US 'Yogs'
The 'Yog' (U.S. Navy fleet Touhens) was frozen in and holed below waterline in 1957. The ice didn't damage the oil tank, and it is now used as a storage tank for the U.S. Camp at McMurdo Sound. The 'Yogs' now frozen fast are completely immovable. The pipe line to the shore is seen behind the two small [...]ires.
More on the McMurdo camp and 'Yogs' in Antarctica at:
Wikipedia : McMurdo Station
Another example of a snowed in 'yog' or US Navy Yard Oiler ship
USAP : Operation Deep Freeze
Cool Antarctica.com : Operation Deep Freeze
This is the only card I have in this series, and is in visibly poor condition. Despite that it is quite interesting. It was released by the Timaru Milling Company of New Zealand. The company that brought cereal to grocery store is now part of a larger investment, but the original milling building from 1882 still stands. Although that is no longer used for production as the tallest local building it still gets used for a number of purposes.
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