Exceptional archive of 56 original vintage glossy 5.75 x 3.5 candid photographs from Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition in 1928-1930, most with contemporary ink captions on the reverse. Includes pictures of life on Byrd's flagship 'City of New York,' Byrd's Fairchild FC-2W2 'Stars and Stripes' monoplane (including the plane's assembly and it being loaded off on to the ice), crewmen with their tents and dogsleds on the ice at the 'Little America' Antarctic exploration base, sailmaker John Jacobson, First Officer Charles McGuinness, icebergs, and the Antarctic landscape. These remarkable images capture life as a member of Byrd's crew during his historic Antarctic voyage, providing a captivating, primary-source account of the excursion. In overall fine condition.
