Operation Windmill Expedition Members Playing in the Snow

Summary

Image of Operation Windmill expedition members playing in the snow. Other members are standing on the ship watching the men on the ground. 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. The icebreaker in the background of the image is the USS Burton Island (AG-88), signified by the number 88 near the front of the Icebreaker. A second Icebreaker, the USS Edisto (AG-89) was also used during the expedition.

Subject

Operation Windmill

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

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.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-223, Box 1, Folder Photographs

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1947-1948

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Scientific expeditions
• Research expeditions
• Snow
• Ice
• Icebreakers (Ships)

Place

Antarctica

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Group, candid

ID Number

SIA2010-0651

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, Candid; Medium: Photographic print

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