Add to ORKGRichard Byrd and his pet terrier "Igloo", October 11, 1928.; 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
Few people are aware that dairy cows form part of Antarctic exploration history. Richard Byrd's seco...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Supplement to National Geographic, October 1932. Shows ro...
In September 1899, an article in London\u27s The Strand Magazine described the landing in Antarctica...
Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s.; With the South Pole conquered in 1911, the "heroic" age of An...
Chart showing 7 countries' claims on Antarctic territory, after 1975 [?].; With the South Pole conqu...
The first scientific exploration of the Antarctic dates to the end of the seventeenth century, when ...
In 1911 the world was watching, waiting, hoping, attention focused on a desolate spot at the very en...
The introduction Of the aircraft to the Antarctic opened up the continent for exploration on a scale...
Reviews the history of Antarctic discovery and of national claims in the Antarctic. Describes the pr...
Page 37bDate range of photo: 1928-1930Caption: Richard E. Byrd and his dog, Igloo
(print) 161 p. : ill. ; 24 cmIntroduction 1 -- The Making Of An Explorer : Richard Evelyn Byrd, 1888...
Dog shelters outside of Ernest Shackleton's hut, Antarctica, 1981.; Ernest Shackleton was a member o...
James Cook in his voyage of 1774–1775 is generally credited with the discovery of the Antarctic. He ...
Icebreaker coming to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 1995.; America's first Antarctic base, Little Amer...
In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail from London for Antarctica aboard the HMS Endurance. Having l...
Few people are aware that dairy cows form part of Antarctic exploration history. Richard Byrd's seco...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Supplement to National Geographic, October 1932. Shows ro...
In September 1899, an article in London\u27s The Strand Magazine described the landing in Antarctica...
Richard Byrd in flight jacket, 1920s.; With the South Pole conquered in 1911, the "heroic" age of An...
Chart showing 7 countries' claims on Antarctic territory, after 1975 [?].; With the South Pole conqu...
The first scientific exploration of the Antarctic dates to the end of the seventeenth century, when ...
In 1911 the world was watching, waiting, hoping, attention focused on a desolate spot at the very en...
The introduction Of the aircraft to the Antarctic opened up the continent for exploration on a scale...
Reviews the history of Antarctic discovery and of national claims in the Antarctic. Describes the pr...
Page 37bDate range of photo: 1928-1930Caption: Richard E. Byrd and his dog, Igloo
(print) 161 p. : ill. ; 24 cmIntroduction 1 -- The Making Of An Explorer : Richard Evelyn Byrd, 1888...
Dog shelters outside of Ernest Shackleton's hut, Antarctica, 1981.; Ernest Shackleton was a member o...
James Cook in his voyage of 1774–1775 is generally credited with the discovery of the Antarctic. He ...
Icebreaker coming to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 1995.; America's first Antarctic base, Little Amer...
In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail from London for Antarctica aboard the HMS Endurance. Having l...
Few people are aware that dairy cows form part of Antarctic exploration history. Richard Byrd's seco...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Supplement to National Geographic, October 1932. Shows ro...
In September 1899, an article in London\u27s The Strand Magazine described the landing in Antarctica...