African American Explorer is First Negro at the North Pole with Admiral Peary

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Mural of Alexander Henson planting the American flag at North Pole, by Austin Mecklem, at the Recorder of Deeds building, built in 1943. 515 D St., NW, Washington,

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Size: 4266px × 3288px
Location: US
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: admiral, african, afro, american, blacks, coloreds, eskimos, explorer, flag, henson, inuit, negroes, north, peary, pole