Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph is likely 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 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 At center, from left to right, an unknown crew member and Mrs. Marie A. Byrd stand on a deck of the C. A. Larsen. They both stand with their backs to camera and face one another as they rest their hands on the deck's rail. In the foreground at left, a cabin stands in partial view. Behind and to the right of the man and woman, a small funnel stands and along the right edge a smoke stack rises. Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Byrd, Richard E. arrival + departure
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1314 ark:/21198/zz002dbrfw
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Sailors--American--California--Los Angeles Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship) Byrd, Marie Ames, 1889-1974 Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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