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History Corner

A black and white image of a bearded man with glasses in a winter coat holding a silver cylinder, against a shelf filled with cylinders along the wall.
Who was Ian Whillans?
Goldthwait is standing in an orange jacket holding a yellow tape measure against a packed in snow wall.
Who was Richard P. Goldthwait?
A man sitting at a table with his legs stretched on the table, playing a ukulele with a dog facing him sitting on the table in front of him.
Why was Igloo an Essential Explorer?
Which Byrd expedition member hitchhiked across America for a job interview?
Illustration of Eunice Newton Foote in her laboratory
Who First Concluded that Rising CO2 Levels Could Cause Climate Change?
soaring penguin hot air balloon
Where has this Soaring Penguin flown?
Black and white photo of man with glasses and long jacket sitting on a rock  in a rocky field with snow and ice in a distance
John H. Mercer: Alarmist or Visionary?
Two white women in thick red coats hanging out in a dry rock valley. The one on the left is sprawled on the ground, the one on the right is sitting up and smiling.
Why Weren't There Women on Byrd's Expeditions?
Henry Brecher, an old man in beige clothes, standing on the edge of a mountain with his hands clasped above his head victoriously
Who is Henry Brecher?
A black-and-white photograph of a young Susannah Casey
Who Created the Byrd Center Flag?
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What was Byrd's infamous Antarctic Snow Cruiser doing in Gomer, Ohio?
Glass enclosed exhibit containing artifacts on display in the Goldthwait Polar Library. The exhibit includes blue and white pottery as well as white documents.
How did people eat on polar expeditions?
A stack of three brown books with worn down covers. They are placed on a plain table in an archival room.
What did school children think about Byrd's Antarctic expedition?
Photo from sea of Antarctica. The sea is glassy and reflects the puple, snow capped mountains like a mirror
Who was the “ghostwriter” for the Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition?
Drawing of a cow with the text "Antarctica Guernsey Iceberg"
How do you become the first milkman in Antarctica?
A board game box labled "Admiral Byrd's Little America" with an explorer speaking into an old microphone
Who Wanted to Play a Board Game About Antarctic Expeditions?
Rocky and Snowy landscape
Where is the Third Pole?
A group of women stand to take a photo at the south pole. The majority of the group is wearing heavy red coats. There is one individual in the center wearing a black coat.
How did the first all-woman scientific team from the United States come to work in Antarctica?
Three people bundled in thick fur coats standing outside of a plane in the snow
Who was the first to fly a plane over the North Pole?
Black and white imgae of Billy Gawronski, a white man in a suit with short, slicked back hair
How Did an Author Use the Polar Archives in Ohio to Write about an Antarctic Stowaway?
A black and white photo of a group of men in suits sitting around a table with many documents strewn about.
How did a polar center come to be located in Ohio?
black and white photo of soldiers from WW1 walking on a path lined by trees
Why are there World War I photos in the Polar Archives?
Drifting snow practically covers building in Antarctica.
Where is the windiest desert on Earth?
powerpoint slide
What happened during the Amundsen – Scott Race to the South Pole in 1911?

Featured

  • News
  • Symposia
    • 2019 | Women in Antarctica
      • Overview
      • Speakers
        • Mary R. Albert
        • Rosie Askin
        • Jessie L. Crain
        • Melisa A. Diaz
        • Kelly Falkner
        • Jill Ferris
        • Gretchen Hofmann
        • Liz Kauffman
        • Carol Landis
        • Amy Leventer
        • Lindsey McIntosh-Lin
        • Eileen R. McSaveney
        • Ellen Mosley-Thompson
        • Julie Mueller
        • Julie Palais
        • Claire Parkinson
        • Marilyn Raphael
        • Morgan Seag
        • Amelia Shevenell
        • Terry Tickhill Terrell
        • Pamela Theodotou
        • Karen R Tupek
        • Kathy Welch
        • Terry Wilson
      • Videos
    • 2021 | NT4OP (New Tools for Old Problems)
    • 2021 | WAMC/YOPP-SH (Year of Polar Prediction)
    • 2022 | Climate Change Research at Ohio State
    • 2023 | Symposium on Climate Change Research
  • Use Our Science
    • ArcticDEM | Arctic Elevation Change
    • FARM | Field Application Resource Monitor
    • FEVer | Fluid Earth Viewer
    • GRRATS | Global River Radar Altimetry Time Series
    • HYDRO | Ohio Hydrologic and Climate Assessment
    • REMA | Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica
  • Live Weather and Roof-top Camera
  • History Corner
    • Which Byrd expedition member hitch-hiked across America for a job interview?
    • Antarctic Snow Cruiser
    • Eunice Newton Foote: Climate Science Pioneer
    • First all-woman team in Antarctica
    • Flag Creator
    • Food and Dining of Antarctic Explorers
    • Henry Brecher
    • John H. Mercer: Alarmist or Visionary?
    • Women Need Not Apply
  • Opportunities for Students
    • Climathon
    • Course Offerings
    • Solve Climate by 2030
    • Job and Volunteer Opportunities
    • The Water and Climate Collective
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