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Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile flight across the Polar Sea
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Arctic regions Norway--Spitsbergen Island |
| Description | Photographs show preparations, take-off of airship Norge (N1) for first flight to cross the Polar Sea from Spitsbergen over the North Pole to Teller, Alaska, April-May 1926. Special hangar built for the Norge at Kings Bay, Spitsbergen Island, Norway; in flight with members of the crew, including Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth, in rigging; tractor driven by Lt. Bernt Balchen pulling the Norge in from mooring mast; portraits of the airship designer, Umberto Nobile; ice-locked harbor at Kings Bay; dismantled airship, stripped of canvas; etc. Also, crew members arriving in Alaska; Amundsen voting in Nome, Alaska, after the flight. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Nobile, Umberto,--1885-1978--Travel--Arctic regions. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Firsts--Arctic regions--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Airships--Italian--Norway--Spitsbergen Island--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aeronautics--Arctic regions--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hangars--Norway--Spitsbergen Island--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Amundsen, Roald,--1872-1928--Travel--Arctic regions. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Balchen, Bernt,--1899-1973--Travel--Arctic regions. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Discovery & exploration--Arctic regions--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ellsworth, Lincoln,--1880-1951--Travel--Arctic regions. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
