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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:Byrd-Supplies-1928.jpg|350px|thumb|Supplies being loaded onto the ''City of New York'' ]] | |||
As prohibition was in effect in the United States in 1928, it was illegal for American citizens to possess or consume alcohol. However, [[Richard Byrd]] got around this prohibition by requesting 2,000 gallons of alcohol for medicinal purposes. This request was fulfilled by Major Campbell, the Prohibition Administrator for New York. The large store of alcohol on board the expedition's flag ship, ''City of New York'', caused significant excitement among members of the press. | As prohibition was in effect in the United States in 1928, it was illegal for American citizens to possess or consume alcohol. However, [[Richard Byrd]] got around this prohibition by requesting 2,000 gallons of alcohol for medicinal purposes. This request was fulfilled by Major Campbell, the Prohibition Administrator for New York. The large store of alcohol on board the expedition's flag ship, ''City of New York'', caused significant excitement among members of the press. | ||
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==Invention of the blowtorch== | ==Invention of the blowtorch== | ||
[[File:1928-Relaxing.jpg|350px|thumb|The Little America team relaxing in their quarters]] | |||
Although the crew had a sizable stock of liquor with them, the majority of the stores were probably consumed during the voyage to [[Antarctica]] or simply left behind on the ship while they commenced exploration of the continent. In any case, it is evident there was no liquor readily available when the team wintered over at the Little America base. | Although the crew had a sizable stock of liquor with them, the majority of the stores were probably consumed during the voyage to [[Antarctica]] or simply left behind on the ship while they commenced exploration of the continent. In any case, it is evident there was no liquor readily available when the team wintered over at the Little America base. | ||