1 50 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25224/archive/files/90f22f599c65ca16a17b068d0e22fe72.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=gBjS0Yc8XnqRPrpKGvaHtiZzNhj5PLtFUjPs1YuEltoHUla3lY%7Ej%7Em3qqCQqZUvPvouwF37MDxJ3n7GboG-Y%7EHoYYEsoSaP4EX%7EINAVcq80%7EbXalUQdf-KYCsuhccmFH8V-2BvyoocIMqEgxGvUoqErI8uEnHyjAepSPOq%7E2Z6%7E7YZOxSC0OrusfJRlh1CtlwOgAAMFgAUDxResjJ-0FpWzdkAgz8AflojO1okG6DcejfdJdojeshCeumRmJ7AjDWuwQTWsMfJahekka6h3zcftfLxo9zBOoSIVCYPt7BWBlpVB12njvK5ao0iRsP0N302D9bzawGStAuuH1iB7iqg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e120237f7ba659b23458d891fb01c218 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aviator Bert Hassell and his airplane, the "Greater Rockford," Rockford, Illinois Description An account of the resource A collection of photographs depicting aviator Bert Hassell and his airplane, the "Greater Rockford." The majority of the images are from 1928, which is the year of Hassell's historic Rockford-to-Stockholm flight and his return to a celebratory parade. Although Hassell was forced to make an emergency landing on the Greenland ice cap and did not make it all the way to Stockholm, he did pioneer the Great Circle Route of flying that is commonly used today. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928-1988 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 7.25" x 9.25" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Recovery of the Greater Rockford from the Ice Cap. Description An account of the resource This view shows The Greater Rockford airplane upside down on a snowy ice cap in Greenland. Seven men wearing parkas surround the wing to the right. Two plywood sheets lie in the lower right portion of the photograph. Hassell's autobiography, A Viking with Wings (1987, p. 184) comments on this photo, "Wing removal was a major task before The Greater Rockford could be airlifted from the glacier to the U.S. Air Base at Sondrestrom by Greenlandair helicopter. Recovery ground crew included Scandinavian Airlines System and Greenlandair employees, as well as U.S. Air Force personnel." Handwritten in purple ink by Mary Hassell Lyons (Bert Hassell's daughter) on the back of photograph: "Ice cap - USAF crew - assisting along with SAS-Greenlandair - with recovery." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1968 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Midway Village Museum Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2006.17.1297 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Greater Rockford Airplane Greenland Ice Cap Greenlandairs Midway Village Museum Rockford Illinois--History Scandinavian Airlines System United States Air Force