ADMIRAL RICHARD BYRD SECOND EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTICA 1933-34 LITTLE AMERICA (SILENT) 43654

This rarely-seen short, silent film shows the 1933-34 Admiral Richard Byrd Expedition to Antarctica, also known as the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition or BEA II. Byrd hoped to continue his scientific research and to discover new territory in the frozen continent, using the original "Little America" site as a base camp. Despite the on-going Great Depression, Byrd managed to assemble two ships, four airplanes (including a big Curtiss Wright biplane) and four tractors for the expedition. Upon arrival in Antarctica, Byrd set up an advance weather station 123 miles south of LIttle America, which he planned to man by himself for six months. After Byrd's transmissions suddenly stopped, his second-in-command Tom Poulter organized a rescue team using the tractors. They managed to reach Byrd on the third attempt and discovered that he had been poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from a diesel generator. His recuperation took months, but Byrd survived, and the expedition returned from the south with a treasure trove of scientific data.
The film begins with footage of the SS Bear, a barkentine vessel formerly known as the Bear of Oakland, and which had served as an Arctic icebreaker. The film then traces the journey to Easter Island (:26) and onward to the ice floes (1:26). At (2:09) an airplane is offloaded onto Antarctica as well as a car. At (2:45) ships stores are shown on the ice, after the departure of the support vessels. At (3:04), the expedition arrives at Little America, the base camp established by Byrd four years earlier. Various activities are shown including scientific research, prior to the dramatic rescue of Admiral Byrd from his isolated advanced camp (6:20). At (9:02) a stricken Byrd arrives at Little America for further recuperation. The film wraps up with images of the expedition using aircraft and tractors to map the coastline of Antarctica, and to perform other research prior to returning to the United States via ship.
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[@billdorthegreat265]

The music doesn't reflect the time period. Definitely annoying.

[@jaminova_1969]

"On March 22nd"... I'm off by a day! I enjoy these films very much! Thanks Periscope! I really liked the scene with the man petting the sled dog!

[@Chris_at_Home]

I met a man that was Admiral Byrds dog handler on one of the Antarctic expeditions. A guy that worked seasonally where I did was a mountain climbing guide and took this man in his 90s to Antarctica to climb a mountain named after him, Mount Vaughn. His first name was Norman and he ran the Iditarod Dog Sled Race at a very old age.

[@nobelwarprize]

Music, Reminds me of an early 80s martial arts film, as the protagonist trains to fight the final boss.

[@snockdawg82]

You should make a better version.

[@nobelwarprize]

@@snockdawg82 is it too much to ask for original audio? Versus using unproductive random music. Are we above constructive criticism?

[@SHADOW-PA3]

Wycisz i nie ma problemu,nie ma wersji z głosem

[@PeriscopeFilm]

@Nobel War Prize Read the description; the original film is silent. There is no "original audio".

[@nobelwarprize]

@@PeriscopeFilm thank you, apologies. I should have known better.

[@s7v7nfiv5]

The real footage and artifacts are still classified, dr. Greer and his military support got denied access.

[@remoteonlinenotary.]

Very cool footage.

[@douglasharley2440]

amazing footage! lol, i bet those huts were *STANKY AF* by the time spring came around. 🤣

[@billdorthegreat265]

Nah, the stank freezes

[@billdorthegreat265]

Why is there no original audio? I just watched films from 1894; they had audio!

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

Music is kind of anachronistic.

[@aachucko]

1933 free sound bites are probably hard to come by.

[@david24442]

Music is perfect.

[@Sfhakrn]

This is the one where they encountered UAPs, correct? Are they German?

[@andreagoncalves8782]

😮

[@echaleganas4realtv]

He saw crystal city 🌆🏙️

[@worldnews2660]

This is not complete documentary.

[@gonzkiller5592]

where we can find it

[@AngeloPerfili]

That was cheesy AF, a fluffy little JOKE....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cassie4741]

Music so annoying on this video and others. Please leave that out

[@PeriscopeFilm]

The mute button is your friend!

[@Taskforce1]

oh no - this is gonna attract the flat earthers! 😂

[@shanecodman1842]

Amazing time period. Flat earth crew

[@mrs.intel2481]

Please remove the music it's too much 😊

[@PeriscopeFilm]

If you do not like it, you can mute it. 😂

[@DismantleHAARP]

Did you get your first, second, and third along with the 5 boosters?

[@douglasharley2440]

@@PeriscopeFilm the music was dope (as always), thanks! 😎

[@barto4678]

How about you? Did you take your shots?

[@DismantleHAARP]

@@barto4678 No. I'm not stupid

[@melania.3411]

Español por favor. Gracias 😢

[@bardo0007]

This was 23 years after the first man had set his foot in Antarctica, Roald Amundsen in 1911.

[@Terkinstein]

Yeah, that has to be true, because it just feels good.

[@gitv2987]

Shot in black and white, but you just knew the balloon was red..

[@jacksons1010]

Wow, this video sure is bringing out the alternative reality people! They walk among us…. 😂