Whaler "Herman" in Siberia, Russia during arctic cruise. Natives on sleds as they bring in news of Captain Robert Bartlett to a ship in Emma Harbor in Siberia. The Eskimo natives travel across a snow covered field on sleds pulled by dogs. Captain Robert Bartlett comes aboard SS Herman (with news of the fate of the ship Karluk and its survivors marooned on Wrangel Island). Captain Christian Pedersen welcomes Bartlett aboard. Ice being cleared for the ship to get underway at sea. Ice floats on the surface of the sea. Captain Bartlett and Captain Pedersen aboard SS Herman, a trading and whaling vessel.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's to Antarctica in 1921-1922 (shortly before Shackleton's death on January 5, 1922). An albatross on or near the island of South Georgia. Crew member, naturalist George Hubert Wilkins, walks around the bird in a circle, moving his hand toward the defensive bird. The bird takes off. An albatross seated on a rock.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Clip opens with view of cover of ship log book for the Quest. A few frames of the clip show the logbook entry for January 5, 1922 indicating the sudden death of Ernest Shackleton from heart failure and notes about the attending physician, Macklin. Scene changes to show the grave of Ernest Shackleton in Grytviken, South Georgia Island. Crew members approaching and gathered around the grave site of Shackleton on a snow covered field. A wreath at the grave.
A beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. People walk along the beach. A rock island in the background. Men surf on waves at sea. People on rocks along the shore.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The cruiser USS Houston with President Roosevelt aboard it approaches Pearl Harbor. Outrigger canoes escort the ship to the harbor. A naval band plays as the Houston docks at Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt aboard the ship as he raises his hat. A large crowd gathered to welcome the President. Roosevelt and others drive away in a car. The President reviews a parade at Schofield Barracks. Troops and aircraft pass in review. President Roosevelt addresses the spectators. Roosevelt leaves the island after his visit.
Monuments in Washington DC, United States. Several ducks swimming in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) with the Washington Monument behind, and Capitol visible in distance. A street lighted in the night. View of the Potomac River, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, in single view, early morning. A street in downtown Washington DC. Cars moving on a road and buildings on either side of the road. The U.S. Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) seen in the background. The Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in view. Equestrian statue at George Washington, at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol viewed at dawn, along an empty Pennsylvania Avenue. The Washington Monument, seen from space between buildings. Equestrian statue of Civil War hero, Major General John A. Logan (Washington, DC 20005, United States), at Logan Circle, Rhode Island Avenue and 13th St. NW. The U.S. Capitol dome. View from Memorial Bridge, of Lincoln Memorial and Washington monument (in distance).
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