BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 7211-1 ADC 7211 SOURCE: AFCF (Peterson Film from National Archives) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 907' ea Silent BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS LITTLE AMERICA 1933-35, 1939 (No Captions) Various scenes, shots aboard the Jacob Ruppert and a combination sail and steam vessel plowing through heavy sea. (Sunset in one scene.) LSs, two vessels going through the locks in the Panama Canal. CU, carved figure of bear on prow of vessel. Man climbing shrouds and ratlines. Shot of heavy sea from mast of vessel. Ice floes in sea photographed from ship. LS, ice cliffs, sky and sea. Ice floes in calm sea. MS, man with husky at rail of ship. LS, through rigging of vessel, iceberg in sunlit sea. Various scenes, floating icebergs. HS, two seals on floating ice. HS, huskies on deck. A hydroplane is put over side of vessel. Commander Richard E Byrd descending ship's ladder; officers on deck. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/me Signal Corps 111 ADC 7211-2 ADC 7211 SOURCE: AFCF (Peterson Film from National Archives) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 907' ea Silent BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS (Cont) LITTLE AMERICA (Cont) 1933-35, 1939 (Cont) (No captions) LS, from vessel as Byrd and party go aboard plane. FS, as plane takes off. AV, sea and ice floes from plane. AVs, icebergs in ice-studded sea. CU, bow of ship moving in water; ice beneath. Aboard plane, Byrd looking through unidentified type range finder. Int., RV, crew seated in plane. AV, ship at sea, probably Jacob Ruppert. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/me

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities