General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI-JUMP" ADMIRAL BYRD LOOKING OVER LITTLE AMERICA *1 DIGGING OUT SUPPLIES THAT WERE LEFT INSPECTION OF POWER MILL

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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" ADMIRAL BYRD LOOKING OVER LITTLE AMERICA *1 DIGGING OUT SUPPLIES THAT WERE LEFT INSPECTION OF POWER MILL

1947

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1) CU ADM. BYRD meets men who were on former trip and talks with them.2) MS CU ADM. BYRD meets and talks with photographers.3) CU Men talking in a group.4) MS Photo weasel hauling men and supplies.5) CU ADM. BYRD getting out of weasel.6) CU Cameramen with camera in hand, covered with snow.7) CU ADM. BYRD looking over Little America *1 (1929 Expedition).8) MS DR. SIPLE and ADM. BYRD looking over the power mill man starting mill.9) MS ADM. BYRD talking with oorrespondents.10) LA Power mill mill running.11) CU Men digging hole thru ice and snow ADM. BYRD and others stand watching.12) CU LT. STEIN in hole, digging.13) CU A broom is found while digging hole for tunnel men examine broom.14) CU Ricky (dog) stands at edge of hole, looking down.15) CU LT. STEIN petting Ricky.16) CU DR. SIPLE in hole, hands out food supplies that are found in tunnel and huts, which were left from previous expedition.18) LS Leaving Little America *1 ADM. BYRD on back of weasel, returning to Base Camp.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...