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2002: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
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Fire Department, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 1995
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Fire Department, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 1995
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Fire Department, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 1995.; America's first Antarctic base, Little America I, was built in 1929 on the Ross Ice Shelf under the direction of Richard Byrd. Currently (2002) the largest settlement on the continent is McMurdo Station, where the summer population swells to over 1,000 people. The small town has ATMs, a post office, and even a fire station.
Asset Metadata
Title
Fire Department, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 1995
Subject
Fire stations
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Antarctica
(continents),
McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
(city or populated place)
Temporal Subject
1995
Type
images
Format
photographs
(aat)
Source
2002: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
(subcollection),
Library Exhibits Collection
(collection)
Date Created
1995
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343.
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/exbt-m96
Identifier
exbt-iceberg-40 (
filename
), exbt-m33 (
legacy collection record id
), exbt-c54-611 (
legacy record id
), exbt-m96 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
611
Unique identifier
UC1608623
Legacy Identifier
exbt-iceberg-40.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
6.6 in × 4.5 in at 300dpi
16.9 cm × 11.4 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
2002: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
Description
Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: The Discovery and Exploration of Antarctica. Doheny Memorial Library, Fall 2002
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2002: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
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