Image: Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s (exbt-iceberg-47)

Description: Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s.; With the South Pole conquered in 1911, the "heroic" age of Antarctic exploration ended. However, much of the interior remained to be discovered. In 1929 Richard Byrd reignited popular interest in the area when he made the first flight over the pole. Byrd established five successive bases in Antarctica (called Little Americas I-V) and led U.S. research on the continent until his death in 1957. His exploits were so well known that other countries raced south to set up permanent bases and claim portions of the land as their own. Date created: not after 1920/1929 Publisher (of the Digital Version): University of Southern California. Libraries Repository Name: USC Libraries Special Collections Format (aat): photographs Repository Email: specol@usc.edu Legacy Record ID: exbt-m103 Subject (naf Personal Name): Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 Archival file: exbt_Volume11/exbt-iceberg-47.tiff Rights: public domain Filename: exbt-iceberg-47 Access Conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Coverage date: 1920/1929 Repository Address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Part of collection: Library Exhibits Collection Subject (lcsh): Explorers Type: images Part of subcollection: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: The Discovery and Exploration of Antarctica. Doheny Memorial Library, Fall 2002 Geographic Subject (Country): USA
Title: Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s (exbt-iceberg-47)
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