VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 11/11/1923 - HFSID 45854
Price: $400.00
VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON
Vilhjalmur Stefansson writes a letter stating that he is unable to send a
photograph but will send his autograph.
Autograph Note Signed: "Vilhjalmur Stefansson", 1p, 4½x6¾. New
York, 1923 November 11. To Mr. Temple. In full: "I don't have a
photograph with me, but here is the signature of." Lightly worn at
edges. Horizontal fold not near signature. Fine condition.With
original mailing envelope, addressed to Mr. William U. Temple,624 West 37
St., Des Moines, Iowa, postmarked Times Sq. Sts., N. Y., November 11, 1923.
Lightly soiled. Fine condition. Born on the Isle of Man, Stefansson lived
among the Eskimo (1906-1907), learning their language and culture. He
carried out ethnographical and zoological studies among the Mackenzie and
Copper Eskimo (1908-1912). From 1913-1918 Stefansson, known for his lengthy
expeditions on which he subsisted largely on local resources, was in command of
an expedition to explore Canadian and Alaskan regions of the Arctic. His
polar artifacts are now housed in the Stefansson Collection at Dartmouth
College, where he served as a curator in his later years. Two
items.
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