Louise Boyd 1928 Polar Expedition
1928
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Louise Arner Boyd led seven self-financed Arctic expeditions, published three books of photographs through the American Geographical Society, chartered the first private flyover of the North Pole, and was honored with numerous awards and medals from myriad organizations and governments. Though her expeditions initially were for leisure purposes, scientific discovery soon became her primary concern. During her expeditions, Boyd shot thousands of photographs and feet of motion picture film to document the Arctic conditions.
In 1928, while arriving in Norway for her second expedition, Boyd learned that noted polar explorer Roald Amundsen had disappeared while searching for another explorer Umberto Nobile. Boyd immediately offered her ship the Hobby and her services to the Norwegian government to aid in the search for Amundsen. The hunting party and the boat's crew searched tirelessly for 10 weeks.
Boyd filmed throughout the endeavor—a total of 20,000 feet of motion picture film in all. Boyd's films show the outfitting of the vessel to prepare for the expedition and the arrival of two planes and pilots to aid in the search. Notable in the films is the seemingly endless ice and scenery as they traveled from Tromsø, Norway, to Spitsbergen, into the Greenland Sea, to Franz Josef Land, and back to Tromsø.
In 1928, while arriving in Norway for her second expedition, Boyd learned that noted polar explorer Roald Amundsen had disappeared while searching for another explorer Umberto Nobile. Boyd immediately offered her ship the Hobby and her services to the Norwegian government to aid in the search for Amundsen. The hunting party and the boat's crew searched tirelessly for 10 weeks.
Boyd filmed throughout the endeavor—a total of 20,000 feet of motion picture film in all. Boyd's films show the outfitting of the vessel to prepare for the expedition and the arrival of two planes and pilots to aid in the search. Notable in the films is the seemingly endless ice and scenery as they traveled from Tromsø, Norway, to Spitsbergen, into the Greenland Sea, to Franz Josef Land, and back to Tromsø.
This primary source comes from the Louise Arner Boyd Collection.
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