About This Item

  • Call NumberPORT_0146
  • Title[Richard E. Byrd and family]
  • SummaryTwo views (4 x 4 in. each). Top image shows famous Antarctic explorer Richard E. Byrd, wearing an academic cap and gown, presumably at a graduation, standing with a group of unidentified men. Bottom image shows his wife and his son, Richard, Jr. Image includes a large bouquet in foreground. The locations are unknown.
  • Date1930
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate inscribed on recto below images: Jun[e] 20/30. Title from inscription on recto; supplied partially by cataloger.
  • SubjectByrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 ; Explorers -- United States
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Place[Location unknown]
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Portraits: Byrd, Richard E. Admiral: Family