Photograph of Herman R. Friis and W. L. G. Joerg Examining Map in the Division of Maps and Charts

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Photograph of Herman R. Friis and W. L. G. Joerg Examining Map in the Division of Maps and Charts

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National Archives at College Park

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Friis, Herman Ralph, 1905-1989

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Herman Ralph Friis (b. December 11, 1905, Chicago, Illinois-d. September 23, 1989, Fairfax, Virginia), geographer, cartographer, educator, archivist, served with the in Antarctica with the U.S. Naval Support Force in 1960 and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition in 1969 and 1970. He also served as Director of the Center for Polar Archives in the National Archives and Records Service....