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Hero's funeral. Funeral rites for Maj. Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely, 91-year-old hero of battlefield and Arctic exploration, held at Arlington National Cemetery. Gen. Greely headed the tragic expedition into the north which cost the lives of 18 men in a party of 25. He later was awarded the Congr
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Hero's funeral. Funeral rites for Maj. Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely, 91-year-old hero of battlefield and Arctic exploration, held at Arlington National Cemetery. Gen. Greely headed the tragic expedition into the north which cost the lives of 18 men in a party of 25. He later was awarded the Congr

Harris & Ewing · 1935-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineHero's funeral. Funeral rites for Maj. Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely, 91-year-old hero of battlefield and Arctic exploration, held at Arlington National Cemetery. Gen. Greely headed the tragic exped. 1935-01-01. Harris & Ewing. Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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