Norway, Ny-Ålesund, Kings Bay, Spitsbergen

28 L.187 August 4, 1928. Ny-Ålesund, Kings Bay, Spitzbergen. In background, houses of miners of [Kings Bay] Coal Co. Unmounted wings of Junkker airplane of Russian aviator Tschuknovsky [Boris Grigoryevich Chukhnovsky], and main part of his plane. In foreground Savoia hydroplane used by Com. [Command...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972
Other Authors: Gift of Louise A. Boyd, 1931
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1928
Subjects:
Louise A. Boyd Expedition in Search of Amundsen
1928
Hydroplanes
Mountains
Glaciers
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration
Arctic
Kings Bay
Nobile
Norway
Ny-Ålesund
Svalbard
Ny Ålesund
Spitzbergen
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/1254
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Summary:28 L.187 August 4, 1928. Ny-Ålesund, Kings Bay, Spitzbergen. In background, houses of miners of [Kings Bay] Coal Co. Unmounted wings of Junkker airplane of Russian aviator Tschuknovsky [Boris Grigoryevich Chukhnovsky], and main part of his plane. In foreground Savoia hydroplane used by Com. [Commander] Maddalena when he located [General Umberto] Nobile. Mountains and planes are west of the Coal Co. and on south side of Kings Bay.

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