The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 56National Geographic Society, 1929 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 91
... reached its peak in the ' 50's , when over 400 sailing vessels and 13,000 men prose- cuted the seal fishery . Those were the days of big catches ; one year the catch reached 700,000 seals . When steam ves- sels began to displace the ...
... reached its peak in the ' 50's , when over 400 sailing vessels and 13,000 men prose- cuted the seal fishery . Those were the days of big catches ; one year the catch reached 700,000 seals . When steam ves- sels began to displace the ...
Page 606
... reached . Then , after a day's flight of 800 miles , starting from Burnt Lake , photographs were taken of the falls ; and the next day the engineer - photographer was back in Quebec having his pictures developed . By sea and canoe , the ...
... reached . Then , after a day's flight of 800 miles , starting from Burnt Lake , photographs were taken of the falls ; and the next day the engineer - photographer was back in Quebec having his pictures developed . By sea and canoe , the ...
Page 610
... reached the scene with hoisting tackle and tools . The wrecked plane was moved safely to shore . A tent was erected around the front of the fuselage and the engine , which was a solid mass of ice . This ice was chopped out , and then a ...
... reached the scene with hoisting tackle and tools . The wrecked plane was moved safely to shore . A tent was erected around the front of the fuselage and the engine , which was a solid mass of ice . This ice was chopped out , and then a ...
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