Description
Photograph of the Armor Research Foundation's Antarctic Snow Cruiser on the Cherry Valley Turnpike east of Cazenovia, New York, during the trip between Chicago and the Boston Army Wharf, the Snow Cruiser's departure point for Antarctica. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armor Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's third Antarctic expedition. This photograph originally appeared as part of an advertisement for Economy Fuse and Manufacturing Co. in the December 1939 issue of the Armor Engineer and Alumnus. Photographer unknown.
Date Created
1939
Language
Type
Subject
Armor Research Foundation (U.S.)
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration
Antarctic expeditions
All terrain vehicles
Local Identifier
0360401-BB-22-001
Department
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Persistent Link
Rights Statement
Archival Collection
Physical Location
036.04.01, Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999, Box BB, Folder 22, University Archives and Special Collections, Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology.
