Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959
Senator Henry M. Jackson spent a week in Antarctica in October 1959 as part of Operation Deep Freeze 60, which was a support program for U.S. scientific research efforts. The program was responsible for bringing in and dropping supplies to Byrd Station, Hallett Station, McMurdo Sound and South Pole...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:jackson/537 2023-05-15T13:48:42+02:00 Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 United States. Navy University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Antarctica--Scott Base Silver gelatin, b/w 8 x 10 in. Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/537 unknown Henry M. Jackson Collection UW27467z http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/537 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 4/11 Legislators--United States Jackson Henry M. (Henry Martin) 1912-1983 Hewitt Rod Cold weather clothng--Antarctica Signs and signboards--Antarctica Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:45:34Z Senator Henry M. Jackson spent a week in Antarctica in October 1959 as part of Operation Deep Freeze 60, which was a support program for U.S. scientific research efforts. The program was responsible for bringing in and dropping supplies to Byrd Station, Hallett Station, McMurdo Sound and South Pole Station. He visited McMurdo Sound, New Zealand's Scott Base, South Pole Station and other points between stations. Jackson flew with the MATS C-124 Globemaster crew during the crew's successful air-drop of a nine-ton Caterpillar tractor to South Pole Station. Sources: U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy press releases Antarctica Tour is Near for Navy. New York Times. 1959, Aug. 23, p27 Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound South pole South pole University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections McMurdo Sound South Pole Byrd Scott Base ENVELOPE(166.766,166.766,-77.849,-77.849) Hallett ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) Byrd Station ENVELOPE(-119.533,-119.533,-80.017,-80.017) Hallett Station ENVELOPE(170.300,170.300,-72.300,-72.300) |
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Legislators--United States Jackson Henry M. (Henry Martin) 1912-1983 Hewitt Rod Cold weather clothng--Antarctica Signs and signboards--Antarctica United States. Navy Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 |
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Legislators--United States Jackson Henry M. (Henry Martin) 1912-1983 Hewitt Rod Cold weather clothng--Antarctica Signs and signboards--Antarctica |
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Senator Henry M. Jackson spent a week in Antarctica in October 1959 as part of Operation Deep Freeze 60, which was a support program for U.S. scientific research efforts. The program was responsible for bringing in and dropping supplies to Byrd Station, Hallett Station, McMurdo Sound and South Pole Station. He visited McMurdo Sound, New Zealand's Scott Base, South Pole Station and other points between stations. Jackson flew with the MATS C-124 Globemaster crew during the crew's successful air-drop of a nine-ton Caterpillar tractor to South Pole Station. Sources: U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy press releases Antarctica Tour is Near for Navy. New York Times. 1959, Aug. 23, p27 |
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Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 |
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Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 |
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Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 |
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Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 |
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Senator Henry M. Jackson pointing to a sign and talking with Rod Hewitt of New Zealand's Scott Base about how far it is from Scott Base to major cities, Antarctica, October 15, 1959 |
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senator henry m. jackson pointing to a sign and talking with rod hewitt of new zealand's scott base about how far it is from scott base to major cities, antarctica, october 15, 1959 |
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McMurdo Sound South Pole Byrd Scott Base Hallett Byrd Station Hallett Station |
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McMurdo Sound South Pole Byrd Scott Base Hallett Byrd Station Hallett Station |
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Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound South pole South pole |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 4/11 |
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Henry M. Jackson Collection UW27467z http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/537 |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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