Author: Unknown
Subject: Operation Windmill
Type: Photographic print
Person, candid
Date: 1947
Topic: Research expeditions
Scientific expeditions
Snow
Ice
Smoking
Standard number: SIA2010-0653
Physical description: Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, Candid;; Medium: Photographic print
Notes: Image located in Robert B. Klaverkamp's collection. Klaverkamp, an enlisted Naval Correspondent, participated in Operation Windmill. Malcolm Davis, zookeeper at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, was also on the expedition and was assigned to the Icebreaker USS Edisto (AG-89) with the express purpose of collecting penguins, other birds, and leopard seals
Summary: Image of a member of Operation Windmill sitting in the snow with a note near him that reads "Home Sweet Home." The man is holding a tin pan and smoking a cigarette. Operation Windmill (1947-1948) was an expedition established by the Chief of Naval Operations to train personnel, test equipment, and reaffirm American interests in Antarctica
Place: Antarctica
Persistent URL:Link to data base record
Repository:Smithsonian Archives - History Div
chrisdmyk, s_a_smith, madichan, manuel dominguez jr., and 48 other people added this photo to their favorites.
sam2cents 30 months ago | reply
Fantastic portrait from the field.
m patrizio 28 months ago | reply
The home sweet home sign is adorable!
recognotrecognot 8 months ago | reply
so interesting