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The rescue of Richard Byrd, Jr...
The rescue of Richard Byrd, Jr...
Item # 583033
August 13, 1934
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, August 13, 1934
* Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.
* Polar explorer rescued
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BYRD RESCUED IN ANTARCTIC, WEAK AND ILL"
"Three of Expedition Find Leader by Beacon Light; Nearly Asphyxiated Last June" with photo of Byrd. See photos for text on the rescue of Richard Byrd near Little America in the Antarctic.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Good condition.
Category: The 20th Century