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The conquest of the poles

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Roger-Viollet | 352925 | The Pourquoi-pas? , ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, blocked by the ice, 1908-1909. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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The "Pourquoi-pas?", ship of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 929971 | The Pourquoi pas? , Captain Charcot's icebound ship, 1908-1909. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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The "Pourquoi pas?", Captain Charcot's icebound ship, 1908-1909.
 
Roger-Viollet | 1005838 | Pourquoi-Pas ? , vessel of the commander Charcot, in Greenland (expedition of 1934). | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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"Pourquoi-Pas ?", vessel of the commander Charcot, in Greenland (expedition of 1934).
 
Roger-Viollet | 979487 | Preparations for the Charcot mission in Antarctica. Jean-Baptiste Charcot on his sleigh (on the right), 1908. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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Preparations for the Charcot mission in Antarctica. Jean-Baptiste Charcot on his sleigh (on the [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 976734 | Fram , boat of the Norwegian explorer Fridt jof Nansen, prisoner in the ices of the Arctic ocean, in March 1895. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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"Fram", boat of the Norwegian explorer Fridt jof Nansen, prisoner in the ices of the Arctic ocean, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 970796 | Salomon August Andrée (1854-1897), Swedish explorer, during his expedition in Spitsbergen, he died in the ice trying to reach the North Pole with the Oera balloon in 1897. Photograph of the forced landing on the ice field, from the movies discovered next to three aeronauts' bodies, found in 1930. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Salomon August Andrée (1854-1897), Swedish explorer, during his expedition in Spitsbergen, he died [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 364595 | Expedition of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, aboard his ship, the Pourquoi-Pas ? . Construction of an igloo. North Pole, 1935. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, aboard his ship, [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 1022274 | Commander Charcot's Pourquoi-Pas expedition to the Antarctic. Installation of meteorological instruments, 1908 -1909. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Commander Charcot's "Pourquoi-Pas" expedition to the Antarctic. Installation of meteorological [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 399311 | Expedition of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and polar explorer, in Antarctica. The Pourquoi-pas ? crew during exercises on the ice field. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and polar explorer, in [...]
Roger-Viollet | 851439 | The Pourquoi Pas? In Antarctica. Charcot expedition. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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The "Pourquoi Pas?" In Antarctica. Charcot expedition.
 
Roger-Viollet | 999825 | Salomon August Andrée's expedition to the North Pole. Men unloading the envelope of the balloon from the Swensksund gunboat. North Pole, 1897. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Salomon August Andrée's expedition to the North Pole. Men unloading the envelope of the balloon [...]
Roger-Viollet | 430726 | Expedition of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, aboard his ship, the Pourquoi-Pas ? . Supplies, 1935. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, aboard his ship, [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 200870 | Professor Charcot and Paul-Emile Victor (on the left) on board of the Pourquoi Pas? . 1936. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Professor Charcot and Paul-Emile Victor (on the left) on board of the "Pourquoi Pas?". 1936.
 
Roger-Viollet | 239637 | Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), English explorer. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), English explorer.
Roger-Viollet | 273150 | Richard Byrd (1888-1957), American sailor, aviator and polar explorer. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Richard Byrd (1888-1957), American sailor, aviator and polar explorer.
Roger-Viollet | 260273 | Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), Danish polar explorer and anthropologist, circa 1902. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Knud Rasmussen (1879–1933), Danish polar explorer and anthropologist, circa 1902.
Roger-Viollet | 251128 | Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian polar explorer. | © Collection Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian polar explorer.
Roger-Viollet | 555168 | Commander Richard Byrd (1888-1957), American sailor, aviator, and explorer, and Lieutenant Noville taking the train to Dunkirk from Paris. 1927. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Commander Richard Byrd (1888-1957), American sailor, aviator, and explorer, and Lieutenant Noville [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 551122 | Expedition towards the South Pole led by Captain Scott in 1912. Photograph of Captain Falcon Scott and his companions: Gatters, Bowers, Wilson and Evans. Photograph found near the corpse of the Captain. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition towards the South Pole led by Captain Scott in 1912. Photograph of Captain Falcon Scott [...]
Roger-Viollet | 381338 | Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, and Ernest Fournier (1842-1934), French admiral, 1911. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, and Ernest Fournier (1842-1934), [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 358278 | French expedition to the North Pole. Mission of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936). The crew of the Pourquoi pas ? . | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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French expedition to the North Pole. Mission of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936). The crew of the [...]
Roger-Viollet | 392188 | Soviet expedition to Wrangel Island with the ship Red October. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Soviet expedition to Wrangel Island with the ship "Red October."
Roger-Viollet | 379435 | Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French explorer and scientist, preparing the sleigh for his expedition in Antartica, 1908. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French explorer and scientist, preparing the sleigh for his [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 198873 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. The two ships in the ice, Spitsbergen (Norway). Detail of a stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. The two ships in the ice, Spitsbergen (Norway). Detail [...]
Roger-Viollet | 202123 | The Fairchild FC. 2W Stars and Stripes monoplane belonging to American explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957), equipped with skis for a flight over Antarctica. 1928. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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The Fairchild FC. 2W "Stars and Stripes" monoplane belonging to American explorer Richard Evelyn [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 206521 | Expedition led by Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian polar explorer. The airship Norge in Oslo at its mooring mast, in 1926. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition led by Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian polar explorer. The airship Norge in Oslo [...]
Roger-Viollet | 206638 | The Pourquoi-pas? , ship belonging to Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and explorer, 1911. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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The "Pourquoi-pas?", ship belonging to Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and [...]
Roger-Viollet | 228107 | South pole, Adélie land. Dumont d'Urville base. Protection for provisions and dormitory (with an aerial on the background). | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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South pole, Adélie land. Dumont d'Urville base. Protection for provisions and dormitory (with an [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 223686 | Andrée Expedition to the North Pole, 1897. View of Bergen. Detail of a stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée Expedition to the North Pole, 1897. View of Bergen. Detail of a stereoscopic view, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 236164 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Unloading of the crate containing the Örnen balloon. Spitsbergen (Norway). Detail of a stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Unloading of the crate containing the "Örnen" balloon. [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 275663 | Members of a polar expedition. Photograph by Léopold Mercier. | © Léopold Mercier / Roger-Viollet
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Members of a polar expedition. Photograph by Léopold Mercier.
 
