Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth greet Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett before the North Pole Flight, May 1926
THF621193 / Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth greet Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett before the North Pole Flight, May 1926
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Artifact Overview
Explorers Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, Umberto Nobile, and their crew flew over the North Pole in the airship Norge on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit to the pole. Richard Byrd made his own flight toward the North Pole three days earlier in the airplane Josephine Ford, but controversy remains over whether Byrd reached the actual pole.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1926
Subject Date
May 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
88.15.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. Gertrude Nobile.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 6.75 in
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