Photograph
Crates of Horlick's Malted Milk Bound for Antarctica
| Crates of Horlick's Malted Milk awaiting shipment to New Zealand for Adm. Richard E. Byrd's second Antarctic expedition. Huskie and dog sled in foreground. Rear of print includes handwritten lists of Horlick's products taken on Byrd's first and second Antarctic expeditions. An additional caption reads "Byrd Expedition #1 and #2. The City of New York. 1933." |
| Image ID: | 23703 |
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| Creation Date: | 1933 |
| Creator Name: | Morse, Benjamin |
| City: | Boston |
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| State: | Massachusetts |
| Collection Name: | Horlick's Corporation records, 1873-1974 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4550 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| The caption is incorrect. The crates in the photo are clearly marked "Expedition II 1933," but the "City of New York" was one of the ships Byrd used on his first expedition (1928-30). Byrd used the vessels "Jacob Ruppert" and the "Bear of Oakland" for his second expedition (1933-35). |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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