Roger-Viollet | 290904 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. The balloon Örnen in its shelter at midnight. Spitsbergen (Norway), July 1897. Detail of a stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. The balloon "Örnen" in its shelter at midnight. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 304091 | Polar expedition led by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936). The Pourquoi Pas leaving France, 1936. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
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Polar expedition led by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936). The "Pourquoi Pas" leaving France, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 311513 | The Pourquoi-pas , naval officer Charcot's ship during an Antarctic expedition (1908-1910). | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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The "Pourquoi-pas", naval officer Charcot's ship during an Antarctic expedition (1908-1910).
Roger-Viollet | 320045 | The Pourquoi-pas ? , naval officer Charcot's ship stuck in ice during an expedition (1908-1910). | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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The "Pourquoi-pas ?", naval officer Charcot's ship stuck in ice during an expedition (1908-1910).
 
Roger-Viollet | 328564 | Andree expedition to the North Pole. Spitsbergen, the Swenksund . Detail of a colorized stereoscopic view. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andree expedition to the North Pole. Spitsbergen, the "Swenksund". Detail of a colorized [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 367885 | The Terra Nova , ship of Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), British explorer. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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The "Terra Nova", ship of Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), British explorer.
 
Roger-Viollet | 412949 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Lower part of the Örnen balloon. Spitsbergen (Norway). Detail of a stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. 1897. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Lower part of the "Örnen" balloon. Spitsbergen (Norway). [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 401907 | The Terra-Nova , vessel of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), prisoner of the ice in Antarctica. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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The "Terra-Nova", vessel of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), prisoner of the [...]
Roger-Viollet | 426916 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Members of the expedition on the Örnen. Spitsbergen (Norway), July 11, 1897. Stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Members of the expedition on the Örnen. Spitsbergen [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 413990 | Camp during a polar expedition. Circa 1930. | © Léopold Mercier / Roger-Viollet
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Camp during a polar expedition. Circa 1930.
 
Roger-Viollet | 454227 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Gothenburg, the docks at the departure of the Swenkund. Detail of a stereoscopic view, hand-colored at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Gothenburg, the docks at the departure of the [...]
Roger-Viollet | 433002 | Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Landing of the basket of the balloon Örnen. Spitsbergen (Norway). Detail of a stereoscopic view colored by hand at the time. | © Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet
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Andrée expedition to the North Pole, 1897. Landing of the basket of the balloon "Örnen." [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 466278 | Adelie land (taking the possession on January 21, 1840) . Engraving by Rouargue after a drawing by Le Breton. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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"Adelie land (taking the possession on January 21, 1840)". Engraving by Rouargue after a drawing by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 469135 | Expedition to the North Pole. Mission led by Schwatka (1878), discovering the skeletons of the companions of John Franklin (1786-1847), English sailor and explorer, who died with him on King William Land. Engraving from 1884. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition to the North Pole. Mission led by Schwatka (1878), discovering the skeletons of the [...]
Roger-Viollet | 497044 | Captain Charcot before the departure for his mission in Antarctica, 1908. | © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
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Captain Charcot before the departure for his mission in Antarctica, 1908.
 
Roger-Viollet | 498372 | Expedition of Richard Byrd (1888-1957). Iceberg monitoring. Disembarking by the front from the Northland , the Merrick and the Yancey . Antarctic Ocean, 1946-1947. | © Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition of Richard Byrd (1888-1957). Iceberg monitoring. Disembarking by the front from the [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 503166 | Expedition of Jean Charcot to Antartica (1908-1910). Lauching of a meteorological balloon. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Expedition of Jean Charcot to Antartica (1908-1910). Lauching of a meteorological balloon.
 
Roger-Viollet | 514340 | Ernest Shackleton's expedition (1874-1922), British sailor, in Antarctica (return of Nimrod ). London (England), on 1909. | © Albert Harlingue / Roger-Viollet
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Ernest Shackleton's expedition (1874-1922), British sailor, in Antarctica (return of "Nimrod"). [...]
 
Roger-Viollet | 542231 | Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American polar explorer, with his family. | © Roger-Viollet / Roger-Viollet
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Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American polar explorer, with his family.