Fokker prop plane with "Detroit Arctic Expedition , G.H. Wilkins, Commander" written on its side, parked on ice field with…

Wilkins led three Detroit Arctic Expeditions in 1926, 1927, 1928; the objective was to fly from Pt. Barrow, Alaska across the polar sea to Spitzbergen, islands north of Norway. Only the last expedition succeeded. Photo is torn in half.

Creators/Contributors

Biery, Galen - Collector

Collection

Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs

Date Created

Circa 1920 (date is approximate) to Circa 1930 (date is approximate)

Extent

  • 1 black and white print
  • 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Publisher

Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Physical location

  • WaBeCP
  • Western Washington University

Repository

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Resource type

still image

Related to

Galen Biery papers and photographs

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Identifier

gb2232

Subject Geographic

Genre

Images

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