Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. At left, a thick mass of press members stand in the foreground, crowding the deck of the C. A. Larsen. They are viewed from an elevated perspective. Rigging and rails line the right side of the ship, containing the throng of reporters and photographers. A cabin stretches behind them at left. They stand in a cluster, facing right, and surround Commander Richard E. Byrd. Commander Byrd stands, off-center to the right, along the ship's guardrails. He faces the dock at right and smiles as he waves his hat. The ship's deck continues into the distance at left. The harbor's waters lie beyond the dock in the background at right. 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 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 For accompanying press release, see Item Ark 21198/zz002dbsbt Text from accompanying press release: Watch your credit _________"P & A Photos" LA 15313---------(Los Angeles Bureau) Commander Richard Byrd and his party left Los Angeles Harbor today (Oct. 10th) on the whaler C. A. Larsen on the first lap of a trip that proposes exploration of undiscovered land in the Antarctic. The Larsen is bound for Dunedin, New Zealand, where Byrd will be reunited with other members of his expedition who sailed from the eastern seaboard on the mother ships of the trip. Photo shows Commander Richard Byrd waving goodbye to the crowd, as cameramen and reporters take last picture and bid Byrd and his crew goodbye. (NY CHI) 10/10/28 Byrd Expedition Leaves Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Byrd, Richard E. arrival + departure
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1307 ark:/21198/zz002dbr68
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Crowds--California--Los Angeles Sailors--American--California--Los Angeles Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Press--California Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship) Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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