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
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.
Object number1974.50.513
On View
Not on viewJohn Henry von der Wall
1933-1935
Whitehead and Hoag Company