DEEPFREEZE "65" McMurde Sound/Station, Antarctica Part 1

Description

1) AtoG MS PAN Barren piece of land, Hut Point, right next to McMurdo Station; large fuel tanks, painted an orange color; PAN on over the ice; part of McMurdo Station in upper part of frame; PAN up to show the entire station with its land mass and buildings; PAN on over to the Nuclear Reacter Site. VG2) AtoG LS Ice runway at McMurdo Sound, plainly visible on the ice. F3) AtoG MS McMurdo Station, Antarctica, and surrounding area; PAN towards Observation Hill, Nuclear Reactor Plant up on the side of the hill. VG4) AtoG MS PAN McMurdo Station; quite a bit of snow in the station area; fuel tanks dotted along the hillside in bg; PAN on over the barren hilly terrain. VG5) AtoG MS PAN Grayish, green, orange-colored buildings. VG6) CU Men moving through the chow-line at McMurdo Station. G7) CU Trays of meat and other foods on the line. VG8) CU One of the men helping himself to some of the food, moving down the line; sign in bg: "HAPPY THANKSGIVING". VG9) MCU Men helping themselves to feed on the steam tables. VG10) CU Sign: "HAPPY THANKSGIVING"; picture of a penguin below the sign, penguin is carrying a gun under its wing, has a Pilgrim's hat on, representing one of the Pilgrims. G11) MCU Men in the chow line picking up souvenir Thanksgiving dinner menus out of a box, then moving on down, helping themselves to some of the dessert. G12) MCU Two men moving through the mess line, their trays over-flowing with food, still placing more onto their trays. G13) CU Apples, pears, grapes, etc., on the line; PAN right to men helping themsolves to the food. G14) MS Man picking up some fresh cherries from a tray, places them onto his tray; other fruits in the fg.VG15) MS Men enjoying the Thanksgiving Dinner in the mess hall (SV).16) CU Face of one of the men eating.17) ECU As before; PAN on down toward the tray which is mostly empty. G18) CU Pans of French fries, baked turkey; PAN up to the Thanksgiving sign. G19) CU Turkey, papier mache turkey. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities