Hearst Metrotone News
An illustrated map highlights the North Pole.
An illustrated map highlights the North Pole.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Roald Amundsen's 'Norge' begins its own attempt to cross the North Pole in 1926
Richard Byrd and the 'Josephine Ford' airplane take off from Kings Bay to partway accompany Roald Amundsen's Norge airship on its own journey across the North Pole; 'Josephine' flies past the Norge / WS Byrd's plane passes over...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett bid farewell to their crew as they prepare to fly over the North Pole
Richard E. Byrd, on left, and Floyd Bennett, on right (wearing goggles) shake hands with members of their ground crew as they prepare to take off in the 'Josephine Ford' Fokker airplane to fly over the North Pole; the plane stands behind...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Roald Amundsen's 'Norge' expedition meets up with Richard E. Byrd in Spitsbergen, Norway
VS airship 'Norge,' bearing Roald Amundsen's expedition to cross the North Pole, flies above Spitsbergen, Norway, where Richard E. Byrd's Arctic Expedition is preparing a flight attempt to cross the North Pole by plane / VS Norge...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
The 'Josephine Ford' reaches shore at Kings Bay, Spitsbergen, Norway
WS crewmen move Richard E. Byrd's airplane 'Josephine Ford' from makeshift raft to icy shore of Kings Bay, Spitsbergen, harbor / MS propellers whirl as 'Josephine' starts up / Byrd confers with crewman who might be pilot Floyd Bennett /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Explorer Richard E. Byrd, pilot Floyd Bennett, and the 'Josephine Ford' in 1926
Title card: 'In 1926 began a series of daring flights breaking new aerial trails and changing our concept of time and space' / Arctic explorer Richard E. Byrd, at left, stands with pilot Floyd Bennett / Byrd's Fokker airplane, the...
Sky News
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Sky News
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Sky News
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Sky News
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Icebreaker sailing through Northwest Passage Ice Floes
Getty Images
HD: Happy New Year Text Over Winter Wonderland
HD: Happy New Year Text Over Winter Wonderland
Getty Images
HD: Animated Country Scene With Greeting Text
HD: Animated Country Scene With Greeting Text
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pathe cameramen shoot film of Byrd expedition from ice floes in Norwegian harbor
VS cameraman stands on ice floe, with his movie camera on tripod as he shoots film; small boat stands behind him, and Richard E. Byrd's ship SS Chantier stands in background in icy harbor