Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. The camera looks down towards the deck of the Norwegian ship, C. A. Larsen, and a crowd of spectators. The ship's deck, passes across the image on an angle stretching up to the left from the lower right corner. On the deck, passengers stand along the ship's rail, on its right side. Farther below and to the right of the ship's deck, a large crowd gathers on the wharf. A small channel of water stretches alongside the right side of the wharf. Its rocky bank is visible extending across the top edge. In the upper left corner, a dock passes over the channel. For additional photographs related to the embarkation of Commander Richard Byrd's Antarctic Expedition from Los Angeles, see items with Old Div IDs: uclamss_1429_1305 through uclamss_1429_1337 A photograph of the same event appears with the caption, "Long Trail of Hardships Looms Ahead [-] Above, left--The C. A. Larsen starting on the long trip [...] [P. & A. photos]," Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 1928: A1 This photograph is related to the articles, "COMMANDER BYRD SAILS FOR FROZEN ANTARCTIC: Thousands Cheer as All-American Soldiers of Science Depart; Last Word Sent by 'Times'," and "Flags Flutter and Whistles Toot Farewell," Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 1928: A1 A similar photograph of the same event appears in a small photo spread titled, "Off for Great Adventure in Lands of Ice and Snow," Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 1928: A1 Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Byrd, Richard E. arrival + departure
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1306 ark:/21198/zz002dbr5r
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Marines (Visual works) Piers & wharves--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship) Port of Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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