Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1913 — NORTH AND SOUTH POLE FINDERS MEET [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NORTH AND SOUTH POLE FINDERS MEET

Rear Admiral Peary (left), discoverer of the north pole, and Capt. Roald Amundsen (right), ’discoverer of the south pole, met in Washington and Admiral Peary presented to Captain Amundsen the special gold medal of the National Geographical society.