1927-1955EXPLORATION
THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL BYRD & RECORDS HIS FLIGHT & EXPLORATION ACHIEVEMENTS. ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF HIS FLIGHTS OVER THE NORTH POLE & SOUTH POLE.
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VAST FROZEN LANDSCAPE OF THE SOUTH POLE. HUSKY DOG SHAKES & GOES INTO HIS DOG HOUSE. MAN WALKS THROUGH FROZEN LANDSCAPE. WIND BLOWING SNOW
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BYRD OPERATING RADIO
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"SANTA CLAUS" CLIMBS POLE WITH LANTERN
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DR. PAUL SIPLE TALKS ABOUT ADMIRAL BYRD
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CHARLES J. V. MURPHY TALKS ABOUT BYRD
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1927, FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRMAIL FLIGHT LANDING.
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BYRD LOOKING THROUGH NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS BLOWING UP RAFT. UNIFORMED MEN ROWING IN RUBBER RAFT. AERIAL NAVIGATION
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AIRPLANE CIRCA 1927 IN FLIGHT, LOW FLYING PLANE. TESTING PLANE. PLANE FLIPS OVER AT TOUCH DOWN. PLANE CRASH DUE TO NOSE HEAVINESS.
PEOPLE RUN TO UPSIDE DOWN AIRPLANE |
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"AMERICA" TOWED OUT OF HANGAR, JUNE, 1927. TWO FLAPPERS CHRISTEN THE PLANE
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BYRD POSING WITH BERNT BALCHEN, GEORGE NOVILLE AND BERTRAND ACOSTA
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CU BERNT BALCHEN IN 1927, BALCHEN IN 1955 TALKS ABOUT FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. BALCHEN YOUNG & OLD. WITH FOOTAGE OF THE FLIGHT
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BEAUTIFUL CLOUD FOOTAGE.
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EIFFEL TOWER AT NIGHT.
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BEAUTIFUL CLOUD FOOTAGE
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WAVES CRASHING ON ROCKS. LIGHTHOUSE.
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BERNT BALCHEN SPEAKING CIRCA 1955
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STILLS
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BYRD, BALCHEN, NOVILLE AND ACOSTA POSING
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CROWD CARRYING UMBRELLAS, CROWDS PUSHING.
BYRD TEAM |
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CU ADMIRAL BYRD SPEAKING IN UNIFORM CIRCA 1927. GIVES CREDIT TO HIS CREW
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TILT DOWN MASTED SHIP.
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OCEAN LINER. THE FALL OF 1928. SOUTH POLE JOURNEY. ANTARCTICA. BYRD AND CREW LOOKING OVER PLANS. MAPS. KEEPING IN SHAPE. EXERCISING.
LIFTING WEIGHTS. |
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CREW CLIMBING RIGGING ON BOAT. ROUGH SEAS.
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CU TWO HUSKIES SHOWING THEIR TEETH. FRUSTRATED STUCK ON SHIP. READY TO FIGHT
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HUSKY BAYING AT THE MOON. HOWLING DOG.
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CREW WORKING ON DECK OF BOAT IN ROUGH WATERS.
MEN ON DECK LOOKING THRU BINOCULARS. |
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DOLPHINS & WHALES IN WATER. ICEBERGS. ICE FALLING. SHIP BREAKING THRU ICEBERGS.
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EXPLORERS WALKING ON ICE. MAN LEANS ON EDGE OF ICE CLIFF, BREAKING ICE AWAY.
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SEAL SLITHERS ACROSS ICE.
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MAN AND DOG WALKS WITH PENGUINS. SEALS.
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TEAM PULLING PLANE ACROSS ICE
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TEAM OF DOGS PULLING SLEIGH.
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CREW CUTTING ICE BLOCKS WITH BIG SAWS.
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RADIO TOWERS. WEATHER STATION
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CREW MAKING IGLOOS. SHELTER.
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EXPEDITION TEAM EATING DINNER
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PAN ANTARCTIC WINTER SCENE. BLIZZARD. BUNDLED UP MEN RUNNING. DOGS COVERED IN SNOW. DOGS BURIED IN SNOW
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CREW LOADING SHIP. SHIP LEAVING. PEOPLE LEFT BEHIND WAVING.
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MEN WALKING AT NIGHT WITH FLASH LIGHTS
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BYRD LOOKING OVER MAPS. MEN PLANNING EXPEDITION.
