Exploration Footage - WPA Film Library

Exploration

POLAR SCIENTISTS SUPPLIED BY AIR Men in sleigh arriving at plane, plane in flight, supplies being dropped.

ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Rear Admiral Byrd Leads an American Expedition to the South Pole

MR MITCHELL HEDGES The famous explorer and his yacht set off for Central America.

US ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION American expedition to Antarctic - explorers arrive and put up base camp.

GERMANY (aka GERMAN EXPLORATION SHIP) Arrival of the 'Schwabenland' back in Germany after exploration of the Antarctic.

SEARCH FOR MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER MISSING IN NEW GUINEA Michael Rockefeller lost in New Guinea jungle - search in progress.

ROYAL GARDEN PARTY Royal Garden Party guests, including Everest expedition party, arrive at Buckingham Palace.

RETURN OF 'TERRA NOVA' explorer Captain Scott's ship returns.

US ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Admiral Byrd's expedition to the South Pole.

APPOINTMENT IN GREENLAND Pathe Cameraman flies with RAF to pick up Naval Expedition beyond Greenland Ice Barrier.

Poles In Arctic: Satellites Share Red Science Boom

Byrd & Bennett Circle North Pole(?)

FIRST FLIGHT OVER NORTH POLE Cuts and Outtakes

EXPLORER - PLANS NEW TRIP Admiral Byrd explains his plan for exploring Antarctica.

COOKE RETURNS FROM THE POLE The Arctic explorer Dr Cooke arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

FOR THE NORTH POLE The Algarsson expedition prepares to set out from Liverpool for the North Pole.

THE GALLANT OLD DISCOVERY Captain Scott's ship, the Discovery, is refitted in Portsmouth, ready for Polar Expedition.

Moon Shot: Surveyor Proves Surface Firm

Blowhole

Up From The Sea - Aquanauts End Underwater Stay

EVEREST HEROES ARRIVE The British Everest expedition arrives in Kathmandu after conquering Everest, Nepal.

EVEREST CONQUERERS IN DELHI Edmund Hillary and Sir John Hunt arrive in Delhi India after conquering Everest.

EVEREST HEROES HOME Everest expedition arrives in Britain and gives a press conference.

Selected Originals - EVEREST HEROES HOME Everest expedition arrives in Britain

1898 Shaft Fairhawks Fairbanks Exploration Co

Antarctica - Colder Here Than

DISCOVERY EXPEDITION Mawson's Antarctica Expedition, 1929-31

DO YOU REMEMBER The explorer Dr Cooke arrives in Copenhagen from Pole

Harry Hawker Adventure Begins

Still Photos - Wetherhill Brothers

Prepare For Polar Dash Undersea In $ 1 A Year Submarine

Byrd's Polar Expedition Ship "Chantier" Departs

Byrd & Bennett Circle North Pole(?)

Germans Leave for Antarctica;

News in Brief: Airlift From Ice Island.

News in Brief: Into The Depths

News in Brief: Duke of Edinburgh In Antarctic.

Risk Death To Probe Greenland's Far North

LYONS A South Pole expedition - wildlife, building igloos, ship breaking through ice etc.

EVEREST CONQUERORS IN ROME Hunt and Tensing at the airport.

CONQUEST OF EVEREST PREMIERE Queen arrives at Warner Theatre to see premiere of "Conquest of Everest"

FIRST FLIGHT OVER NORTH POLE Shots from the Arctic of Commander Byrd's historic flight over North Pole.

ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD Amundsen Expedition arrive at Nome after flight across North Pole.

FOR THE NEXT ANTARCTIC (TINTED) A look at the new British sledge-tractor, its caterpillar tracks enable it to pull 3 tons over snow.

MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION (version 1 of 3) First pictures from Nepal of the base camp on Mount Everest.

PYRENEES New speleological expedition goes to explore Pierre Caves in Pyrenees mountains.

TO THE FROZEN SOUTH President of Royal Geographic Society says goodbye to latest Antarctic expedition.

DISCOVERY II LEAVES ON ANOTHER POLAR CRUISE (aka LONDON DOCKS) Discovery II leaves London Docks, crew of scientists will study whales at South Pole.

DAMAGED POLAR SUBMARINE Sir Hubert Wilkins and his damaged Sub ‘Nautilus’ arrive

OFF TO THE ANTARCTIC British Research Society ship ‘Discovery II’ sets off from

A PAL TO GO TO THE POLE Commander Worsley receives an Alsatian dog to accompany him on North Polar expedition.

BYRD'S LATEST ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION A look at Admiral Richard Byrd and his companions on their latest Antarctic expedition.

