The Snow Cruiser, 1939

Photograph of the Armor Research Foundation's Antarctic Snow Cruiser on a crowded street (location unknown) during the trip between Chicago and the Boston Army Wharf, the Snow Cruiser's departure point for Antarctica. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armor Research Foundation Scientific Di...

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Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1939
Subjects:
Armor Research Foundation (U.S.)
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration
Antarctic expeditions
All terrain vehicles
Antarctic
Cruiser
Departure Point
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1010269
http://repository.iit.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3A1010269/datastream/TN/view/The%20Snow%20Cruiser,%201939.jpg
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Summary:Photograph of the Armor Research Foundation's Antarctic Snow Cruiser on a crowded street (location unknown) during the trip between Chicago and the Boston Army Wharf, the Snow Cruiser's departure point for Antarctica. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armor Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's third Antarctic expedition. This photograph originally appeared in the December 1939 issue of the Armor Engineer and Alumnus. Photographer unknown.

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