Richard E. Byrd Holding a Sextant aboard the "Eleanor Bolling" in New Zealand before Traveling to Antarctica, 1928
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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
Subject Date
1928
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.1.1629.273
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 8.25 in
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