General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION DEEP FREEZE II

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION DEEP FREEZE II

1956

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1) HA LS PAN across the snow showing supply area with tractors, sleds and supplies.2) HA MLS Tractor moving through the snow and ice; PAN with tractor.3) HA MLS Man tending a mooring line in the snow.4) HA MLS Brow being raised by ships crane; USS ARNEB (AKA-56) moored to ice in BG.5) HA MLS Tractor hauling large heavy duty sled loaded with supplies; PAN with tractor.6) HA MS Several men tending the mooring lines in ice.7) MS Several men standing in the snow.8) HA MLS Supply area; tractor moves into scene.9) HA MS Men loading supplies aboard USS GLACIER (AGB-4).10) HA MLS Men breaking loose a mooring line; PAN along line as it is dragged through ice toward ship.11) HA MLS Supplies and men on ice, to be left as the ship leaves area.12) LS AK and several other ships; PAN over water area.13) MCU ADM. RICHARD E. BYRD and RADM GEORGE DUFEK dressed in heavy clothing, talking.14) MS Several men in group saluting the flag as it is raised on a tall pole. OX15) MCU ADM BYRD and ADM. DUFEK saluting.16) CU ADM BYRD shaking hands with unidt. officer.17) MS Overlooking side of USS GLACIER as it plows through the ice. SV18) LS Overlooking the ice; rocky type terrain in BG. OX19) MS Looking across the snow showing several men walking toward camera; small tents in BG. OX20) MS Men standing around an improvised stove; several crates around. OX21) MS Men standing around a roped off crevass in the ground.22) CU Three men standing around talking, one holding large piece of paper.23) MS Men standing around table in the galley; men preparing a meal of canned goods.

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