Byrd, Richard Evelyn; Polar Flights. [photograph]

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Collection Item Summary:

Warm Greetings from a Cold Country. Letter from Richard Konter to his friend Ed, dated May 15, 1930. Letterhead includes Byrd Antarctic Expedition logo and an illustration of the "City of New York" docked with penguins in the foreground at the top corners; black ink stamps of the Byrd Expedition and a cancellation stamp are placed immediately below. The letter, written in black iron gall ink, continues onto the back of the paper.

Collection Item Long Description:

Topic

  • Aeronautics
  • Antarctica

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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photographer

Unknown

Subject

Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957

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Date

May 15, 1930

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Ephemera

Local number

NASM-NASM-9A12360

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