Copyrighted 1930 by the Tide Water Oil Company. Also includes a typewritten letter dated 1930 from Tide Water Oil Company. Very interesting letter whose goal is to sell the same oil and gasoline used during this Antarctic Expedition.
Photographs courtesy of the New York Times and the St. Louis Post Dispatch".
Large 8 3/4" x 11 3/4" design.
Pictorial textured wraps, moderate cover, edge wear, rub, and stain.
Front, back covers feature minimalist monochromatic designs of planes and landscapes.
A photographic and ephemeral collection of images with captions documenting the amazing exploration of Antarctica.
Dramatic and intriguing photos throughout with captions and a summary text.
Graphic story in word and pictures of the Byrd Antarctic expedition told for the first time. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd left the States on October 13, 1928, aboard the C.A. Larsen, headed for New Zealand. The expedition ultimately would reach the Ross Ice Shelf on December 28, 1928. Days of laborious unloading and building shelters followed the Expedition's arrival in Antarctica, resulting in a complete village that Byrd named "Little America" and contained the first generator of electricity in Antarctica.