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Dog sledges loaded with supplies move on the snow during Antarctic Expedition in Antarctica.

U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd during Antarctic Expedition in Antarctica. Supplies being unloaded from the an anchored ship. Men walk on the snow. Dog sledges loaded with supplies move on the snow. A Ford airplane (the Floyd Bennett) being lowered to the ice. Several dogs pull it on the snow. Men stay in shelters in the polar region. They work with spades to build houses. Men dine together.

Date: 1928
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054612
MATS C-124 and Navy R5D aircraft operating in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze

During U.S. Navy's Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. A tracked vehicle moves on snow in front of Observation Hill. (This area would become Mcmurdo Station.) A Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C-124C Aircraft taxis down sea-ice runway and turns around to takeoff . It makes makes a long takeoff roll and breaks ground with slow rate of climb, churning up a fog of snow in the process. . Small weasel with small trailer with fire extinguisher on it. Navy R5D Aircraft in the background taxiing for take off. R5D taxis. Yellow fuel truck is seen. R5D makes a jet assisted takeoff. Flame is seen from the JATO bottles under the aircraft during takeoff roll and much trailing smoke, as the aircraft breaks ground with a high rate of climb.

Date: 1956
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052043
Admiral Byrd prepares and leaves for the South Polar expedition in Antarctica during Operation Highjump.

Admiral Byrd prepares for South Polar expedition Operation Highjump in Antarctica. Ships at the East Coast Port. A United States plane on the ship. Sailor covers the plane and takes out the wing. Sailors with Husky snow dogs. Admiral Byrd and other officers look at a map. Scenes from former Polar expeditions: Ship sails in water with large amounts of ice in water. People disembark the ship. Tents on the ice. Snow dogs in the polar region. A dog huddling in a doghouse, but largely covered with snow. A man with a dog. Men pull sleds with equipment. Scenes again from Operation High Jump preparing to depart. People stand on ship's deck. A young woman waves to the people. Ship leaves the East Coast Port for south polar expedition.

Date: 1946, August
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021135
USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8), USS Sennet (SS-408) and USS Merrick (AKA-97) underway during in Antarctica Operation Highjump.

Ships of the United States underway in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) underway. USS Sennet (SS-408) underway; particles and pieces of ice floating about on water. The bow of USS Merrick (AKA-97). USS Merrick and USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) seen.

Date: 1947, January 1
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070708
The bow of USCGC Northwind II (WAGB-282) as she breaks through ice in Antarctica during Operation Highjump.

United States Coast Guard Cutter ( USCGC ) Northwind II underway in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. The bow of USCGC Northwind II (WAGB-282) as she breaks through ice. Men stand aboard near railings on the deck. The ice breaks up.

Date: 1947, January 1
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070709
USS Sennet (SS-408) underway in Antarctica during Operation Highjump.

USS Sennet underway in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. USS Sennet (SS-408) underway at a slow speed. Men milling about on the deck.

Date: 1947, January 1
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070710