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Pathe cameramen shoot film of Byrd expedition from ice floes in Norwegian harbor
VS cameraman stands on ice floe, with his movie camera on tripod as he shoots film; small boat stands behind him, and Richard E. Byrd's ship SS Chantier stands in background in icy harbor
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The 'Josephine Ford' takes off in Byrd and Bennett's attempt to cross the North Pole in 1926
The 'Josephine Ford' Fokker airplane moves on its skis across snow and ice as it takes off from Spitsbergen, Norway, in an attempt to cross the North Pole / WS 'Josephine' takes off / Byrd Arctic Expedition crew members on shore jump,...
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Melting Iceberg in the Artic and North West Passage
Melting Iceberg in the Artic and North West Passage
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Graves and wreckage on Beechey Island of Franklin's Lost Expedition in 1845
Graves and wreckage on Beechey Island of Franklin's Lost Expedition in 1845
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Expedition Helicopter hovering over Drift Ice
Expedition Helicopter hovering over Drift Ice
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Trail of broken ice left by Icebreaker in the Northwest Passage
Trail of broken ice left by Icebreaker in the Northwest Passage
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Graves and wreckage on Beechey Island of Franklin's Lost Expedition in 1845
Graves and wreckage on Beechey Island of Franklin's Lost Expedition in 1845
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Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
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Graves and wreckage on Beechey Island of Franklin's Lost Expedition in 1845
Graves and wreckage on Beechey Island of Franklin's Lost Expedition in 1845
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'Josephine Ford' hits a snowbank during a test run in Norway
'Josephine Ford' airplane rocks on struts as ground crew affixes its skis; the Byrd Arctic Expedition will test the runway prepared out of packed ice and snow / plane moves away on its skis / plane approaches, skis past / plane moves...
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Celebration upon successful completion of Byrd and Bennett's flight across the North Pole
VS ground crew and others, including explorer Roald Amundsen, gleefully greet aviators Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett as they deplane from the 'Josephine Ford', having successfully flown across the North Pole; crewmen jump, cheer,...
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Richard E. Byrd, Floyd Bennett, and the 'Josephine Ford' return to Spitsbergen after crossing the North Pole
INT 'Josephine Ford' airplane as (probably) pilot Floyd Bennett opens window, looks out / POV from plane of the expedition's camp below, on Kings Bay in Spitsbergen, Norway / VS 'Josephine' flies above / CU a steam whistle, possibly...
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Animated map of the 1926 Byrd Arctic Expedition flight to the North Pole
Animated map shows route of Richard E. Byrd's flight in the 'Josephine Ford' from Kings Bay, Spitsbergen, Norway, to the North Pole and back, and gives statistics of the flight / Note: exact day not known
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Detection instruments used in the Byrd Arctic Expedition of 1926
Fur-mittened hand opens sliding door on bottom of the 'Josephine Ford' Fokker airplane, displays and adjusts the drift indicator instrument beneath, which was designed by explorer Richard E. Byrd / CU sun compass in fur-mittened hands /...
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Camera plane takes off to escort Byrd Arctic Expedition northward in 1926
Camera plane and 'Josephine Ford' Fokker airplane prepare to take off in the Byrd Arctic Expedition's attempt to fly over the North Pole / cameraman waves from camera plane as it moves away
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Airstrip prepared on ice for the 'Josephine Ford' to make a test run
VS men use shovels, stamp down ice and snow to make a level airstrip for the 'Josephine Ford' airplane to make a test run during Richard E. Byrd's Arctic Expedition / Note: exact day not known
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Richard E. Byrd, Floyd Bennett, and the 'Josephine Ford' head for the North Pole in 1926
VS POV from camera plane of the 'Josephine Ford' Fokker airplane flying, bearing Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett as they attempt to cross the North Pole; camera plane's wing is visible in some shots / QS immense glaciers / POV from...