Arthur Chester Langan papers, 1881-1960.

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Arthur Chester Langan papers, 1881-1960.

Scrapbooks, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, legal papers, and photographs relating to Langan's participation in the 1912 Scott Polar Expedition, early motion picture making (ACL Feature Film Company), mining activities in Nevada and Deauville, France, a casino and cabaret which he operated in Reno, Nev., during the early 1930's; together with family photographs.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8125509

Nevada State Historical Society

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British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913)

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The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the expedition had various scientific and geographical objectives. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition from 1901 to 1904, and wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. He and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, where the...

A.C.L. Feature Flim Company.

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Langan, Arthur Chester, 1871-1964

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Film maker, polar explorer, miner and casino operator in Reno, Nev. From the description of Arthur Chester Langan papers, 1881-1960. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74986107 ...