Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 2)

Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 2)

Second box of slides from the 1928 Swedish expedition to rescue survivors of the crashed airship Italia, near the North Pole. Image 1: Airship hanger built on Svalbard. Image 2: Airship hanger, man in foreground displaying scale. Image 3: Three unidentified men on a ridge at sunset on Svalb...

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Collection:Amandus Johnson Photographs (#PG126)
Date:1928
Dimensions:10 x 8.25 cm
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/11496
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title Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 2)
spellingShingle Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 2)
title_sort Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 2)
title_txt_mv Swedish arctic rescue expedition glass lantern slides, circa 1928 (Box 2)
date_txt_mv 1928
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genre Lantern
dimensions_txt_mv 10 x 8.25 cm
description Second box of slides from the 1928 Swedish expedition to rescue survivors of the crashed airship <em>Italia</em>, near the North Pole. Image 1: Airship hanger built on Svalbard. Image 2: Airship hanger, man in foreground displaying scale. Image 3: Three unidentified men on a ridge at sunset on Svalbard, posing with a grave marker. Image 4: Vista of two ships in a bay. Image 5: Unidentified man posing with grave marker, holding his hat. Image 6: Three unidentified men posing with rock structure, possibly a grave marker. Image 7: Group of unidentified men probably including Lieutenant Lundborg gathered around Swedish military aircraft <em>Hansa Bradenburg</em>, equipped with skis. Image 8: Lieutenant Lundborg, in pilot&#39;s seat of Swedish military aircraft <em>Hansa Bradenburg</em>, equipped with skiis. Image 9: Swedish rescue Floatplane Junkers G 24 &rdquo;Uppland&rdquo; S-AABG (from national airline ABA) pilot: Viktor Nilsson. Image 10: Two boats in a bay off of Svalbard. Image 11: Unidentified group of men in a rowboat. Image 12: Unidentified group of men hanging on a structure that is probably used to attach the <em>Hansa Bradenburg</em> to the ship, and transport it to takeoff space. Image 13: Unidentified group of men, probably including Lieutenant Lundborg, standing in front of the <em>Hansa Bradenburg </em>and transporting structure. Image 14:<em> Hansa Bradenburg</em> positioned in take-off position with unidentified group of men working around it. Image 15: <em>Hansa Bradenburg</em> taking off among glacial Svalbard scenery, with an unidentified man in the foreground. Image 16: Lieutenant Einar Lundborg in front of <em>Hansa Bradenburg</em> wearing skis and sunglasses. Image 17: Survivors of the crash of airship <em>Italia</em>, including Captain Umberto Nobile (right), in camp, the day of their discovery by the Swedish team.<br /> &nbsp
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collection Amandus Johnson Photographs
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url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11496
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