Robert E. Peary (1856 1920 American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909 A great relic of the famous explorer a small piece of the flag given to him by his wife and which he carried wrapped about his body during his attainment of the North Pole Peary buried small pieces along his route and the large balance of the flag is housed at the Smithsonian institutions This fragment is composed of three or four small pieces of fringe matted and framed with three other items a cheek in his hand, New York Sep. 15 1919 making a 156 payment to the collector of internal Revenue and two photographs one a 5.5in x 4in b/w view of his exploration steamer and a fine 7in x 15in b/w photo of Peary in uniform showing him full length by Harris and Ewing All are attractively matted and framed A great relic