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(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Explorers Club in New York.)Theseseal-skinned mittens with polar bear furinserts were made by an Inuit woman for this polar explorer, who in 1937 became the first African American admitted to the Explorers Club |
Matthew Henson
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$800 |
J |
THE EXPLORERS CLUB |
2017-04-07 |
#7505 |
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In 1969 his autobiography of 57 years earlier was republished as "A Black Explorer at the North Pole" |
Matthew Henson
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$800 |
DJ |
EXPLORERS |
2016-09-16 |
#7360 |
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While living in Greenland in the 1890s, this African American adopted an Inuit child named Kudlooktoo |
Matthew Henson
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$1,600 |
DJ |
EXPLORERS |
2014-10-22 |
#6923 |
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His book "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole" was first published in 1912 |
Matthew Henson
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$1,000 |
DJ |
EXPLORERS |
1995-02-28 |
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