Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. 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 likely related to the article, “VIKINGS TRIM ANTARCTIC SAIL: Explorer Byrd's Party Will Begin Voyage Today Intrepid Group Starting for Uncharted Perils Expedition Thrusts at Last Outpost of Globe,” Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1928: A1 Several crew members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition pose while peeling oranges aboard the C. A. Larsen. Kennard Bubier crouches down at center. Behind him, the rest of the group stands in a row. Standing, from left to right, are: Alton Parker, an unknown man in a suit, 2 unknown men in military uniforms, Ralph Shropshire and E. J. Demas. The Larsen's exterior structures stretch across the background. Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Byrd, Richard E. arrival + departure
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1313 ark:/21198/zz002dbrdc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sailors--American--California--Los Angeles Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Eating & drinking--California--Los Angeles Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles Demas, E. J., 1905-1979 C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship) Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 Bubier, Kennard Francis, 1902-1983 Shropshire, Ralph F., 1903-1968 Parker, Alton, 1895-1942
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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