Departure of Peary [and the] “Roosevelt” from New York

Sypnosis

• The camera pans to show the schooner “Roosevelt” docked at a covered pier on the Hudson River on Manhattan’s west side. Then, from a camera position on board, men in straw hats and fashionably dressed ladies are seen boarding the ship. Next, the famous polar explorer Robert Peary appears on the gangway in a dark jacket, mustache and straw hat. He tips his hat, consults his watch, then, just before the film ends, motions to order the departure. On this expedition he achieved the “farthest north” record, but failed to reach the North Pole.

• Color: B&W
• Sound: Silent
• Release Date: 1905