Antarctic Expedition (1940)

Full title reads: “Antarctic Expedition“ VS of ship of American Antarctic expedition sailing through ice bound seas. MS of whales in water near ice flow. Shots of the ship at anchor in ice. Small group of men on ice prepare equipment for journey. The other ship of the expedition lowers a small sea plane into the water. Shots of seaplane taking off. Shots of water and ice. Shots of men with local wildlife - seals and penguins. A large four wheeled vehicle is unloaded from one of the ships. Byrd is planning to drive to the South Pole. Note: Commander Byrd is also known as Captain Byrd or Admiral Richard E Byrd. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the n