File:Explorer George Hubert Wilkins with Lamphier Washey, Seattle, ca 1926 (MOHAI 874).jpg
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[edit]English: Explorer George Hubert Wilkins with Lamphier Washey, Seattle, ca. 1926 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photographer |
Staff Photographer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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English: Explorer George Hubert Wilkins with Lamphier Washey, Seattle, ca. 1926 |
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English: Australian explorer and aviator, George H. Wilkins, spent his lifetime involved in or leading arctic and antarctic expeditions. From 1926 to 1928, he and Ben Eielson attempted three times to fly across the arctic from Point Barrow, Alaska to Svalbard (Spitzbergen), Norway. The expeditions were sponsored by the Detroit Aviation Society, the Detroit News, and young Detroit children who offered their pennies for these ventures. The successful third attempt in 1928 was the first trans-arctic flight which resulted in Wilkins being knighted by the King George V of England for this accomplishment. Throughout his life, he lectured extensively and published several works about his adventures. In the 1940s until his death in 1958, he worked for the government mostly as a consultant to the U.S. Army on geographic research, aviation research, and cold weather clothing and survival techniques. As with many arctic adventurers, Seattle was often a stopping off point prior to heading to Alaska. This photo of Wilkins with Lamphier Washey was taken prior to one of the trans-arctic flight attempts, quite likely the unsuccessful 1926 attempt. Handwritten on image: [...] Wilkins. Caption information sources: Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, The Detroit News, The Explorers Club.
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English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Date |
circa 1926 date QS:P571,+1926-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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English: 1 glass negative: b&w |
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height: 4 in (10.1 cm); width: 5 in (12.7 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,4U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,5U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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