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- Airship "Norge" in the Air before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926 - The semi-rigid airship <em>Norge</em> flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the <em>Norge</em>, and a crew of 13 others.
- May 01, 1926
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Airship "Norge" in the Air before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926
The semi-rigid airship Norge flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the Norge, and a crew of 13 others.
- Airship "Norge" before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926 - The semi-rigid airship <em>Norge</em> flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the <em>Norge</em>, and a crew of 13 others.
- May 01, 1926
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Airship "Norge" before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926
The semi-rigid airship Norge flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the Norge, and a crew of 13 others.
- Airship "Norge" before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926 - The semi-rigid airship <em>Norge</em> flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the <em>Norge</em>, and a crew of 13 others.
- May 01, 1926
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Airship "Norge" before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926
The semi-rigid airship Norge flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the Norge, and a crew of 13 others.
- Hammerfest, Norway from USS Eagle 3, Bound for Arkhangelsk, May 20, 1919 - World War I ended before any of the 60 Ford-built Eagle submarine chasers could participate in the conflict. But three Eagle boats were sent to northern Russia in 1919 to aid the American Expeditionary Force in action against the Bolsheviks. The Americans landed at Arkhangelsk, near the Arctic Circle, and called themselves the "Polar Bears."
- May 20, 1919
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Hammerfest, Norway from USS Eagle 3, Bound for Arkhangelsk, May 20, 1919
World War I ended before any of the 60 Ford-built Eagle submarine chasers could participate in the conflict. But three Eagle boats were sent to northern Russia in 1919 to aid the American Expeditionary Force in action against the Bolsheviks. The Americans landed at Arkhangelsk, near the Arctic Circle, and called themselves the "Polar Bears."
- Norwegian Flag Carried by Roald Amundsen During Navigation of the Northwest Passage and Presented to Mary P. Bruner, 1906 - Under the command of explorer Roald Amundsen, the <em>Gjoa</em> was the first ship to sail through the entire Northwest Passage. Amundsen and six crew members left Kristiania (present-day Oslo), Norway, in June 1903 and arrived at Nome, Alaska, in September 1906. Amundsen presented this small Norwegian flag to Mary Bruner, a resident of Nome, during a dinner reception in his honor.
- 1906
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Norwegian Flag Carried by Roald Amundsen During Navigation of the Northwest Passage and Presented to Mary P. Bruner, 1906
Under the command of explorer Roald Amundsen, the Gjoa was the first ship to sail through the entire Northwest Passage. Amundsen and six crew members left Kristiania (present-day Oslo), Norway, in June 1903 and arrived at Nome, Alaska, in September 1906. Amundsen presented this small Norwegian flag to Mary Bruner, a resident of Nome, during a dinner reception in his honor.
- Ax Handle Monument, Norway, Michigan, 1988 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1988
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Ax Handle Monument, Norway, Michigan, 1988
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Airship "Norge" on the Ground in Svalbard before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926 - The semi-rigid airship <em>Norge</em> flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the <em>Norge</em>, and a crew of 13 others.
- May 01, 1926
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Airship "Norge" on the Ground in Svalbard before the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight, May 1926
The semi-rigid airship Norge flew over the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was the first confirmed visit of any kind to the pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen headed the expedition. He was joined by American adventurer Lincoln Ellsworth, who helped fund the mission, Italian aviator Umberto Nobile, who designed the Norge, and a crew of 13 others.
- "Nordkaphorn og Midnatsol," Midnight Sun, Nordkapp, Norway, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- circa 1905
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"Nordkaphorn og Midnatsol," Midnight Sun, Nordkapp, Norway, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- The Fokker Airplane "Josephine Ford" Flown in the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926 - Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a North Pole flight on May 9. When Byrd's ship <em>Chantier</em> arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway -- his base of operations -- a disabled vessel blocked the harbor's single pier. Undiscouraged, Byrd's crew built a raft from several small boats. They moved Byrd's airplane <em>Josephine Ford</em> ashore on their makeshift ferry.
- 1926
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The Fokker Airplane "Josephine Ford" Flown in the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926
Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a North Pole flight on May 9. When Byrd's ship Chantier arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway -- his base of operations -- a disabled vessel blocked the harbor's single pier. Undiscouraged, Byrd's crew built a raft from several small boats. They moved Byrd's airplane Josephine Ford ashore on their makeshift ferry.
- Kings Bay, Svalbard, Norway during Richard E. Byrd's Arctic Expedition, 1926 - 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 <em>Josephine Ford</em>. 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.
- 1926
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Kings Bay, Svalbard, Norway during Richard E. Byrd's Arctic Expedition, 1926
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.