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Little America: Aerial Exploration In the Antarctic: The Flight To the South Pole

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Artifact Overview

From August 1928 to June 1930, Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Antarctic with 83 men, four ships, and three airplanes. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates made the first flight over the South Pole. Byrd recounted the expedition's story in his 1930 book Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic: The Flight to the South Pole.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

66.28.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Printing (Process)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6.5 in

Inscriptions

written in ink on first printed page inside front cover: R E BYRD
Little America: Aerial Exploration In the Antarctic: The Flight To the South Pole