OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '69 Location - South Pole Station, Antarctica Part 1

Description

1) CU Rear view, Plane Director, in parka, directing LC-130F in DFBG to parking area. VG 2) CU Man directing plane into parking area. VG 3) MS LC- 130F approaching, slowly. G 4) CU Over left shoulder of plane director who is giving signals to plane in BG; man gives hold signal, plane stops; man runs to BG. G 5) CU Man standing by side of a/c; fuel hose is attached to side of a/c. G 6) CU Men in rear of LC-130F off loading equipment onto "Nodwell Track" vehicle. G 7) CU Boxes on rear of Nodwell. G 8) CU Rear view, LC-130F being left behind as Nodwell pulls away; men seen near a/c with fuel hose; traxcavator with fork seen carrying equipment to rear of a/c. G 9) MCU Two passengers walking by, wearing, cold weather clothing and carrying personal gear. 10) MS Man pulling fuel hose away from side of a/c, running to L over tangle of hose on snow. VG 11) MCU Forward starb'd. side, LC-130F as it begins to taxi R; pan R with a/c. VG 12) CU Paper stocki- ngs hanging on wall next to christmas tree on Christmas Day at South Pole. G 13) CU Beautifully printed singing Christmas Angel. VG 14) CU Paper christmas stockings hanging on wall. (SV) VG 15) CU Cut out, red dressed, Santa Claus, pinned to wall. G 16) MS Christmas tree in corner; many stockings are pasted to wall; lone man sitting in chair next to tree. G-F 17) MCU Two men unwraping box; men are James HARRISON, SK3 and Robert ENDRES, E02; box is christmas gift from Japanese Antarc- tic Research Expedition Traverse Party. G 18) CU Side view, men unwrapping box. G (SV) Opening box, removing gifts. 19) MS Two happy men: with christmas gifts, tree, decorated, is framed in BG. G 20) MS Man holding up apron, Japanese writing on apron, ties apron around waist. G 21) CU Apron with Japanese writing and insignias on it, being worn by man; pan to face of man. G 22) CU Drawing of leaves on tree limb. G 23 MCU Two Japanese members of Traverse Party, preparing to open gift from Americans at Pole Station. G 24) CU Writing on box. G 25) CU Two Japanese men removing wrapping from box. G 26) CU Label on side of box, "Canadian Club." G 27) MS Men each removing bottle from carton. G 28) CU Elderly Japanese man; pan L to face another Japanese man, (SV) Men looking at gifts. VG 29) MCU Japanese and Americans gathered in room, drinking toast of eggnog. G 30) CU Man pouring eggnog. G 31) MS Americans and Japanese standing around, drinking from paper cups. G 32) MCU LT. BOWMAN, OinC of Pole Station, cutting roast pig for Christmas dinner. VG 33) CU Well done, steaming roast pig, browned; pan R to show apple in mouth of roast pig. G 34) CU Overall view, roast pig being carved by BOWMAN. G 35) MS Food on table, men seen serving selves. G 36) CU Tree Japanese mixed in with Americans, helping selves to food. (SV) VG 37) MCU Americans moving through mess line, serving selves. (SV) VG 38) CU Men of Pole Base at table, eating Christmas dinner. (SV) VG 39) MS Several Americans and Japanese enjoying Christmas dinner. G 40) MCU LT. BOWMAN cutting more of roast pig, putting slices on plate. VG 41) MS Man in yellow parka emerging from wooden shack. G 42) MS Wooden shack on surface, American flag flying from pole above; personnel in red parkas seen L. G 43) HA MS Two men carrying personal baggage over ice. G 44) CU Unidt. person walking past camera, two others seen in BG near "Barber Pole" at Station. G 45) MS Three men posing by "Barber Pole." (SV) 46) CU Three men standing by "Barber Pole". (Two are visitors to Pole Station,) CDR. VAN REETH, the other officer, is Commanding Officer of ANTARCTICA DEVRON SQUADRON VI; men hold Boy Scouts of America Flag reading "Troop One, East Greenwich, Rhode Island." G 47) MS Three men holding Boy Scout flag. 48) HA MS Pan view, three men walking past "Barber Pole." (SV) 49) MLS Pan L to show men gathering around wooden shack. G 50) MCU Pan view, men loading aboard LC-130F. F (SV) 51) CU CDR. VAN REETH walking toward FG. G 52) MCU Personnel loading aboard LC-130F. G 53) CU Insignia on side of a/c. G 54) MLS LC-130F, engines revving up, plane begins to taxi; wispy clouds seen in blue sky in BG; pan R with a/c. (Footage runs off prior to take off.) EX

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities