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Lincoln Ellsworth: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. May 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 08, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Feb 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Hudson Heritage Association - Lincoln Ellsworth. Jan 20, 2021
Invalidated site: The New York Athletic Club Hall of Fame - Biography of Lincoln Ellsworth. Jan 20, 2021
Add new Web site: The New York Athletic Club Hall of Fame - Biography of Lincoln Ellsworth. Nov 08, 2019
Add new Web site: Social Networks and Archival Context - Biography of Lincoln Ellsworth. Jan 27, 2019
Add new Web site: The Fram Museum - Biography of Lincoln Ellsworth. Jan 27, 2019
Media added. Dec 14, 2012
Article revised and updated. Dec 14, 2012
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Lincoln Ellsworth. Nov 12, 2008
Article revised. Mar 04, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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