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Benjamin Roth and Bernt Balchen pose on the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928

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Title: Benjamin Roth and Bernt Balchen pose on the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa October 9, 1928]
1928-10-09
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: 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
From left to right, Benjamin Roth and Bernt Balchen pose while aboard the C. A. Larsen. Both men sport suits and are viewed from the waist, up. They face towards the camera, but smile as they look towards one another. The Larsen's masts and rigging are visible in the background.
Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Byrd, Richard E. arrival + departure
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1327
ark:/21198/zz002dbrwm
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Sailors--American--California--Los Angeles
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles
Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles
Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles
Sailors--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship)
Roth, Benjamin, 1892-1967
Balchen, Bernt, 1899-1973
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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