Roald Amundsen Reaches the Pole
“The Polheim camp, December 17, 1911, departure morning. Norwegian explorers strike a small tent flying the Norwegian flag. Foreground shows huskies harnessed to a sled while Bjaaland straps a runner; midground reveals Amundsen pocketing a letter for Captain Scott left in the tent; an endless plateau of wind-rippled snow stretches under a brilliant low polar sun.”
