Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Aboard the USS Mount Olympus, the U.S. Navy tries under water survival techniques in the icy cold waters of Antarctica. Sailors wearing special survival suits plunge in icy cold water. Sailors emerge out of the water unharmed.
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Aboard the USS Mount Olympus in Antarctica, a U.S. Navy sailor feeds fish and vitamins to emperor and rockhopper penguins.
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Commander of the U.S. navy destroyer USS Brownson (DD-518). Captain George Dufek makes an exploration voyage to Mount Erebus, Antarctica's most active volcano. Captain Dufek falls into icy cold water when his flying fox (Zip line) snaps while boarding a ship. Rescue boat rushes to his aid. Dufek grabs the lifeline and is rescued
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Western Group Commander, U.S. Navy Captain Charles Bond, commander aboard the USS Henderson destroyer near Shackleton Shelf in Antarctica, debriefs the pilots and the crew. Food and supplies shown for the land expedition. PBM-5 Mariner flying boat aircraft takes off from the water with aid of jet assist bottles. Pilot of the PBM discharges spent jet-assist bottles and clears windshield. Aerial shots of the Shackleton Shelf. Discovery of a chain of land and warm water lakes free of ice or snow. Beard contest abroad the deck of the Seaplane Tender Currituck. Captain gives titles to the winners.
Shows the use of labor saving and time saving machinery in a factory in United States, for increasing worker efficiency and output. Woman employee making silk hose walks back and forth in the factory's corridor. The employee then uses an automatic tracked chair to do the same job, gathering leg hose from machines.
Documentary on World War I, titled 'Flashes of Action - Actualities of the World War'. Commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces, General John J. Pershing poses at Lucey in France during World War I. U.S. troops embark upon the U.S. Army transport ship' Leviathan' at Hoboken in New Jersey. Distant ships underway in sea. Troops dance and stage friendly boxing bouts aboard USS Wilhelmina and transport ship Tendores.
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