[Lt. Com. Richard Evelyn Byrd] – Vintage Print
![[Lt. Com. Richard Evelyn Byrd], 1925 June 9. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f0/f0b4215a6f10-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Lt. Com. Richard Evelyn Byrd] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Lt. Com. Richard Evelyn Byrd]
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Naval aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd is identified here by his rank of Lieutenant Commander, which he held in the mid-1920s while building a reputation as a pioneer of polar flight. The photograph is dated June 9, 1925, a period when Byrd was involved with the Navy's support of the MacMillan Arctic Expedition, which carried seaplanes toward Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Byrd went on to fly over the North Pole in 1926 and later led expeditions to Antarctica, becoming one of the best-known explorers of his era. The date comes from an old caption card and has not been independently verified, so treat it as a working date.
| Created / published | 1925 June 9. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | No. 34384. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: LCNA: Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,184 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114638 |
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