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OPERATION HIGH JUMP: ICE BARRIER; SHIPS ANCHORED TO ICE; LITTLE AMERICA SCENES Part 2

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1) MS USCG NORTHWIND underway alongside barrier; ice blink, BG. G2) MCU Men digging in to anchor the deadmen.3) MS USS YANCEY & USCG NORTHWIND anchored to ice.4) MS Men pulling on mooring lines.5) MS Man goes down gangway.6) CU Man digging in to anchor the deadmen.7) GV Air vents, aerial antennae and etc. at camp site at Little America (snow flurries).8) MS Men digging in snow to find snow-melting chute.9) MS CAPT. BOYD AND ski experts uncover snow-melting chute.10) MS Man comes down gangway holding tray with cups of coffee.11) MS Ski experts come down gangway and strap on their skis; they ski across the ice.12) MS Weasel lowered over the side of USS YANCEY.13) GV Mooring area; men walking about; tractors, trucks, weasels and etc. on the snowQUALITY---FAIR

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1947-01-04
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2:22