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Mechanics Working on the Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "Floyd Bennett," Flown by Richard E. Byrd in Antarctica, 1928-1930

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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. The team operated from a base camp they called Little America. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates took their Ford Tri-Motor Floyd Bennett on the first flight over the South Pole.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1937

Subject Date

1928-1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.20801

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in