Richard Burleigh Kimball,”Régions arctiques” Editor
This post is submitted by Joanne Seymour, a volunteer at the Museum since February, 2012, who is currently the “tweeter” of Bradford’s and Dr. Hayes’s voices from their books. Working in the Museum’s...
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A Russell. Potter has been fascinated with the Arctic regions for many years, et a écrit et donné de nombreuses conférences sur différents aspects de son histoire. His book Arctic Spectacles: Le Grand...
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Among the more illustrious names whose signature appears in William Bradford’s scrapbooks is that of Dr. John Rae, one of the most widely-travelled Arctic explorers and surveyors of his day, and the...
View ArticleWilkie Collins
Among the more illustrious names found in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of the novelist and playwright Wilkie Collins (1824-1889). Collins, a close friend and protégé of Charles Dickens, was perhaps...
View ArticleLady Jane Franklin
Among the most notable signatures in William Bradford’s scrapbook is that of Lady Jane Franklin, the second wife of Sir John Franklin, a woman of indominable will and spirit, who through her efforts to...
View ArticleEdward Augustus Inglefield
Perhaps the most significant of all the signatures in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of Captain (and later Admiral) Edward Augustus Inglefield — not only because Inglefield was the commander of three...
View ArticleFrancis Russell Nixon
Anglican Bishop Francis Russell Nixon is among the more singular signatories in William Bradford’s studio scrapbook. Had he only his brilliant academic career and subsequent rise in the church, he...
View ArticleCharles Francis Hall
Charles Francis Hall pourrait bien avoir été le plus passionné — et plus propre — Tout d'explorateurs de l'Arctique au XIXe siècle. Il n'est pas né de la mer — en fait, pour la première moitié de sa...
View ArticleAprès Icebergs avec le peintre : Dans Inspiration pour 1869 Voyage
In Arctic Regions, William Bradford chronique Son 1869 voyage dans l'Arctique le long de la côte du Groenland , & CITES that's-- initialement inspiré Ses deux livres qui explorent pour l'amour de...
View ArticleBradford “ Mark Twain ” Album-souvenir
Poster présenté par Russell Potter , a contributor to the development of the Arctic Visions exhibition and this microsite. Il Professeur à Rhode Island College , where he is editor of the Arctic Book...
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Richard Burleigh Kimball,”Arctic Regions” Editor
This post is submitted by Joanne Seymour, a volunteer at the Museum since February, 2012, who is currently the “tweeter” of Bradford’s and Dr. Hayes’s voices from their books. Working in the Museum’s...
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Signatures in the Bradford Scrapbooks
POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Russell A. Potter has been fascinated with the Arctic regions for many years, and has written and lectured extensively on many different aspects of its history. His book Arctic...
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Dr. John Rae
POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Among the more illustrious names whose signature appears in William Bradford’s scrapbooks is that of Dr. John Rae, one of the most widely-travelled Arctic explorers and...
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Wilkie Collins
POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Among the more illustrious names found in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of the novelist and playwright Wilkie Collins (1824-1889). Collins, a close friend and protégé of...
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Lady Jane Franklin
POSTED BY RUSSELL A. POTTER Among the most notable signatures in William Bradford’s scrapbook is that of Lady Jane Franklin, the second wife of Sir John Franklin, a woman of indominable will and...
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Edward Augustus Inglefield
Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Perhaps the most significant of all the signatures in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of Captain (and later Admiral) Edward Augustus...
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Francis Russell Nixon
POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Anglican Bishop Francis Russell Nixon is among the more singular signatories in William Bradford’s studio scrapbook. Had he only his brilliant academic career and subsequent...
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Charles Francis Hall
POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Charles Francis Hall may well have been the most passionate — and most peculiar — of all nineteenth-century Arctic explorers. He was not born to the sea — in fact, for the...
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After Icebergs with a Painter: An Inspiration for Bradford’s 1869 Voyage
POSTED BY JOANNE SEYMOUR In Arctic Regions, William Bradford chronicled his 1869 voyage to the Arctic along Greenland’s coast, & cites two books that initially inspired his exploration for art’s...
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Bradford’s “Mark Twain” Scrapbook
Post submitted by Russell Potter, a contributor to the development of the Arctic Visions exhibition and this microsite. He teaches at Rhode Island College, where he is editor of the Arctic Book Review....
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