Antarctic Expedition of U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. The vessel 'City of New York' anchored in the snow. The ship is sheathed with ice. Sled dogs and the men stand near the ship. Several men aboard the ship. The ship sails for New Zealand. Smoke rises from the smokestack. Forty-two men on the South Pole. Admiral Richard Byrd's second in command Doctor Laurence Gould stands on snow. Captain Ashley McKinley, third in Command. Whales swim in water near the camp. Men watch the whales. A man stands near a fissure as a seal peeps out.
U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. A common seal plays ashore with a pup. They roll in snow. Seals move on the snow and swim in water. The seals dive in water.
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.
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.
U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Admiral Byrd seated in a camp area with a group of men. The camp area is called 'Little America'. Admiral Byrd and others map a Polar flight. They organize the polar flight in detail and plan the route to be taken for the flight. Chief Pilot Bernt Balchen, Relief pilot and radio operator Harold June with Admiral Byrd. Doctor Laurence Gould being given instructions about his 400 mile trek to establish emergency depots.
Antarctic Expedition of U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. Men dig out snow as spring arrives. A man takes a bath in a tub. The man scrubs himself clean. Steam rises up from boiling water. A man washes his clothes. Men get their beards and heads shaved.