Description: Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 1)

Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 1)

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Bibliographic Details
Collection:	Amandus Johnson Photographs (#PG126)
Date:	1928
Dimensions:	10 x 8.25 cm
Call Number:	PG126
Box Number:	Box 3
Format:	Electronic
Subjects:	Lantern
Copyright:	Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:	https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11411

Summary:	Slides from the 1928 Swedish expedition to rescue survivors of the crashed airship Italia, near the North Pole. Image 1: Map of the area of Spitzbergen (now Svalbard), including a diagram of landings made by Lundborg in his Fokker aircraft off the northeast coast, near Foyne Island. Image 2: Portrait of Lundborg in the aircraft with Umberto Nobile's dog, Tatina, who survived the Italia crash with her owner. Image 3: A Swedish icebreaker, probably part of the fleet taking part in the expedition. Image 4: View off of a ship of the Svalbad shore. Image 5: Unidentified crew members. Image 6: Unidentified crew members aboard the ship, possibly the ship captain (far right) and an aviator (far left), wearing fur hats and sunglasses. Image 7: Unidentified men at a dock, standing with a camera. Image 8: View from the top deck of an icebreaker, unidentified members of the crew on the lower deck. Image 9: Orca whale breeching near an iceberg. Image 10: Bow of the ship over floating ice. Image 11: Ships coming into port, possibly the Port of Longyearbyen. Image 12: Large ship off the mountainous coast of Svalbard. Image 13: Large ship off the coast of Svalbard, small rowboat to shore can be seen in the lower left of the frame. Image 14: Settlement with red houses, one labeled "Bulk," possibly at Longyearbyen. Image 15: Portrait of unidentified man in settlement. Image 16: Formal portrait of Louise Byrd, herself an Arctic explorer, signed to Captain Lundborg, wishing him luck on the search and rescue mission. Byrd was also searching for survivors of the Italia at the same time on a privately chartered ship.

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Slides from the 1928 Swedish expedition to rescue survivors of the crashed airship Italia, near the North Pole. Image 1: Map of the area of Spitzbergen (now Svalbard), including a diagram of landings made by Lundborg in his Fokker aircraft off the northeast coast, near Foyne Island. Image 2: Portrait of Lundborg in the aircraft with Umberto Nobile's dog, Tatina, who survived the Italia crash with her owner. Image 3: A Swedish icebreaker, probably part of the fleet taking part in the expedition. Image 4: View off of a ship of the Svalbad shore. Image 5: Unidentified crew members. Image 6: Unidentified crew members aboard the ship, possibly the ship captain (far right) and an aviator (far left), wearing fur hats and sunglasses. Image 7: Unidentified men at a dock, standing with a camera. Image 8: View from the top deck of an icebreaker, unidentified members of the crew on the lower deck. Image 9: Orca whale breeching near an iceberg. Image 10: Bow of the ship over floating ice. Image 11: Ships coming into port, possibly the Port of Longyearbyen. Image 12: Large ship off the mountainous coast of Svalbard. Image 13: Large ship off the coast of Svalbard, small rowboat to shore can be seen in the lower left of the frame. Image 14: Settlement with red houses, one labeled "Bulk," possibly at Longyearbyen. Image 15: Portrait of unidentified man in settlement. Image 16: Formal portrait of Louise Byrd, herself an Arctic explorer, signed to Captain Lundborg, wishing him luck on the search and rescue mission. Byrd was also searching for survivors of the Italia at the same time on a privately chartered ship.

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