Records of the Office of Territories. 1881 - 1976. Motion picture Films. 1939 - 1942. Byrd expedition--Antarctic III

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Records of the Office of Territories. 1881 - 1976. Motion picture Films. 1939 - 1942. Byrd expedition--Antarctic III

1939-1942

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Reel 1, the Bear and the North Star are anchored against barrier ice. A snowmobile and supplies are unloaded. A Barkley-Grow seaplane is lowered to the water. Dog teams pull supply sleds from the ships. Shows seals and penguins. Reel 2, men are initiated as the North Star crosses the Equator. Reel 3, a snowmobile, sled dogs, and other supplies are loaded on the North Star at a Boston dock. A band plays. Adm. Byrd receives best wishes. Reel 4, an Equator initiation is held on the North Star. A sled is constructed on deck. The ship plows through bay ice. The Bear sails through a snow storm. Supplies are unloaded onto ice with derricks. Reel 5, the North Star is anchored to barrier ice. A whale plays off shore. A Barkley-Grow seaplane taxis on ice. Tractors and other supplies are unloaded. Dogs are harnessed and pull supply sleds. Stores are buried in snow. Men ski. Reel 6, a snowmobile rolls down a ramp from the North Star and onto ice. Seals play. Stores are unloaded from the ship.

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...