ADMIRAL BYRD IN ANTARCTICA FOR GEOPHYSICAL YEAR

IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS NO. 8 Captain Bob Bartlett narrates item showing Eskimo women at work in the Arctic.

ON THE FRINGE OF THE POLE - NO. 4 We meet the Eskimo friends of Captain Bartlett as he travels around the area of the North Pole.

ON THE FRINGE OF THE POLE - NO 6 Captain Bartlett's continuing adventures around the Arctic circle.

GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS NO. 6 Further adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett - polar bear hunting and seal watching.

IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS - No 5 The continuing adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett at the North Pole.

IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS (No 7) The continuing story of explorer Captain Bob Bartlett's trip to the North Pole.

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton inspects his ship the "Quest" on which he will sail to the Antarctic.

NOME, ALASKA (aka RONALD AMUNDSEN) Explorer Roald Amundsen sets off to fly over the North Pole.

MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION (version 2 of 3) Shots of the Everest expedition at 'Frozen Lake Camp' on the Rongbuk Glacier.

Byrd Admiral Explorer

DR COTTLES'S EXPEDITION TO CANNIBAL ISLANDS Dr. Lockhart Cottle and team prepare ship in readiness for expedition

BY AIRSHIP TO THE NORTH POLE An expedition to the North Pole begins its first stage by boat

HOME FROM GREENLAND British North Greenland Exhibition return home after two years of research.

BLAZING THE TRAIL AGAIN! Colonel Lindbergh sets off on a surveying flight across

FROM CAPE TO CAIRO Court-Treatt Trans-African motor expedition reached goal - Cairo!

FROM THE FARTHEST NORTH (version 1 of 2) first flight over unchartered Endicott Range in Alaska.

AUSTRALIAN SCHOONER OFF TO ANTARCTIC An Australian ship, captained by an Englishman, sets off for a trip to the Antarctic.

NEW SNOW VEHICLES Soviet engineers design new wide-track snow vehicles to house Antarctic explorers.

QUEEN MEETS SIR VIVIAN FUCHS AT LECTURE Royals meet with the famous Antarctic explorer at a lecture in the Royal Festival Hall.

ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS SET SAIL A ship sets of for the South Pole to relieve crew of scientific expedition.

SUPPLYING ANTARCTIC BASES Supply ship stuck in ice, boat floats away with supplies, helicopter lands & supplies unloaded.

ANTARCTIC WEATHER STATION British Antarctic weather station scenes

FOURTH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION ON BOARD THE OB Kaliningrad Young Pioneers bring a gift of carrier pigeons to Russian polar explorers.

POLAR HEROES ARRIVE Dr Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary arrive in New Zealand after Expedition to South Pole.

FUCHS TRIUMPH Dr Vivian Fuchs has arrived at the South Pole

Selected Originals - ANTARCTIC EXHIBITION

ANTARCTIC EXHIBITION Prince Philip visits the Antarctic Exhibition at Imperial Institute.

FRENCH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION French Antarctic expedition in ship 'Le Commandant Charcot'.

SCIENTISTS STUDY OF SNOW LAYERS Scientists visit the Soviet Arctic to study snow layers.

Selected Originals - QUEEN BACK IN ENGLAND (aka QUEEN INSPECTING NORTH GREENLAND EXPEDITION SHIP) Material relating to newsreel story "Queen Back In England" -

EVEREST HEROES ARRIVE The British Everest expedition arrives in Kathmandu after conquering Everest, Nepal.

EVEREST CONQUERERS IN DELHI Edmund Hillary and Sir John Hunt arrive in Delhi, India after conquering Everest.

EVEREST HEROES HOME Everest expedition arrives in Britain and gives a press conference.

FROM CAPE TO CARDIFF A Welsh young man arrives home after driving across Africa in a Land Rover.

EXPEDITION STUDIES BIRD LIFE Naturalists' expedition to study bird life in New Zealand.

ANTARCTIC STORY Footage of expedition to Antarctic on ship the 'Wyatt Earp'.

POLAR EXPEDITION PREPARES TO DEPART Polar expedition prepares to depart from London docks.

'DISCOVERY II' HEADS FOR SOUTH SEAS. Royal Research Ship 'Discovery II' prepares for scientific mission to the Antarctic.

A BIG ESKI-MOMENT. An American icebreaker ship visits an Eskimo village in the Arctic.

HIMALAYAS OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST Great shots of the mountain scenery between Canada and Alaska as we join an expedition.

TO THE LAND WHERE DEPRESSIONS COME FROM! ICELAND (NO. 1) A visit to Iceland, on board HMS Nelson.

