Episode of Series “The Big ice: views of Antarctica”.
Looks at the history of Antarctic exploration, incorporating still photographs and rare archival film. Includes footage of the expeditions of Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton and Admiral Byrd’s flight to the South Pole, with Sir Edmund Hillary’s tractor journey to the pole.
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ACMI Identifier
507735
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Archival resources
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning, 1872-1928
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Antarctica - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Antarctica
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hillary, Edmund, Sir, 1919-
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic
Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand
History → Antarctica - History
History → Explorers - Antarctica
History → Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
People → Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning, 1872-1928
People → Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
People → Hillary, Edmund, Sir, 1919-
People → Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)