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Elephant Seals sleep on South Georgia island during an expedition to Antarctica.

A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. An elephant seal (referred to as a sea elephant in the film slates) is seen on a coast. The elephant seal opens its mouth and is also seen sleeping on the shore. Another elephant seal sleeps near bushes. Elephant seals sleeping in shallow water at the coast. A elephant seal climbs up on a rock.

Location: South Georgia
Date: 1921
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065864
Members of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's Antarctic expedition accompany a Norwegian whaling vessel during hunt in waters off South Georgia Island.

Opening slate states that "South Georgia is one of the greatest whaling centers in the World." It notes that more than 10 thousand are taken annually. View from a whaling vessel of a pod breaking the surface of the water. Flocks of birds follow them closely. Slate states that "A whaling trip was a delightful experience for the crew. (This alludes to members of the Shackelton Antarctic expedition who are aboard the whaler for the experience.) Slate states, "The gunner stands on a forward platform to direct the movements of the boat." View of the gunner in the ship's bow. Next, he is seen manning a harpoon gun and directing the ship''s movement. Slate reads: "The harpoon hits the bulls eye and away goes the whale under water at a terrific speed." View of heavy line in the rigging that is attached to the harpoon. (Slate says it is a quarter of a mile in length.) View of the whale being hoisted aboard the ship by its flukes. Whaling crew members use wooden poles with harpoon points to maneuver the whale. The whale is tagged with a Norwegian flag and released. Another view of the gunner in the ship's bow preparing to harpoon another whale. He fires the harpoon gun, twice, at this whale. Closeup of the whale next to the ship's starboard side, where crew members are retrieving it with a line.

Location: Atlantic Ocean
Date: 1921
Duration: 5 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065865
Smoke rises from a burning oil dump on a Pacific Island during World War II.

Smoke rises from an oil dump. Trees in the foreground. An ambulance moves past the oil dump. Numerous palm trees. Columns of smoke rise up from burning oil. Mutilated bodies lying on the ground.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1943
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066945
War supplies transported by the U.S. Army and the U.S. soldiers land in islands in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

War equipment and supplies transported to different parts by the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Animation of a map depicts the routes taken by the ships to supply war equipment in different parts of the world. Men load supplies on donkeys. The donkeys loaded with supplies walk through rocky terrain. An aircraft loaded with supplies in flight. A warship in the Atlantic Ocean. A soldier observes through a binoculars. An aircraft in flight overhead the ship drops bombs. Explosions in water as bombs are dropped. A convoy of ships. American soldiers land in England. The soldiers disembark from the ships. A soldier carries supplies out of the ship. New Caledonia : Soldiers march out of a warship. The soldiers wave standing at the ship rail. Soldiers march holding flag of the United States. Flag of New Caledonia and the United States hanging out of a building. Iran : A stencil mark of USSR on a crate shows materials arrived from Soviet Union. Two soldiers greet and salute each other. Two soldiers standing in front of a vehicle talk. Egypt : Soldiers walk on a gangplank to unload supplies from a ship. Trucks parked. A train pulls past the trucks parked. A U.S. aircraft carrying cargo in flight. A U.S. aircraft stationed. Animation depicts the air routes of the U.S. Army air transport command. Men carry aircraft parts. Men stack crates. A U.S. aircraft drops supplies in isolated areas of New Guinea. Men look skywards as the aircraft drops supplies.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067763
Workers cut and strip sugarcane on an island in Hawaii. Stalks carried from field in a water flume.

A field of sugarcane in Hawaii. Men cut and strip the sugar cane in the fields. Men and women place the cut cane into water flumes where water carries them to the crushing mill. A flume is seen high above the ground on a tall bridge structure. Cane being loaded on a ship, off shore, by means of a line and container.

Location: Hawaii USA
Date: 1924
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070223
Japanese amphibious assault on Pacific Island early in World War II

First scene shows Japanese soldiers in a landing craft displaying their Naval Rising Sun flag, during World War 2. Other landing craft are behind them in the background. Closeup of Japanese soldiers transferring from small boats to climb aboard a transport ship. Japanese soldiers, in small boat, watch the large transport ship leaving the harbor. Brief glimpse of Japanese troops rushing ashore from landing craft, followed by them climbing up a concrete structure with black smoke billowing in the background. Map reflecting Japanese territorial ambitions in the Pacific, emanating from Japan.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1941
Duration: 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071821
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