Photo #: NH 65444
Lieutenant Commander George Washington DeLong, USN
Photograph taken just before he left the United States for the
Arctic in 1879. He commanded the 1879-1881 Jeannette Arctic
exploring expedition.
The original print was given to Charles Mitchell and Ruth Simpson
Thomas.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral
Harry E. Yarnell, USN, donated by Miss Ruth Thomas.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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