Polar Flight Pioneers in Town: Byrd and Bennett Bring Arctic Tales to Carnegie Hall

NEW YORK, June 26, 1926 – In a city that never sleeps, two pioneers of the skies brought their Arctic tales to the bright lights of Carnegie Hall last night. Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd and his trusted companion, Floyd Bennett, had just completed the first-ever flight over the North Pole, and the excitement was palpable. A large crowd gathered to hear their story, and the American Geographical Society was on hand to bestow a unique honor upon the duo.