Roald Amundsen photo Postcard

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912. He was the first person to (undisputedly) reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage. He disappeared in June 1928 while taking part in a rescue mission. Amundsen, along with Douglas Mawson, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. (source: Wikipedia) Image restored and enhanced by us (blemishes, stains removed, colours made more vibrant). Title: Capt. Roald Amundsen at wheel leaving home for North Pole Date Created/Published: c1920. Medium: 1 photographic print. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-121515 (b&w film copy neg.) Call Number: BIOG FILE - Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning, 1872-1928 Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA