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Title
Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s
Date Created and/or Issued
not after 1920/1929
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Library Exhibits Collection
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
USC Libraries Special Collections
public domain
specol@usc.edu
Description
Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s.
With the South Pole conquered in 1911, the "heroic" age of Antarctic exploration ended. However, much of the interior remained to be discovered. In 1929 Richard Byrd reignited popular interest in the area when he made the first flight over the pole. Byrd established five successive bases in Antarctica (called Little Americas I-V) and led U.S. research on the continent until his death in 1957. His exploits were so well known that other countries raced south to set up permanent bases and claim portions of the land as their own.
Type
image
Format
photographs
Identifier
exbt-m103
exbt-iceberg-47
http://doi.org/10.25549/exbt-m103
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/exbt-iceberg-47.jpg
Subject
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
Explorers
Time Period
1920/1929
Place
USA
Relation
Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: The Discovery and Exploration of Antarctica. Doheny Memorial Library, Fall 2002
Library Exhibits Collection
exbt-m33; examiner-m4404

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