Admiral Byrd's South Pacific Expedition, 12/12/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #2868. I'm unsure if the date is correct. National Archives description "PAN (L to R) Icefields.LS Four men out playing on the ice; mooring lines of the ship. PAN (R to L) Icepacks (SV). MLS Old-type ice breaker; PAN (L to R) of the ice breaker. MS Man on skis. HA MS Hoisting a dog aboard ship. HA MS Men standing on ice, harnessing dogs up. CU Barrier ice (shot to show height); PAN (R to L) of barrier ice. LS PAN (R to L) to the barrier ice. CU PAN (R to L): Barrier ice. CU Cliff of ice with a Navy man in FG. HA PAN (R to L) Barrier ice. LS Seaplane taking off; barrier ice in S Old-type ice breaker putting skids on its side. MLS Dogs pulling sled; two men running alongside. LS Whale in the water; ice in FG. MCU Seal lying on the ice. HA MCU Navy men have a seal caught in a net (SV). LS Icepack with whales in FG. HA MS Whales playing in the water. LS Ice breaker tied up alongside the icepack; men in FG. MLS ADM. BYRD"s flagship USS BEAR (AG-29); [SIC?] ice pack in FG. MLS Ice breaker hoisting out old-type bi-plane. MCU Men attaching skis to aircraft. MLS Dogs pulling sled across ice; two men accompanying. LS Ice; deck of ship in FG with men on same. CU…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War II, Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, Dogs, Seals (Animal)

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