Polar Pathways: Robert E. Peary's Arctic Expeditions
1908- Funding the Trip
President Roosevelt and some Peary Arctic Club
members visit the Roosevelt.
“The winter if 1906-1907 and the spring of 1907 were devoted to presenting to the world the results of the previous undertaking, and to the work of interesting friends as far as possible in another expedition. We had the ship, which had cost about $100,000 in 1905; but $75,000 more was needed for new boilers and other changes, for equipment and for operating expenses. While the bulk of the necessary funds was furnished by the members and friends of the Peary Arctic Club, a considerable amount came form all parts of the country in contributions ranging from $100 to $5 to even $1. These donations were not less appreciated than the big ones, because they showed the friendliness and the interest of the givers, and demonstrated to me the general recognition of the fact that while the expedition was financed by private individuals, it was in spirit a national affair.” – Robert E. Peary in The North Pole, published in 1910
"Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, Peary and Guests aboard the Roosevelt at Oyster Bay..." Donald B. MacMillan, 1908, Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Collections
