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Two Adelie penguins with chick on nestRecord: P68/76/23Two Adelie penguins with chick on rocky nest. Another penguin behind. |
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Adelie penguinRecord: P68/76/24Adelie penguin facing the camera. |
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Adelie penguinRecord: P68/76/25Adelie penguin facing away from the camera. |
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Adelie penguins and chicksRecord: P68/76/26Three Adelie penguins sitting on three separate rocky nests with chicks. |
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Adelie penguin and chicksRecord: P68/76/27Adelie penguin sitting on a rocky nest with two chicks. Other penguins behind. |
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Adelie penguin rookeryRecord: P68/76/31Adelie penguins sitting and standing on a rocky nests. |
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Two Adelie penguinsRecord: P68/76/32Two Adelie penguins and a rocky nest. |
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Penguin and youngRecord: P68/76/33Adelie penguin and chick on nest. |
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Adelie penguins moulting. February 1909Record: P68/76/34Group of six Adelie penguins in various stages of moulting. |
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Adelie penguin in the snowRecord: P68/76/35One Adelie penguin almost fully buried in the snow. |
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Adelie penguin in the snowRecord: P68/76/36Adelie penguin buried in the snow with just the head showing. |
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Adelie penguin in the snowRecord: P68/76/37Adelie penguin buried in the snow with just the beak showing. |
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Adelie penguins in the snowRecord: P68/76/38Adelie penguins buried in the snow with just their heads showing. |
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Adelie penguin rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/39Two men, one sitting, one standing, amongst Adelie penguins on a hillside. |
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Adelie penguin moultingRecord: P68/76/40Group of Adelie penguins standing on the ice. The penguins are in various stages of moulting. |
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Adelie penguin rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/41A man stands amongst Adelie penguins on a hillside. |
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Adelie penguin rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/28Adelie penguins on a hillside. |
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Emperor penguins investigating the motor carRecord: P68/76/29A group of Emperor penguins stand on the ice looking at three men who are standing beside a motor car. |
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Adelie Rookery at Cape BirdRecord: P68/76/30A man stands amongst a large group of Adelie penguins. |
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Fish caught in a fish-trap at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/42Catch of fish lying on the ice. |
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Seals at Tent IslandRecord: P68/76/43A man (Joyce) holding a long stick, stands on the ice close to two seals. |
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Ross Seal caught at Relief Inlet. February 1909Record: P68/76/44Seal skins on the deck of a ship. |
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Weddell Seal at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/45A Weddell Seal on the ice with two men behind. Two more men and another seal on the ice behind them to the left. |
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Weddell Seal at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/45aWeddell Seal on the ice, a man stands behind. |
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Hoisting a dead seal inboard on the Nimrod. December 1908Record: P68/76/46A dead seal suspended by rope over the side of the ship Nimrod. |
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Crabeater Seals in the pack. December 1908Record: P68/76/47Three Crabeater seals on the ice. |
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Man and seals on the iceRecord: P68/76/48Three seals and a man sitting on the ice. |
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Crabeater seal in packRecord: P68/76/49Crabeater seal killed in pack, two men with ropes beside it. |
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Weddell seal and young, Tent islandRecord: P68/76/50Weddell seal on ice beside a young seal in the water, looking out of a hole in the ice. A man stands on the ice behind. |
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Weddell seal and young, Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/51Weddell seal and one pup on the ice. |
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Skua Gull at Cape Royds. December 1908Record: P68/76/53Skua Gull on a rock. |
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Cis. March 1909Record: P68/76/54The dog named Cis being held by Able Seaman Paton on the deck of a ship. Ladies and young men behind. |
