Mrs. Byrd and an unknown crew member stand on the deck of the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Mrs. Byrd and an unknown crew member stand on the deck of the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928

Date Created

[circa October 10, 1928]

Date

1928-10-10

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph is likely related to the articles, "COMMANDER BYRD SAILS FOR FROZEN ANTARCTIC: Thousands Cheer as All-American Soldiers of Science Depart; Last Word Sent by 'Times',” and “Flags Flutter and Whistles Toot Farewell,” Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 1928: A1
For additional photographs related to the embarkation of Commander Richard Byrd's Antarctic Expedition from Los Angeles, see items with Old Div IDs: uclamss_1429_1305 through uclamss_1429_1337
At center, from left to right, an unknown crew member and Mrs. Marie A. Byrd stand on a deck of the C. A. Larsen. They both stand with their backs to camera and face one another as they rest their hands on the deck's rail. In the foreground at left, a cabin stands in partial view. Behind and to the right of the man and woman, a small funnel stands and along the right edge a smoke stack rises.

Caption

Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Byrd, Richard E. arrival + departure

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship)
Byrd, Marie Ames, 1889-1974
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles
Sailors--American--California--Los Angeles
Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles
Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)