Ship in the Water at Kings Bay, Svalbard, Norway, 1926
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Artifact Overview
On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett took off from Spitzbergen, Norway, on a 16-hour, round-trip flight to the North Pole in their Fokker Tri-Motor Josephine Ford. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains over whether he could have made the 1,350-mile journey in the elapsed time.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1926
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
88.15.1
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: 2.25 in
Width: 3.125 in
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