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Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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Print Collection portrait file

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Captain William Allen

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Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay

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Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay
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Print Collection portrait file

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Captain William Allen

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1873 (Approximate)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Allen, William, Captain, active 1873
Ship captains
United States North Polar Expedition (1871-1873)
Search & rescue operations
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Subject is likely Captain William Allen, as noted in "Rescue of by the Ravenscraig" in Narrative of the North Polar expedition. U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall commanding. Ed. under the direction of the Hon. G.M. Robeson, secretary of the navy, by Rear-Admiral C.H. Davis, Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1876, page 512, viewed on Google Books, 22 November, 2023.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 41854fd0-c530-012f-c593-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1873: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4b7a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4b7a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1873). Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4b7a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4b7a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay, (1873) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 30, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Capt. Allan [i.e. Allen?] of the Ravenscraig, rescuer of the Polaris survivors in Melville Bay