Picture No | 10220300 |
Date | 1930 |
Description | Admiral Richard Byrd, c.1929. |
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Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd (1888 - 1957), American explorer, pictured in his cold weather furs with two snow-shoes, c.1929. Admiral Byrd made a number of expeditions to the Polar regions and was the first person to fly over both the North and South Poles.
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Source | The Sphere. 15 February 1930, page 252 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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