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Carnegie Alaska-Siberia Expedition


Courtesy Richard C. Allen

 

Carnegie Alaska-Siberia Expedition

(Frank E. Kleinschmidt, 1912)

 

A documentary of the Carnegie Expedition to Alaska and Siberia led by Captain Frank E. Kleinschmidt. Shot by Kleinschmidt, the film shows the explorers studying the environment, the Eskimos' habitat, and the arctic wildlife of reindeer, caribou, and polar bears. Kleinschmidt introduced the film and gave a lecture at its premiere in New York.