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Accession No. PA.2024.0016: Bradford Haines, 2021 June.
[identification of item], Lawrence Haines Films Taken During Operation Highjump, SPEC.PA.56.0241, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University
Contains 8mm and 16mm films.
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Processed by: Casey Blackmore, 2024 December; Finding aid written by: Casey Blackmore, 2024 December; Audrey Wimbiscus, 2025 January
Lawrence Haines (1928-2019) served in the United States Navy for two years; his priamry assignment was travelling to Antartica on Operation Highjump (1946-1947), where he served as a ship photographer. Operation Highjump was organized by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and was tasked with training Navy personnel and testing equipment in polar conditions, as well as studying the feasability of establishing and maintaining permanent bases in Antarctica.
After his time in the Navy, Haines attended Northeastern University to study engineering and later returned to teach classes there. After moving to Utah with his family in 1966, Haines cofounded the company Valtek, which as of 2025 still manufactures valves.
The Lawrence Haines Films Taken During Operation Highjump contain six 16mm films and two 8mm films. The films were shot by Lawrence Haines, a ship photographer on Operation Highjump. Films contain images of ships, boats, Antactic landscapes, and men; it is unknown if films are Haines's personal films, or films taken as part of his official duties. Films date from 1946-1947.