Committee badge for Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Dateafter 1930
Mediumsilver; silk; paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 4 1/4 × 2in. (10.8 × 5.1cm)
ClassificationsHistorical Events
Credit LineEstate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day
Object number1974.50.513
DescriptionA committee badge for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. The top of the badge has a window with a paper that says "COMMITTEE." The top bar is attached to a red, white, and blue ribbon. A medallion suspended from the ribbon has a relief portrait of Richard E. Byrd. The reverse side of the medallion has a relief image of a plane.
Status
Not on view
John Henry von der Wall
1933-1935
Whitehead and Hoag Company
