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The "Gold Medal" Safety Platform Ladders in use during the preparation of the "Floyd Bennett" for the final dash to the South Pole. Byrd Antarctic Expedition - 1929, photograph
by Byrd, Richard
- Used
- Condition
- Otherwise very good condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
1929. Otherwise very good condition. A large b&w printed photograph of engine care taking place on the 'Floyd Bennett', the aircraft used by Admiral Byrd in his 1929 flight to the South Pole. Visible are several ladders used to service the engines with 6 men at work. Text hand printed in ink on mat board.
20 x 15.5" in matted frame, no glass. Frame size 25 x 21". Mat dusty, shows slt damp stain on bottom inner edge which does not appear on the image. Closed tear at left margin of both mat and image, not affecting image.
20 x 15.5" in matted frame, no glass. Frame size 25 x 21". Mat dusty, shows slt damp stain on bottom inner edge which does not appear on the image. Closed tear at left margin of both mat and image, not affecting image.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28278
- Title
- The "Gold Medal" Safety Platform Ladders in use during the preparation of the "Floyd Bennett" for the final dash to the South Pole. Byrd Antarctic Expedition - 1929, photograph
- Author
- Byrd, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used - Otherwise very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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