Unknown woman and child visit the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Unknown woman and child visit 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

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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, an unknown woman and child visit the C. A. Larsen. The woman stands leftmost and in profile, facing right. She glances up to the right. To the right of her, a young child sits on the top of a crate, facing camera. Barrier netting passes behind them at left. The ships rigging and a funnel at right rise in the background.

Caption

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

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
C. A. Larsen (Whaling ship)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Ships--Norwegian--California--Los Angeles
Discovery & exploration--American--California--Los Angeles
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles