Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Race to the South Pole" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Explorer Scott, Roald Admunsen, Robert Scott, South Pole, Terra Nova.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results, such as limiting the results from 1912 to 1913 to find articles about Amundsen’s expedition.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Now To Plant a Flag Upon the South Pole!"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), September 19, 1909, Page 3, Image 47, col. 1.
"Have Attained Pole,"" Declares Amundsen; Scott is Also There"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), March 8, 1912, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Amundsen Reaches South Pole"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), March 8, 1912, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Amundsen Found the South Pole"
The Evening Standard (Ogden City, UT), March 8, 1912, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Amundsen Tells of Dash to the Pole"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), March 9, 1912, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Scott Loses Race to South Pole"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), April 1, 1912, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole, Given Royal Welcome Here, Pays Warm Tribute to Predecessors"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), January 11, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Explorer Scott Perishes"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), February 10, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Captain R.F. Scott and Many of His Party Meet a Tragic Death Near the South Pole"
The Hawaiian Gazette (Oahu, HI), February 11, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Captain Scott Perishes"
The San Franscisco Call (San Francisco, CA), February 11, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Scott Perishes In Storm With Four of Party"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), February 11, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.

Race to the South Pole: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America