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Gwen and Possum fighting. January 1909Record: P68/76/55The dogs named Gwen and Possum fighting. They are watched by two men, Murray and Roberts. Crates stacked and strewn around the ground behind them. |
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Wee Wolfie. February 1909Record: P68/76/56Side view of dog named Wee Wolfie, sitting on the ground. |
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Priestley, Possum, Erebus and pupsRecord: P68/76/57Raymond Priestley with dogs and puppies on sloping piece of ground. |
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Priestley and dogs, Cis, Erebus and DaisyRecord: P68/76/58Raymond Priestley sitting with dogs on the ice. |
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Possum's first litterRecord: P68/76/59Three puppies curled up together. |
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TripRecord: P68/76/60Portrait of the dog named Trip. Photograph out of focus. |
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Rowland, Merry and BoyRecord: P68/76/61Three puppies. Photograph out of focus. |
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PossumRecord: P68/76/62Portrait of the dog named Possum. |
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CisRecord: P68/76/63Side view of the dog named Cis. |
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Young PossumRecord: P68/76/64Dog named Young Possum sitting on the ground. |
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The Boudoir. October 1908Record: P68/76/65Dogs tethered outside on the snow beside wooden dog kennels. Penguins in the backgrounnd. |
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Terror. October 1908Record: P68/76/66The dog named Terror sitting on the ground. |
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ErebusRecord: P68/76/67The dog named Erebus snoozing. |
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Priestley with dogs and seals, Blacksand BeachRecord: P68/76/68Raymond Priestley sits on the snow with a group of dogs looking at a group of seals. |
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Adelie penguin and Gwen. October 1908Record: P68/76/69An Adelie penguin stands before the tethered dog named Gwen. Car in the background. |
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Dogs round camp. Joyce skinning an Emperor. January 1909Record: P68/76/70Two dogs walk amongst boxes and other items which are strewn around the ground. Joyce skinning a penguin which is suspended from an A frame structure made of poles. Another suspended penguin hangs in the foreground. |
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The Doggery. November 1908 (?)Record: P68/76/71Dogs tethered on hillside. |
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Priestley and dogs, Tuff ConeRecord: P68/76/72Priestley with dogs stands on a Tuff Cone covered in snow. |
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BoyRecord: P68/76/73Photograph of the dog named Boy |
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GwenRecord: P68/76/74Photograph of the dog named Gwen, lying down amongst crates. |
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Joyce and Trip on deck of shipRecord: P68/76/75Ernest Joyce and the dog named Trip on the deck of the ship Nimrod. |
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Dogs asleep on sleeping bagRecord: P68/76/76Two dogs sleep on a reindeer sleeping bag. Crates and other items are strewn around on the ground. |
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Dogs and Emperor PenguinsRecord: P68/76/77Three dogs and two Emperor penguins face each other at the camp. |
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Men and dogs outside hutRecord: P68/76/78Two men and dogs outside the base hut. Boxes and other items are strewn around, including a gramophone horn. |
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The ponies of the Southern JourneyRecord: P68/76/79Men and ponies standing on the ice. |
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Bernard DayRecord: P68/76/80Bernard Day stands holding a box by it's strap (camera?) and looks down at a dog. Penguins behind. |
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Motor carRecord: P68/76/81Side view of an Arrol-Johnson motor car |
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Bernard DayRecord: P68/76/82Bernard Day stands holding a box (camera?) in left hand, with right hand in jacket pocket. |
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Bernard DayRecord: P68/76/83Bernard Day sits on deck of a ship holding a pipe with a dog on either side. |
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Ernest ShackletonRecord: P68/76/84Ernest Shackleton stands on the deck of a ship holding a balaclava. |
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Ernest ShackletonRecord: P68/76/85Ernest Shackleton stands on the deck of a ship wearing a balaclava. |
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Ernest ShackletonRecord: P68/76/86Ernest Shackleton sits on the deck of a ship wearing a wide brimmed hat. |
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Ernest ShackletonRecord: P68/76/87Ernest Shackleton stands with hands on hips. |
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Start for Button Point. December 8, 1908Record: P68/76/88Raymond Priestley stands next to a laden sledge with a dog. Two other men stand behind. |
