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Apr. 18 Deepfreeze personal spend dark cold winter in Antarctica ; The long winter night - lasting from April until August - is little comfort to the United state's Navy's Deefreeze Operation personal who live at McMurdo sound Naval air Facility on the Continent of Antarctica. As part of the Navy's supporting role for the U.S. Antarctic research Programme - 132 Navy men and three civilians spent the Antarctic winter at McMurdo this year - who with others are preparing for the Summer assiult on Antar - Operation Deepfreeze Sixty. Photo shows William H. Halliford, Ce1, Usn Of Pixley, Cal. and James Goldsworthy, Ec1, of Jersey City, N.J. relax in the lounge of the first class petty officers Barracks. The fireplace, an artificial one constructed at McMurdo send, is made of scrap plywood, painted dll red. Sand was thrown on during painting to give the fireplace brick texture. The Logs are oversized bamboo with a red light behind to give a flame effect

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Antar Antarctic Antarctica Artificial Bamboo Barracks Constructed Continent Effect Facility Goldsworthy Lasting Logs Lounge Mcmurdo Oversized Petty Plywood Relax Scrap Send Sixty Spend Spent Supporting Texture Thrown

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