- Title: P-213-2
- Summary: BYRD IN ANTARCTICA: ADMIRAL RICHARD BYRD'S EXPEDITION BRAVES THE FULL FURY OF THE ANTARCTIC & CONQUERS THE BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY WASTE OF THE SOUTH POLE.
- Description:00:03:18 - BOAT CARRYING BYRD'S EXPEDITION CREW AT SEA. WAVES HIT SIDE OF BOAT. CREW MEMBER WALKS WOODEN DECK. (HF-YTV) 00:03:27 - BYRD & CREW AT TABLE CHARTING COURSE. LOOKING AT MAPS, PAPERS. (HF-YTV) 00:03:30 - PANS ICE & SNOW COVERED PATH OF BOAT. CU BOAT CUTTING THROUGH ICY WATER. MAN ON DECK,. 00:03:41 - HS MEN WALK ON ICE ASHORE. 00:03:43 - MEN DRESSED IN WHITE ON SKIS PULLING SUPPLY SLEDS. WALKING TO CAMP. EXPLORERS 00:03:48 - RAISING OLD GLORY AT CAMP. PUTTING AMERICAN FLAG ONTO FLAG POLE. AMERICAN FLAG GOES UP. 00:03:56 - CU, GROUP OF PENGUINS. SEEM TO BE LOOKING ON. 00:03:59 - AERIAL OF "LITTLE AMERICA". SOUTHERN MOST CITY IN THE WORLD. 00:04:03 - PLANE FLIES OVERHEAD. 00:04:07 - GROUP OF WARMLY DRESSED MEN STANDING AROUND. SEE THEIR BREATH. WAITING FOR PLANE TO LAND. 00:04:11 - BYRD RETURNS TO CAMP. GETS OFF PLANE. SHAKES HANDS. 00:04:20 - HUGE PILE OF BOXES CARRYING SUPPLIES WAIT ON GROUND TO BE PUT INSIDE. MEN MOVE BOXES. 00:04:29 - IN THE SHELTER, MEN STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS. LAID OUT ON TABLES IN ROWS. MOVE PHOTOGRAPHS ON ROLLER-TYPE MACHINE. 00:04:37 - SNOWSTORM OUTSIDE. SNOW BLOWS AROUND, WIND HOWLS. MONTAGE AROUND CAMP SITE. THINGS BARELY VISIBLE THROUGH BLOWING SNOW. GREAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 00:04:46 - TENT PANELS BLOW MADLY IN WIND. 00:04:51 - DOGS PEEK AROUND CORNER FROM THEIR DOG HOUSES. BOX-LIKE BEDS. SNOW DUNES GROW FROM FORCE OF WIND. 00:04:56 - MAN TRIES TO WALK THROUGH CAMP. HAS TO TRY HARD. 00:05:02 - INSIDE, NAVIGATION CLASS BEING HELD UNDERGROUND. TEACHER AT BLACKBOARD DRAWING. CHALKBOARD & CHALK. DRAWS ARROWS. 00:05:13 - MAN PULLS MEAT SACK IN, CU AX CHOPPING FROZEN MEAT 00:05:22 - MAN WALKS OUTSIDE AFTER RAGING STORM IS OVER. 00:05:27 - MEN COME UP HOLE ONTO GROUND. CREW WORKS AT DIGGING OUT. SHOVELING SNOW TO GET AT TRACTOR. 00:05:35 - CU TIRES MOVING THROUGH SNOW. TRACTOR MOVES EASILY THROUGH SNOW. 00:05:45 - DOG SLED TEAMS COME OUT FROM BUILDING. ON SLEDS, INFORMATION COLLECTED. TEAMS & MEN MAKE WAY BACK TO SHIP WITH VALUABLE INFO. DOG SLED TEAMS GLIDE ACROSS THE ARCTIC LANDSCAPE. 00:05:51 - AT DOCK, CARGO IS LIFTED ONTO BOAT BY PULLEY. 00:05:57 - LITTLE PENGUINS WADDLE TOWARD BOATS TO SAY "GOODBYE". CUTE PENGUINS RUNNING. 00:06:09 - MEN CLIMB ON BOARD SHIP BY LADDER. 00:06:12 - BOAT ON WATER LEAVES FOR HOME.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1928
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: P-213-2