RUSSIAN POLAR EXPEDITION IN THE FROZEN NORTH Russian expedition leaving North Russia to go to the North Pole.

THE MOST DARING MAN IN THE WORLD Sir Hubert Wilkins explains his plans to sail a submarine under the Polar ice cap.

OFF TO THE ICY ANTARCTIC Admiral Byrd prepares his dog teams and then sets off for his expedition to the South Pole.

GALAPAGOS TRAGEDY A man found dead in white colony at Galapagos - his partner disappears with another man.

MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION A party of explorers bound for Mount Everest on board their ship.

POLAR AIRSHIP "ITALIA" LOST Odd story, mostly intertitles, about the lost polar airship, Italia. Reconstruction sequence of rescue of crew, using models.

EPIC OF THE FROZEN NORTH Shots of Spitsbergen, Norway, at the time of attempts to rescue the crew of the lost Polar Airship 'Italia'.

BACK FROM THE SOUTH POLE American explorer Admiral Richard Byrd gets a great wel

Peary Departs for Arctic, 1905

Driving Across Desert: Timbuktu to Colomb-Bechar

Northwest Passage is Conquered

Meteor Mystery: Red Scientists Probe Vast Siberian Crater.

News in Brief: Submarine at North Pole

CANINE EXPLORERS Nice footage of huskies pulling a sledge in an expedition in the Arctic regions.

MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION (version 3 of 3) Various shots of the mountains and the explorers' camp by a glacier.

BYRD'S LATEST ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION A look at Admiral Richard Byrd and his companions on their latest Antarctic expedition.

A PAL TO GO TO THE POLE Commander Worsley receives an Alsatian dog to accompany him on North Polar expedition.

South Pole Frontier

HILLARY REACHES POLE Pathe celebrate news of Sir Edmund Hillary reaching the South Pole.

VALUABLE COLLECTION OF PICTURES OF THE MAKIRITARE TRIBE SHOWN IN BUDAPEST An ethnographic exhibition of Venezuelan tribal art with film and stills of the tribes

RARE FILMS FROM THE ARCTIC ICE CAP Scientists and soldiers undertake tests in the icy North.

EVEREST CONQUERORS IN ROME Hunt and Tensing at the airport.

SEARCH FOR MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER MISSING IN NEW GUINEA Michael Rockefeller lost in New Guinea jungle - search in progress.

EXPLORER - PLANS NEW TRIP Admiral Byrd explains his plan for exploring Antarctica.

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton with his sled dogs after his return from Antarctic expedition.

SCIENCE ON ICE Soviet ship takes scientists on arctic expedition.

BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION DEPARTS Footage of Richard Bird on The USS Philippine due to leave for the Antarctic.

Clarence Darrow & Richard E. Byrd

DEPARTURE OF 'TERRA NOVA' Explorer Robert Scott's ship 'Terra Nova' leaves London port.

ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Motor vessel Theron sails with the advance party of the British Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

SCIENTISTS CAMP AT SOUTH POLE American scientists set up camp at the South Pole.

EVEREST CONQUERORS IN PARIS The British conquerors of Mount Everest are feted in France.

QUEEN VISITS BUTLER'S WHARF Queen Elizabeth II visits Antarctic bound ship the Magga Dan in Butler's Wharf

PIERRE ST MARTIN SPANISH EXPEDITION Expedition of Spanish speleologists arrive at cavern in Pyrenees, Pierre St Martin.

BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Equipment is loaded onto ships prior to Belgian Antarctic expedition.

SOVIET EXPLORERS IN ANTARCTIC

EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTIC Scientific expedition testing the nature and life around Antarctic

EXPEDITION TO MONGOLIA 1920's footage of expedition moving through Mongolia and Tibet.

FUCHS ANTARCTIC APPEAL Appeal for money to fund Dr Vivian Fuchs expedition to the Antarctic.

SWISS EVEREST CLIMBERS IN DELHI Members of the expedition seated at table, including Dr. Albert Eggler and Dr Adolf Reist.

ANNAPURNA EXPEDITION Crossing Broken Glaciers

SHACKLETON LEAVES FOR ANTARCTIC Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew setting off for the ill fated expedition to Antarctica.

MOUNT NANGA PARBAT CONQUERED Expedition members welcomed in Gilgit and Karachi after conquering Mount Nanga Parbat.

SEARCH FOR MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER MISSING IN NEW GUINEA Michael Rockefeller lost in New Guinea jungle - search in progress.

DESCENT INTO CAVERN PREPARATIONS expedition on the way to cavern at Pierre St Martin, France.

TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON Hillary and Fuchs arrive in New Zealand.