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James Murray and Raymond Priestley in shaft in lake at Cape Royds. June 1908Record: P68/76/89James Murray and Raymond Priestley in shaft cut in the ice with a lantern as the main light source. |
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Raymond PriestleyRecord: P68/76/90Head and shoulders portrait of Raymond Priestley. |
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Raymond PriestleyRecord: P68/76/91Raymond Priestley wearing windproof clothing and fur gloves. |
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Raymond PriestleyRecord: P68/76/92Raymond Priestley leans on a mound of rock. |
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Raymond PriestleyRecord: P68/76/93Raymond Priestley sitting on a mound of rocks (kenyte). |
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Edgeworth DavidRecord: P68/76/94Edgeworth David wearing a hat. |
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Edgeworth DavidRecord: P68/76/95Edgeworth David wearing windproof clothing. |
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Edgeworth DavidRecord: P68/76/96Edgeworth David stands beside a pole with flag, which is protuding from a mound of rocks covered in snow. |
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Edgeworth DavidRecord: P68/76/97Edgeworth David standing on the deck of a ship. |
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Edgeworth DavidRecord: P68/76/98Edgeworth David standing on the deck of a ship wearing windproof clothing and a balaclava. |
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Alister Forbes MackayRecord: P68/76/99Alister Forbes Mackay stands on the deck of a ship, with knotted scarf around his neck. |
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Magnetic Pole PartyRecord: P68/76/100Mackay, David and Mawson stand beside a Union Flag which has been planted in the snow. |
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Alister Forbes MackayRecord: P68/76/101View of a man's back (Mackay) in a bath made of canvas. |
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Alister Forbes MackayRecord: P68/76/102Side view of Mackay carrying a rucksack with rope over his shoulders. He holds an ice axe and is wearing finnesko on his feet, pipe in mouth. |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/103James Murray wearing sunglasses and with hood up holds a penguin chick. He stands amongst adult Adelie penguins. |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/104James Murray wearing a wide brimmed hat stands on the ice with a dog. |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/105James Murray with a bag across his shoulders stands on the ice, he holds an ice axe. |
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James Murray looking into a Stevenson ScreenRecord: P68/76/106Side view of James Murray on board ship looking into a Stevenson Screen (louvered box containing meteorological equipment). |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/107James Murray standing on the deck of a ship wearing fur gloves and woollen hat. |
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George MarstonRecord: P68/76/108George Marston lying down in bed reading a book with a candle balanced on his head. |
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George MarstonRecord: P68/76/109George Marston dressed in theatrical costume as a woman. |
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Frank WildRecord: P68/76/110Frank Wild wearing cold weather clothing, including long boots, gloves and a balaclava. |
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Frank WildRecord: P68/76/111Frank Wild stands with hand on hip. |
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Douglas MawsonRecord: P68/76/112Douglas Mawson wearing wind proof clothing, including fur gloves, finnesko and a balaclava. |
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Douglas MawsonRecord: P68/76/113Side view of Douglas Mawson holding up a camera (?) |
Marston and Bertram ArmytageRecord: P68/76/114Marston and Armytage stand on the snow with a dog behind them. Marston (left) smokes a pipe. Armytage (right) wears wide brimmed hat carrying something inside his jacket. |
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Ernest JoyceRecord: P68/76/115Ernest Joyce stands holding a box camera. |
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Philip BrocklehurstRecord: P68/76/116Philip Brocklehurst holds a camera (?). |
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Bill AdamsRecord: P68/76/117Adams stands with arms by his side. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/118View of the back of Dunlop skiing alongside a sledge being manhauled by three men. Two other men beside the laden sledge. |
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Aeneas MackintoshRecord: P68/76/119Aeneas Mackintosh in uniform. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/120Henry Dunlop, smartly dressed casually leans against a wooden post on a verandah. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/121Henry Dunlop, chief engineer, in oily clothes. |
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Mac and Doc (Michell)Record: P68/76/122AMackintosh looks through a sexton and Michell writes in a note book. |
