• Members of the 1928-1930 Byrd expedition, wearing bulky fur coats, attempt to mount a large, oversized camera into an airplane in Antarctica.
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    The earliest explorers of Antarctica recognized the value of aerial photography. In this image, members of the 1928–30 Byrd expedition place camera equipment aboard a Ford Trimotor named Floyd Bennett. (The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program)

  • Members of the 1928-1930 Byrd expedition, wearing bulky fur coats, attempt to mount a large, oversized camera into an airplane in Antarctica.

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January 01, 1929

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