U.S. explorer Admiral Richard Byrd's Antarctic III expedition to Antarctica. Expedition members assemble a dog sled on the deck of the Barkentine, USS Bear, while underway to the Antarctic during Admiral Byrd's 3rd Expedition.
Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Two cameramen (Willard Van der Veer and Joseph T. Rucker) accompany Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and his team on the expedition. USS Leviathan escorts sailing vessel 'City Of New York' from the New York harbor. Smoke rises up from the smokestack. U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn and his team gather around a table aboard the vessel. A dog barks aboard the ship. High waves rise at the sea. The supply ship 'Eleanor Bolling' underway at sea. A dog sleeps aboard the ship. Iceberg and ice pack in the ocean. Ice barrier 'Ross Barrier'. Men aboard the vessel observe the ice barrier through binoculars. A control meter. The ship being anchored. The men and dogs walk on the ice.
Members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition observe wild life in Antarctica. A waddle of Penguins on ice in Antarctica. They slide on their bellies across the ice. Men with dogs follow the penguins. The penguins run as the men rush along. They surround the penguins. The men put an artificial penguin near a penguin as it reacts strongly. The artificial penguin on the ice. Other penguins come closer to explore the artificial one. They examine it and drop it on the ice. The ocean in the background. Penguins walk through a gap in the ice. Baby penguins follow. The waddle stands near a net.
Activities of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929.A waddle of Penguins on ice in Antarctica. They slide on their bellies across the ice. Men with dogs follow the penguins. The penguins run as the men rush along. They surround the penguins. The men put an artificial penguin near a penguin as it reacts strongly. The artificial penguin on the ice. Other penguins come closer to explore the artificial one. They examine it and drop it on the ice. The ocean in the background. Penguins walk through a gap in the ice. Baby penguins follow. The waddle stands near a net.
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Shows Douglas DC-3 airplanes (R-4D in U.S. Navy) loaded aboard the deck of USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) at a U.S. naval base in Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. sailors spot an iceberg in the Southern Ocean. Christmas celebrations held aboard U.S. ships. Scenes from the Central Group underway. Cruzen and other officers gather for a conference. Views of Scott Island and waves crashing on its rocks. The ships reach the Scott Island in Southern Ocean. Cruzen transfers his flag to the USCGC Icebreaker Northwind to become the lead boat in cutting channels for the group.
Scenes from shell back initiation ceremonies aboard the USS Edisto in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors dressed in white robes act during the King Neptune ceremonies. They dance and entertain spectators. A sailor scrubs the ship deck. A sailor dressed as a pirate is taken away by the doctors. An officer shakes hands with the pirate. The ice-breaker USS Edisto (AG-89) was under the command of Commander E. C. Folger, USN. The ship was headed for Antartica, as part of the U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Project, a continuation of the 1947 "Operation High Jump."