2021-08-25 Guide to the Card Stock Model of the Airship Norge, 2017 SPEC.PA.56.5017 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2021 August This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2021-08-25T11:50-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Card Stock Model of the Airship Norge SPEC.PA.56.5017 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1 1 4.5 Cubic feet 2017 The Norge was an airship that flew the first verified trip to the North Pole on May 12, 1926. The Card Stock Model of the Airship Norge dates from 2017, and consists of a handmade card stock model of the Norge on a display stand. (1) artifact; (1) costume box English Zoerb, Dick (Richard C.) Acquisitions Information

Accession No. PA.2017.0010: Richard C. Zoerb, 2017 July

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 Historical Note

The Norge was an airship that flew the first verified trip to the North Pole on May 12, 1926; it is also the first aircraft to fly over the polar ice cap between Europe and America. Designed by Umberto Nobile of Italy, the expedition over the North Pole was proposed by Roald Amundsen, Nobile, and Lincoln Ellsworth, and funded by the Aero Club of Norway.

Known as the Amundsen-Ellsworth 1926 Transpolar Flight, the expedition took off from Rome, Italy on April 10, and arrived in England later that same day; they then left for Oslo, Norway on April 12. On April 15, the ship left Oslo for Gatchina, Russia, where the expedition then paused until May 5 due both to weather and the mooring mast at its next stop in Norway having not been finished yet. On May 11, the expedition left Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway, and flew to the North Pole, where the passengers dropped flags from Norway, America, and Italy down to the ice.

After reaching the North Pole, the crew then flew to Teller, Alaska, where they landed due to weather. From there, the Norge was dissassembled and shipped back to Italy.

 Scope and Contents

The Card Stock Model of the Airship Norge dates from 2017, and consists of a handmade card stock model of the Norge on a display stand; the model was made by Dick Zoerb, who as of 2017 makes card stock models as a hobby.

 Norge (Airship) Airships--Italian--Arctic regions--20th century Arctic regions--Aerial exploration--20th century Historical models North Pole--Discovery and exploration--American--20th century North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Italian--20th century North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Norwegian--20th century