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Arb068 |
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Air view over the great central lake plane [sic]. The Van der Willigen river. |
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Arb101 |
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Hans & I [Stirling] about to start on our flight from Albatross camp to the Upper Rouffaer River. Hans in the pilot's seat, I am just climbing in, Prince on the wing about to crank up. Dick in the foreground. |
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Arb126n |
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Today Hans and Prince took off with the plane...with a load of 26 tins of food weighing 321 1/2 kilos... (June 5) |
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Arb218 |
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Me [Stirling], standing by our cargo of food brought in the plane to the upper Rouffaer river at the base of the Nassau Mts., central New Guinea. Hans took the picture from the plane. |
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...went back to the plane to unload our cargo of a dozen or so heavy tins of rice and canned goods. (May 15) |
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Arb347 |
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451069 – THE FIRST DYAK TO MAKE AN AIRPLANE FLIGHT. – A Dyak chief, who made the flight in the airplane of the Stirling Expedition, returns safely to earth to tell his experiences with the “Man bird” |
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B016 |
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The expedition airplane landing supplies at Batavia Camp on the Mamberamo where it enters the Van Rees Mountains. |
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B025 |
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Airplane view of the Mamberamo River just before it emerges from the Van Rees Mountains. In the foreground are the Edi Rapids. This picture was made during high water. Normally rocks project above the surface of the water at this place. |
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...I was afraid we would not be able to get fine air pictures without a special air camera. (June 6) |
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B027 |
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Airplane view of the Mamberamo River as it passes through the Van Rees Mountains. The current here is very swift and navigation difficult and dangerous. |
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B029 |
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Airplane view over the Van Rees Mountains looking west from over the Mamberamo. A small lake can be seen in the middle ground. |
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W060 |
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air view--over river |
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A view of the Mamberamo River in the Van Rees mountains at a point about 15 miles above Albatros[s] Camp taken at a point where two tributary streams join the main river, one from each side. This view is taken from an airplane. |
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W091 |
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About to start a reconnaissance flight. Hoyte & Stirling in the plane. Hamer at the crank. Albatross camp |
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Prince stood on the wing and cranked her and when the motor started jumped into the motor boat and let us go. (May 15) |
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