History Corner | Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

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?

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 an author used 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?

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