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Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut
Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut

Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane, Lieut

Date5/1/1936
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Original Toronto Star caption: Byrd conquers the north pole by Aeroplane; Lieut. Commander Richard E. Byrd has given the United States the honors in the Polar race this year.
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Photographs
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0116719F
Mascots Chosen for U.S. Navy's South Pole journey are these husky pups. Officers, from left to right, are: Rear-Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Capt. Robert S. (...)
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Byrd's huskies greet the admiral on his return to Little America after an expedition into unknown territory
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10/3/1935
Death Lurks Here for members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, whose supply ship is seen in the background
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Toronto Star (Firm)
7/3/1940
North-Pole voyages: embracing sketches of the important facts and incidents in the latest American efforts to reach the North Pole from the second Grinnell expedition to that of the Polaris
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Hunt & Eaton
1875
A correct draught of the North Pole and and of all the countries hitherto discovered intercepted between the pole and the parallel of 50 degrees...
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Approximately 1747
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A new edition of Captain Ross's voyage to the North Pole
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Stanford's map of the countries round the north pole
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The North Pole, and Charlie Wilson's adventures in search of it
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