'Tabloid' first aid kit used on an Antarctic expedition of 1

This first aid kit was used by Rear-Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957) on his expedition to Antarctica in 1928-1930. Some of the bandages and equipment are labelled with the words “From Little America Antarctica Byrd Antarctica Expedition II Medical Officer”. (Little America was the base camp u...

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Bibliographic Details
Language:unknown
Published: 1925
Subjects:
exploration
first aid kit
Antarctic
Byrd
Evelyn
Little America
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://wellcomeimages.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?MIROPAC=L0059102
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Summary:This first aid kit was used by Rear-Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957) on his expedition to Antarctica in 1928-1930. Some of the bandages and equipment are labelled with the words “From Little America Antarctica Byrd Antarctica Expedition II Medical Officer”. (Little America was the base camp used for his expeditions.) The kit has been hardly used. ‘Tabloid’ brand first aid kits made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co were given to explorers and influential people packed with the company’s products in a shrewd attempt to promote the product. maker: Burroughs Wellcome and Company Place made: United States

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