Admiral Byrd admires medal awarded to aide on Antarctic expedition. Washington, D.C., April 27. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd admires the gold medal of the National Geographic Society which was awarded today to Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, (left) senior scientist and second in command of the Byrd Antarctic
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"Admiral Byrd admires medal awarded to aide on Antarctic expedition. Washington, D.C., April 27. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd admires the gold medal of the National Geographic Society which was awarded today to Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, (left) senior scientist and second in command of the Byrd Antarctic" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Admiral_Byrd_admires_medal_awarded_to_aide_on_Antarctic_expedition._Washington,_D.C.,_April_27._Rear_Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd_admires_the_gold_medal_of_the_National_Geographic_Society_which_LCCN2016877888.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270631.
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