The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 59

Pictorial News Section Sunday, July 18, 1937 -ft HHP 4 I'M 17 sit i El 0T 0i j5 Brains of the successful flight was Professor Otto J. Schmidt, famed explorer, shown standing before one of the giant planes that landed his Soviet polar expedition at the North Pole. Dr. Schmidt established a station at the top of the world. SOVIET 1 POLAR rteA HEROES i I to 'IP" iSSfJtiBjSfliS-i" tf; After Many Months of Careful Planning, Soviet Planes Land Safely At the North Pole.

A great welcome awaited the Soviet polar heroes in Moscow when they returned from their triumphant expedition. The scene shows Corky Street, Moscow's Broadway. 4. Si Professor Schmidt and members of his family at the Moscow Airport when the expedition returned. The explorers were greeted by Stalin and other Soviet leaders A v.

li Affectionate Rus sians (below) take leave of the men who were selected to live at the pole during the coming winter Photograph by Wide World Snow blocks (above) were used to cover tents to house the permanent scientific station at the pole. Four members remained at the pole to collect weather and other data 1 Eugene Fodoroff. one of the four winter dwellers at the Soviet's polar scientific station, taking meteorological readings On July 4th the temperature was a mild 32 degrees Fahrenheit.