THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SCOTT BASE ANTARCTICA - THE 357 DAYS

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Year
1957
Reference
F2849
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1957
Reference
F2849
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
In-House
Duration
0:21:02
Production company
Ministry of Works

New Zealand Ministry of Works presents
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SCOTT BASE ANTARCTICA
357 days from February, 1956 sees the design and construction of Scott Base in Antarctica.
A year later the architectural design stands up well to the Antarctic conditions. Includes shots of Edmund Hillary and Bob Millar and their expedition leaving Wellington on 10 December, 1956.