Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. Expedition to Little America, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd

View of Icebreaker USS Edisto (AGB-2) underway in Antarctic waters. View of ice breaking in front of the ship and penquins swimming. View of cargo ship, USS Arneb (AKA-56), with heavy smoke pouring from stack. Penquins waddling about on the ice. Explorers disembarking from ship via long gangway to the ice. Group digging hole in ice. Views of Little America buildings and supplies left from previous expeditions. Admiral Byrd arrives by helicopter and presides over flag-raising ceremony for Little America II. Admiral Richard E. Byrd,Paul Siple, Major Murray Wiener USAF, and IGY representative Edward Goodall salute the flag.