Picture library catalogue: British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-31

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Shoveling coal? aboard 'Quest'


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Accession no.:	P48/16/293
Title:	Shoveling coal? aboard 'Quest'
Description:	One man in shirtsleeves stands on the deck of the ship 'Quest and swings a barrel suspended from above his head on a rope. Another man, partially obscured, works with a shovel behind a bulwark. The barrel is full of coal(?) and coal lays on a pile on the deck. A hatch to the ship's hold lies open at the feet of the men. The mainsail boom is above their head.
Dimensions:	Image: Width: 90mm; height: 65mm
Location:	Greenland
Image by:	Cozens, Henry Iliffe
Colour or B&W?:	Black and white