Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1930, Page 116

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON C.—GRAVURE SECTION—MAY A boat model builder follows his hobby at Little America. Admiral Byrd (right) looking on as Christ Braathen com- pletes his model of the bark City of New York. . There was no dearth of books to read at Little Amer- ica. The men enjoying a quiet evening in the library are, left to right: Larry Gould, Willard van der Veer, Joe Rucker and Capt. Parker. All photos copyright by New York Times Co. and St. Louis Post Dispatch A wall of supplies around the camp. The small shack is the “Norwegian™ house, in the rear of the combination mess hall and bunk house. Some of the small tents also were used as sleeping quarters. The expedition leader and his famous pet, Igloo. The little fox terrior also has accompanied Admiral Byrd on his Arctic explorations. Little America was shy on mcdern improvements. The beard adds a comic touch as Dean Smith, air pilot, folds his six-foot length into a tin washtub. Bernt Balchen, who piloted the plane on the South Polar flight and who was in general charge of aviation. Capt. Ashley C. McKinley, view of Little America with one of the planes flying over the camp. aerial surveyor, who made the photographs on the polar flight and surveyed 150,000 miles of Antarctica. Arthur D. Walden, who had charge of the dog teams and who drove dogs in the Klondike gold rush in Alaska. Harold I. June, Navy pilot, disguised in his full Winter beard. June was alternate pilot on the famous polar flight. Paul Siple, the Boy Scout, could drive any team of dogs before he left Little America. He is seen here with some of the huskies in harness.