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Quest ship at Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean during an expedition to Antarctica.

A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. A view of snow covered mountains on a coast of Elephant Islands in the Southern Ocean.

Date: 1921
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065866
Men free a Beechcraft Staggerwing aircraft frozen to ice in Antarctica during Byrd's Antarctic III expedition.

U.S. explorer Admiral Richard Byrd's Third Antarctic expedition. A Beechcraft SD-17S Staggerwing aircraft, fitted with skis, is frozen in ice. Men try to move it to no avail. So they rig an elaborate set of ropes and a block and tackle which finally enables them to break the seal of the skis to the ice. Several men then pull the airplane forward to a desired location. 'US Antarctic Services' written on the fuselage of the plane.

Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046680
Men at a camp area named 'Little America' with a provision store during Antarctic Expedition.

Antarctic Expedition of U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. Total darkness for six months on the Antarctic Pole. Two men stand in a room in the camp area named 'Little America'. One man wears a thick coat. They read the difference of the temperatures between the New York City and Little America. A difference of 168 degrees is noted between the temperatures of two places. A provision storehouse. A man walks through a corridor built of snow to the store house. He takes out a food box. Sled dogs are dressed in warm clothes. Men seated around a table and dress the dogs.

Date: 1928
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054617
Investigating parties go and explore the barrier ice during Antarctic Expedition.

Antarctic Expedition of U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. The camp area is called as 'Little America'. Total darkness for six months on the Antarctic Pole. Light sleds being built for the polar flight. Men use equipment to build the sleds. Concentrated food pemmican being packed in measured rations for a crew of four men. The investigating parties go and explore the barrier ice. They take torches with them. Hills and bottomless chasms. The men return back to the camp area. Their coats are covered with snow. Several men seated at a table. Men read wireless messages from home. Two men sit and read news about their children.

Date: 1928
Duration: 4 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054618
The Floyd Bennett aircraft takes off for the Polar flight and reaches the south pole during the Antarctic Expedition.

U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. The Floyd Bennett aircraft is readied for the Polar flight. The aircraft being loaded. Everything being weighed before loading. Men stand near the plane. 'Byrd's Antarctic Expedition' written on the aircraft. Blizzard sweeps down Doctor Laurence Gould's camp at Queen Maude Mountains. Admiral Byrd awaits for seven days due to the blizzard. Admiral Byrd seated at his desk and goes through several notes. Radio operator flashes the message from Gould's camp that the weather is clear. The Floyd Bennett aircraft takes off for the Polar flight. Admiral Byrd takes United States flag with him. Men in the camp area wave goodbye. The camp area is called as 'Little America'. Radio operator and several other men gather around the radio. The aircraft struggles and abandons some of the food. They receive the instructions to avoid Heiberg glacier. Admiral Byrd makes several calculations and decides that the aircraft is flying near South Pole. Aerial view of mountain ranges. The aircraft reaches South Pole. Men radio that the South Pole has been reached. The men check the gasoline for the flight back towards the camp area. The aircraft lands at the camp area. Men gather to meet Admiral Byrd.

Date: 1928
Duration: 17 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054625
The French ship "Pourquoi Pas?" underway in Antarctica, during 2nd French Antarctic Charcot Expedition

The bow ot the French antarctic exploration vessel, "Pourquoi Pas?" is seen as it makes way in antarctic waters. Ice floes are all around. The occasion is the second French Antiarctic expedition headed by explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

Date: 1908
Duration: 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074545