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Michell and John K DavisRecord: P68/76/122BMichell (left) and Davis (right) stand on the deck of a ship. Unfurled sail and rigging behind. |
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Man looking out of open hatch aboard shipRecord: P68/76/123Man looking out of open hatch aboard ship. |
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John K DavisRecord: P68/76/124John K Davis on board ship with a dog. |
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Harbord and MackintoshRecord: P68/76/125Harbord (left) and Mackintosh (right) with a bandage over his right eye. |
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Michell and John K DavisRecord: P68/76/126Michel (left) sitting and John K Davis (right) standing on the deck of a ship. Unfurled sail and rigging behind. |
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HarbordRecord: P68/76/127Full length photograph of Arthur Harbord aboard ship. |
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Harbord and MacRecord: P68/76/128Harbord (left) and Mackintosh (right) with a bandage damaged right eye. |
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Leo CottonRecord: P68/76/129Leo Cotton with a camera on a tripod. |
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Alfred Reid, Manager of the ExpeditionRecord: P68/76/130Head and shoulders portrait of Alfred Reid. Photograph out of focus. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/131Henry Dunlop working on deck of ship. |
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Officers and childrenRecord: P68/76/132Officers holding two children (Raymond and Cecily Shackleton) on board ship |
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Emily Shackleton, Officers and childRecord: P68/76/133Emily Shackleton and Officers on board ship. One of the officers is holding a child (Raymond Shackleton). |
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Group of men in hutRecord: P68/76/134A group of men sitting at a table inside a hut. Tins, bottles, cutlery and a sewing machine are on the table. Clothes hang on a line behind. Left to right: Marston, Priestley, Roberts, Murray, Joyce (smoking a pipe). |
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Wild, Shackleton, Marshall and Adams on board shipRecord: P68/76/135Four dishevelled men standing on the deck of the ship Nimrod. |
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Group photograph of shore partyRecord: P68/76/136Group photograph of shore party on the ice. Standing left to right: Joyce, Day, Wild, Adams, Brocklehurst, Shackleton, Marshall, David, Armytage, Marston. Sitting left to right: Priestley, Murray, Roberts. |
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Shackleton and AdamsRecord: P68/76/137Ernest Shackleton and Jameson Boyd Adams eating sandwiches on deck of the ship Nimrod. |
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Man and penguinRecord: P68/76/138A man holds a penguin by its feet beside an A frame set of poles. Another penguin hangs from a similar group of poles behind. Boxes and other equipment are stacked and strewn around. |
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Bernard DayRecord: P68/76/139Bernard Day, smoking a pipe, stands beside the car (?) on board ship. |
Two boats loading at the Icefoot. March 1909Record: P68/76/140Two rowing boats with men inside, bows against the ice. |
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View of the front of the hut with the debris collected during the winter. Flaggstaff Pt in the backgroundRecord: P98/9/1View of snow covered hillside and men surrounded by boxes and other pieces of equipment. |
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Granite Erratic lying on the Kenyte at Cape RoydsRecord: P98/9/3Large piece of rock on hillside. |
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A portion of the deck of the Nimrod after a blizzard showing the ventilating shaft and ropes covered with frozen sprayRecord: P98/9/2Ventilating shaft and ropes covered in ice. |
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Hoisting stores at Derick(?) Pt up a 30 ft cliff by means of a spare boom and an endless rope. Feb 1908Record: P98/9/4A man stands on the edge of a cliff and hoists up a box using a rope and pully system. |
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Day in the motor-car in front of Tent Island ten miles south of Cape RoydsRecord: P98/9/5Bernard Day sits in the motor car on the ice. Mountains in the background. |
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The boat left down by the Nimrod when she left us in Feb 1908. The photograph shows the digging out of the boat in the last days of February 1909. She was then launched by dropping her over a fifteen foot cliffRecord: P98/9/6Four men beside a rowing boat on the ice. Two shovels lay on the ground. Mountains behind. |
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Moonlight at Cape Barne. The reflection is on the sea ice between Inaccessible Island (back of photograph) and Cape Royds (in the foreground). July 1908Record: P98/9/7View from shore of moonlight and its reflection on the sea. |
