Senator Henry M. Jackson and Commander W. A. Lewiston, USN, inspecting a mile meter on the back of a sled, which will be used on the Victoria traverse at New Zealand's Scott Base, Antarctica, October 15, 1959

• Main Author: United States. Navy
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Legislators > United States; Military officers > American > Antarctica; Jackson; Henry M. (Henry Martin); 1912-1983; Lewiston; W.A.; Measuring instruments > Antarctica; Cold weather clothing > Antarctica; McMurdo Sound; South Pole; Byrd; Scott Base; Hallett; Byrd Station; Hallett Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/540

Note stamped on verso 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...