Raising the flag at Siple's pole marking sunrise 21 SEP 1961
Philip K Swartz - 1960-61 - South Pole Station - Antarcticans Database Project more

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Taken from a B&W photograph. We had started to head to Siple’s pole on a sled hauled by a D4, but the tractor stalled and would need to be heated to re-start, so we ended up walking out to the pole. Very cold. (-93°F. Most cameras were frozen by the time we arrived there, and this is the only surviving picture.

Pictures from Philip K Swartz, overwinter, South Pole, 60-61