Portrait of Richard Byrd, 1928
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Richard E. Byrd learned to fly while serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War I. In 1926, he led a flight toward the North Pole and is generally credited with success, though controversy remains over whether Byrd reached the actual pole. Three years later, Byrd led a verified flight over the South Pole.
Richard E. Byrd learned to fly while serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War I. In 1926, he led a flight toward the North Pole and is generally credited with success, though controversy remains over whether Byrd reached the actual pole. Three years later, Byrd led a verified flight over the South Pole.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1928
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2001.0.107.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
attached paper on back: [C]redit Line [W]ide World Studio [Comm]ander Richard E. Byr[d] ink stamp on back: Credit to: WIDE WORLD STUDIO 289 WEST 43RD STREET NEW YORK CITY / Will be Appreciated. [...] written with pencil on back: 68907 | S3 3928
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