(EXPLORERS) STEFANSSON VILHJALMUR Two Typed Letters Signed S

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(EXPLORERS.) STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR. Two Typed Letters Signed, "Stef," each to Gerrit Forbes ("Dear Gerrit"). The first, describing the equipment he used to hunt animals. 1 page, 4to, personal stationery; folds, paper clip stain at top left. The second, signed in pencil, expressing disappointment at not seeing him at the Harvard Club and recalling his talk of Africa. 1 page, square 8vo, "Dartmouth College" stationery; minor smudging to signature, docketing on verso. New York, 16 November 1944; Hanover, NH, 17 May 1962

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". . . I used telescope sights only for shooting by twilight or moonlight. . . .
"Since I had to carry ammunition to support both men and dogs for two or three years if necessary I could not waste ammunition. Therefore I shot caribou mainly from lying down, aiming for the heart vicinity, broadwise. . . .
"We carried a few solid point bullets to use on animals intended as museum specimens. Our food hunting was with soft nose. . . ."