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A back view of the Hut showing the Pony Stables roofed with sledges and outside that the motor sledge.Record: P98/9/8View of the hut from the back with piles of boxes and sledges covered in snow. |
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The skeleton of the hut erected at our Winter Quarters, Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica. 77° 33' S LatitudeRecord: P98/9/9View of the hut being built. Two men leaning on the timber frame. |
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Armytage in a trench dug in the ice at Clear Lake with the idea of taking temperatures at different depths in the ice.Record: P98/9/10View of Bernard Armytage in a trench standing against an up turned sledge. He is wearing fur gloves and a hood. |
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Masses of frozen sea spray which buried large quantities of our stores after a blizzard. Digging out the stores.Record: P98/9/11Two men digging boxes out of the snow and ice. |
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The Emperor penguins had just been killed for specimens and the Adelie penguin being frightened of the dogs came up and insisted on making friends with Joyce and myself.Record: P98/9/12A man sits on the ice with a dog and Adelie penguin. Another dog and two dead penguins are close by. |
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Four of the Manchurian ponies held by Mackay. In the foreground is to be seen the bow of a sledge loaded with coal and the stern of one loaded with carbideRecord: P98/9/13A man with four ponies standing on the snow. Sledges in the foreground. |
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Manchurian ponies with Armytage and MackayRecord: P98/9/14Two men standing on the ice with a group of ponies. A loaded sledge in the foreground. |
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Preparing for sledgingRecord: P98/9/15A group of men in the hut. Frank Wild (smoking a pipe) works on a sledge. Left to right: Priestley, Shackleton, Adams, Day, Wild, Armytage, Mackay, Joyce. |
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The Old Curiosity Shop. David and Mawson's cubicleRecord: P98/9/16Cubicle in hut shared by David and Mawson. Full of clothes, bedding, books and various other objects. |
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Group of shore party in spring of 1908-1909Record: P98/9/17Group of expedition members standing and seated on the ice. |
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Two members of the ship's crew standing on a loose piece of floe-iceRecord: P98/9/18Two men standing on an ice floe. |
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Murray with a young penguin in his arms in the RookeryRecord: P98/9/19James Murray stands amongst penguins holding a young penguin in his arms. |
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Moonlit sky with reflection on the water. Early part of May 1908Record: P98/9/20View over sea to moon and its reflection on the sea. Clouds above. |
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Man with hurricane lamp under foot stalactitesRecord: P98/9/21A man with a lit hurricane lamp lays on the ice beneath a formation of foot stalactites. |
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Joyce and Wild working on man harness in their cubicleRecord: P98/9/22Ernest Joyce (left) sits at a table with a sewing machine and Frank Wild (right) smoking a pipe works on a piece of rope. They are surrounded by ropes, harnesses and other pieces of equipment. |
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Cape Royds immediately in front of the HutRecord: P98/9/23View over snow covered ground with dogs, boxes and other items of equipment to mountains behind. |
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Mt Erebus with the foothills in the foreground and Whaleback clouds on the left of picture.Record: P98/9/24View over snow covered ground to mountains. |
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The motor garage with Day and the motor insideRecord: P98/9/25View of the garage made of crates beside the main expedition hut, with the car inside. Surrounded by snow covered crates and boxes and other items of equipment |
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Snow collected for the water tanksRecord: P98/9/26Deck of the ship with a pile of snow and a bucket. |
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Taking the last stores and dogs from the shore to the ship. One of these boats was smashed in the nightRecord: P98/9/27View of two rowing boats with men inside, bows against the ice. |
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Wild on the ship after his return from the Southern JourneyRecord: P98/9/29Two men with hoods over their faces, on the deck of a ship. |
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The Nimrod sheltering behind two stranded bergs in Back door BayRecord: P98/9/30View across pack ice to the ship Nimrod and two icebergs beyond. |
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One of the seas encountered by the Koonya and Nimrod on their way down to the iceRecord: P98/9/31View across heavy seas of the top of the masts and funnel of a sailing ship. |
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Nimrod in heavy packRecord: P98/9/32View across hummocked ice to the ship Nimrod |

