National Geographic : 1930 Aug
oB.A.E. LITTLE AMERICA, ADMIRAL BYRD'S ANTARCTIC CAPITAL The structure seen in the left background is the Administration House. On the right, between the radiotowers, isthe Mess Hall, the two houses being connected by a tunnel dug six feet deep in the snow. Little America was located on the Antarctic Barrier with about ioo feet ofpacked snow and ice and 1,400 feet of cold water beneath it. Note the second plane, Stars and Stripes, nesting on the snow, left of center.