Richard E. Byrd Testing a New Type of Lifeboat to be Used on His Polar Expedition, April 1925
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Explorer and U.S. Navy aviator Richard E. Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a flight toward the North Pole on May 9. His trek was well equipped and well funded. Byrd received financial support from business leaders and philanthropists like Vincent Astor, Edsel Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Explorer and U.S. Navy aviator Richard E. Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a flight toward the North Pole on May 9. His trek was well equipped and well funded. Byrd received financial support from business leaders and philanthropists like Vincent Astor, Edsel Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
April 1925
Subject Date
April 1925
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.1.1629.263
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 6.625 in
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