Richard E. Byrd at the Wheel of the Icebreaker "Samson" in Brooklyn Drydock Prior to his First Antarctic Expedition, 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

Date Made

1928

Subject Date

1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

84.1.1629.276

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 6 in

Richard E. Byrd at the Wheel of the Icebreaker "Samson" in Brooklyn Drydock Prior to his First Antarctic Expedition, 1928