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EXPLORATION TEAM PREPARES FOR EXPEDITION LOADING
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LS MEN CLIMBING TOWER.
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CU DIGGING SNOW. DIGGING OUT HOUSE. BURIED IN SNOW.
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CU MAN SMOKING A CIGARETTE POPS HIS HEAD OUT OF ROOF HATCH.
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MEN SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH OTHER. DOG SLED TEAM TAKES OFF PULLING SLEDS LOADED WITH SUPPLIES.
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CREW WORKING ON PLANES IN PORTER HANGAR. BYRD CHECKING EQUIPMENT. BUBBLE SEXTANT. COMPASS.
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CREW LOADING UP AIRPLANE. PLANE CALLED "THE FLOYD BENNETT". UNDER HIS COAT BYRD CARRIES A STONE FROM BENNETT'S GRAVE WRAPPED IN AN AMERICAN FLAG PLANE TAKES OFF, PEOPLE WAVING
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PLANE FLYING OVER THE SOUTH POLE. EXPLORERS IN AIRPLANE. THROWING THINGS OUT OF AIRPLANE. MAKING PLANE LIGHTER. AIRPLANE LANDS. HISTORIC EVENTS
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BYRD AND TEAM WELCOMED BY TEAM AT SOUTH POLE.
GIVEN WARM CUPS OF COFFEE. AND FOOD |
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JUNE, 1930 SHIP CARRYING BYRD AND TEAM IN NEW YORK HARBOR. ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD IN PARADE.
HERO'S WELCOME. |
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OCTOBER, 1933. BYRD SETS OUT ON SECOND EXPEDITION,
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DOLPHINS JUMPING. LEAPING
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WAVES, POV ON SHIP. CREW ON MASTS
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JANUARY 17, 1934, BYRD'S SHIP ARRIVING AT ANTARCTICA. LOWERING SNOW VEHICLE ON SNOW.
MEN BRING COW OFF SHIP. UNLOADING SEA PLANE. DIGGING IN SNOW. UNCOVERS SHOVELS LEFT BEHIND IN 1930. REBUILDING "LITTLE AMERICA" |
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THREE MEN TEAM TRAVEL IN DOG SLEDS. DIG OUT BASE. ADVANCE BASE. BYRD TO STUDY THE WEATHER.
BYRD STAYS THERE ALONE, WAVES GOODBYE. STAYS THERE FIVE MONTHS ALONE. |
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BRUTAL ANTARCTIC WINTER. SNOW BLOWING,
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TEAM AT "LITTLE AMERICA" STUDYING, MEN WRITING.
RADIO CONTACT WITH BYRD. GEOPHYSICS EXPERIMENTS. MICROSCOPES. TINY CREATURES UNDER MICROSCOPE. |
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MEN IN CLOSE QUARTERS SIT IN THREE REVOLVING CHAIRS. LOOKING UP AT THE STARS.
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CHARLES J. MURPHY LEANS OVER MAN TYPING.
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CHARLES MURPHY CIRCA 1955 TALKS ABOUT BYRD'S DIFFICULTY, NOT COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER TEAM.
GASOLINE GENERATOR FUEL OVERCAME HIM. |
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MEN WITH FLARES. TEAM GOES TO LOOK FOR BYRD, TO SEE IF HE IS ALL RIGHT. RESCUE TEAM.
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FLAG RAISED ON RADIO TOWER.
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BYRD RETURNS TO LITTLE AMERICA OCTOBER 12, 1934.
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MAY 10, 1935. BYRD RECEIVES A HERO'S WELCOME.
PRESIDENT FDR FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WELCOMES BYRD AT THE DOCK, HISTORIC FIRSTS. FIRST TIME A RETURNING CELEBRITY IS GREETED AT THE DOCK BY AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT PRESIDENT. FDR SPEECH "I SALUTE YOU" |
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SHIPS ON WATER. ICE CHUNKS. HELICOPTERS. JET PLANE. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. 1955. BYRD MAKES 5TH EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTIC.
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EXPEDITION TEAMS AT ANTARCTICA. 1955. AFTER BYRD'S DEATH. PARACHUTE SUPPLIES. AERIAL OVER BASE. AND FROZEN LANDSCAPE.
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TAPE ENDS
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