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UA 420.06 Unknown Donor Photo Collection

<p>UA 420.06 Unknown Donor Photo Collection</p>
Title: UA 420.06 Unknown Donor Photo Collection
Caption: "Trans-Atlantic Fliers Meet. At a luncheon in honor of Rear Admiral Byrd, given in New York City, July 7, four trans-Atlantic fliers came together. They are shown here during the luncheon, when a cameraman got them together for the picture. Left to right: Clarence Chamberlin, Rear Admiral Byrd, Amelia Earhart and Bernt Balchen."
Description: Six photographs of Rear Admiral Robert Byrd at various ceremonies in 1930. Byrd is pictured with Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and Governor of Massachusetts Frank Allen. One photo shows Byrd at the dedication of the Broadway Temple Tower and its Byrd Beacon in New York City.
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