This and 281 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. 1.

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Ephemera, Sketches for "How I Discovered the North Pole" from The Outlook (Vol. 51, No. 24, 15 June, 1895)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and published by The Outlook. It is dated 1895 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower center right: F.S. Church

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: No 4; center: No 6; lower center: No 1; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: No 1 / THE DISCOVERY

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Ephemera, Sketches for "How I Discovered the North Pole" from The Outlook (Vol. 51, No. 24, 15 June, 1895); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Published by The Outlook; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); USA; graphite, pen and black ink on paper; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-171

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