have gone unnoticed without him. His work helped future explorers and he is remembered as the first man to cross the Northwest Passage by dog sled. He made a visit in 1924 to Washington, D.C., with several of his expedition companions. The visit was documented by Science Service, a news service established in 1920, which also publicized his expeditions.
- For additional pictures of the Fifth Thule Arctic Expedition, see 2005-8623, 2005-8625, 2005-8626, 2005-8627, 2005-8628, 2005-8629, 2005-8630, 2005-8631, 2005-8632, 2005-8633, 2005-8634, 2005-8635, 2005-8636, 2005-8638, 2005-8639, 2005-8640, 2005-8641, and 2005-8642.
- For additional pictures of Rasmussen's 1924 visit to Washington, D.C., see 2005-8624, 2005-8643, 2005-8644, 2005-8645, 2005-8646, 2002-8647, 2005-8648, 2005-8649, 2005-8651, 2005-8652, 2005-8654, 2005-8656, and 2005-8657.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Science Service Records, Record Unit 7091, Box 409, Folder 2
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
c. 1924
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Burial
- Description and travel
- Scientific expeditions
- Landscapes
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Clothing and dress
- Flags
Place
- Northwest Territories
- Starvation Cove (Northwest Territories)
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Landscape
- Person, candid
ID Number
2005-8639
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print