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The documents contained in our collection span a wide range of years. The timeline provides a visual representation of that timespan, which includes the exhumation, repatriation and commemoration of the soldiers who died in Archangel, Russia. This view allows you to see the clustering of documents around particularly important years. For example, you’ll notice a cluster around 1929-30, during which one of the soldier repatriation efforts occurred.

By clicking on a timeline entry, you may view the thumbnail, title and description of the item associated with that marker. Click on the title of the selected item to navigate to the full item description and view.

You may also view the materials in gallery views defined by each of three time periods that marked relatively distinct periods in the memory process associated with the Polar Bear Expedition. These galleries are available through the following links:

1916-1928
1929-1939
1940-1970