General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" BLIZZARD SCENES

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" BLIZZARD SCENES

1947

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1) LS Men walking through snow.2) MS Men exit closed sled and go to mess tent for noon meal.3) LS Tents men walking in blizzard.4) LS MS LCDR McCOY comes up and waves to camera.5) MS Weasel tents BG.6) MS ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD and others exit weasel and go into tent.7) MS Man skis up to mess tent, unstraps skis and enters mess tent.8) MS Two men open door and enter tent.9) MS Man walks with pedometer.10) MS LT. ALAN STEIN walking through blizzard.11) LS MS Tractor tows drums on sled to each tent.12) LS Tents men walking through blizzard.13) MCU Men trudging through snow, one on skis, one falls down tents BG.14) MS Men walk up to tent.15) LS Camera mounted on tripod on weasel.16) GV Tents.QUALITY GOOD

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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...