Records of Naval Operating Forces. 1849 - 1997. Moving Images Relating to Polar Stations in Antarctica. 1947 - 1997. Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at South Pole

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Records of Naval Operating Forces. 1849 - 1997. Moving Images Relating to Polar Stations in Antarctica. 1947 - 1997. Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at South Pole

1929

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2788535

This video recording contains a television rebroadcast of a 1929 silent film of Admiral Richard Byrd's Antarctic expedition. Although the original film was silent, this copy has a musical soundtrack.

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6440649

National Archives at College Park

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw85m2 (person)

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...