Icebreaker Covered in Ice
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1947-1948
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-223, Box 1, Folder Photographs
Image of an Icebreaker covered in ice. This Icebreaker could be either the USS Burton Island (AG-88) or the USS Edisto (AG-89). These ships were used for Operation Windmill (1947-1948), an expedition established by the Chief of Naval Operations to train personnel, test equipment, and reaffirm American interests in Antarctica. An expedition member can be seen in the left corner of the image.
Operation Windmill
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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.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-223, Box 1, Folder Photographs
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1947-1948
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Antarctica
SIA2010-0644
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 5w x 4h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print