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The sea ice breaking up in Back door Bay forces the Nimrod to retreat to the open sea for a short timeRecord: P98/9/33View across open pack ice to the ship Nimrod |
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Nimrod with foresail and upper top sail set running into heavy packRecord: P98/9/34View across heavily hummocked ice to the ship Nimrod, with sails unfurled. Men on the bowsprit and yard arm. |
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An ice face at the Turk's Head, Ross IslandRecord: P98/9/35View across ice and snow to a cave in the ice. |
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Two stranded bergs at Backdoor Bay Cape RoydsRecord: P98/9/36View across sea to ice bergs. |
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A typical barrier face showing well marked stratification lines and conchoidal fractureRecord: P98/9/37View across sea to wall of ice showing glaciological features. |
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Another Barrier photograph showing defirmation in the stratification linesRecord: P98/9/38View across sea to wall of ice showing glaciological features. |
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A typical barrier face showing well marked stratification lines and conchoidal fractureRecord: P98/9/39View across sea to wall of ice showing glaciological features. |
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A very prettily undercut portion of the ice foot at the Penguin Rookery, Cape RoydsRecord: P98/9/40A man stands on ice foot looking down at pancake ice below. |
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Cave in stranded berg in Backdoor Bay showing well developed icicles and also platy crystals on the floor of the caveRecord: P98/9/41Ice cave with icicles, illuminated by two hurricane lamps. |
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The heavy pack which prevented the Nimrod from reaching King Edward VIIth Land. Feb 1908Record: P98/9/42View over sea to pack ice and iceberg. |
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The undercut ice foot at Cape Royds during summerRecord: P98/9/43View of the edge of the icefoot as it reaches the sea. Ice floating in the sea. |
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A berg very prettily corroded and tilted by the sea denudationRecord: P98/9/44Weathered iceberg. |
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A killer whale soundingRecord: P98/9/45View of the Dorsal fin of a whale in the sea. Pack ice beyond. |
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Another portion of the barrier face with overhanging edgeRecord: P98/9/46An ice front. |
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A penguinRecord: P98/9/47An Adelie penguin standing on the ice beside a piece of rope. |
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A 150 feet cliff which formed the "Chinese Wall" or living extension of the Cape Barne glacier. Five miles south of Winter QuartersRecord: P98/9/48View over snow and ice to a wall of ice, bare rock in the background. |
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Penguins in the nesting season sitting on their youngRecord: P98/9/49An Adelie penguin sitting on its nest with two penguin chicks. |
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Adelie penguinsRecord: P98/9/50A group of adult and young Adelie penguins. |
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Emperor penguins and motor carRecord: P98/9/51A group of Emperor penguins stand on the ice looking at two men standing beside the motor car. |
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An angry mother seal with cubRecord: P98/9/52A seal and her cub on the ice. |
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Two Adelie penguinsRecord: P98/9/53Two Adelie penguins standing on rock. |
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A seal being huntedRecord: P98/9/54A seal on the ice with men and ropes behind. |
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Crabeater seals quarrellingRecord: P98/9/55Two crabeater seals with mouths open on the ice close to the sea. |
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Adelie penguinsRecord: P98/9/56Two Adelie penguins on their nest. |
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At the Magnetic PoleRecord: P98/9/57Three men standing on the ice with a Union Jack planted in the snow. Left to right: Mackay, David and Mawson. |
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The Southern Party encamped at the foot of the Cloudmaker a mountain about 84° S. lat.Record: P98/9/58Two tents pitched on the ice with other equipment in a pile to the right of the tents. A man bends down beside one of the tents. Mountain behind. |
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Preparing to lay a depot with the motorRecord: P98/9/59A group of men on the ice with two laden sledges and the motor car. |
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An Antarctic Skua gull on its nestRecord: P98/9/60A Skua gull standing on a rock. |
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The old Discovery depot at the Minna BluffRecord: P98/9/61The heads of three men can be seen looking out of a pit in the snow. A depot flag on a pole is planted in the snow behind them. |
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David, Mackay and Mawson taking possession of South Victoria Land at Cape Bernacchi in the name of the British Empire and his Magesty King Edward VIIRecord: P98/9/62Two men stand on a snow covered rocky hillside with a flag planted in the snow. |
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Southern Party, after their return from the southRecord: P98/9/63Four men stand on the deck of a ship. Left to right: Wild, Shackleton, Marshall, Adams |
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The party who laid the Bluff depot for the Southern Party and were the only party to use a dog teamRecord: P98/9/64Three men beside a fully laden sledge and dog team. Left to right: Marston, Joyce, Day |
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The start of the Southern Journey, leaving Cape Royds with the poniesRecord: P98/9/65Four men with four ponies on the ice. Left to right: Sisi and Marshall, back - Adams and Juan, front - Shackleton and Chinaman, Wild and Socks |
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Possum, Possum junior and Gwen, Cape RoydsRecord: P98/9/66Three dogs outside the hut. One of the dogs is sitting in a barrel(?) |
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Priestley and dogs under snow cornice at Cape Royds, 1908Record: P98/9/67Three dogs and a man sitting on the snow. |
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Our summer camp in the Ferrar GlacierRecord: P98/9/68Camp scene with a tent pitched on the ice and a laden sledge in the foreground. Mountains behind |
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Bernard Day on NimrodRecord: P98/9/69Bernard Day sitting on the deck of the ship Nimrod holding a pipe and with a dog on either side. |
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Dunlop, Priestley, Armytage, Mawson and WildRecord: P98/9/70Five men lounge on the deck of the ship Nimrod. A sixth men sits on a barrel above them, but is not named. Left to right: Dunlop, Priestley, Armytage. Front: Mawson, Wild (lying down). |
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R.E. Priestley and typewriter. Cape Adare 1911Record: P98/9/71Raymond Priestley sits at a table reading a book with a typewriter in front of him. Various objects including a fan and a barometer are on the wooden wall behind him. |
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Midwinter Day at Cape AdareRecord: P98/9/72Group of men seated around a table. Sledge flags are hanging from the ceiling. Left to right: Browning, Campbell, Dickason, Levick, Priestley |
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Nimrod in harbourRecord: P98/9/1aView across sea of the ship Nimrod in harbour. Signed by five members of the expedition: Ernest Joyce, Frank Wild, George Marston, Raymond Priestley, Bernard Day |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/73/100Head and shoulders portrait of James Murray beside an open door. |
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The Lion. A fumarole on the old crator of Erebus with the Erebus party in the foreground. March 1908Record: P68/73/101View of four men roped together standing on snow with a large formation of snow and ice behind them. |
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Preparing for the Summer Erebus tripRecord: P68/73/102Group of five men wearing harnesses standing on the snow and talking. Sledge to the left. |
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Raymond Priestley after two months without a wash or shave and in summer sledging costume. Taken after the return of the Western Party. The dog is young Possum. Feb 1909.Record: P68/73/103Raymond Priestley looking dishevelled with a dog. |
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A sledge-party from the shipRecord: P68/73/104Four men harnessed to a sledge that is laden with two barrels of beer. |
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Camped at the foot of the main cone of Erebus. March 1908Record: P68/73/105Five men beside two tents pitched on the ice. Various items of equipment on the ground around them. |
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The Erebus party packing across the old crater 11000 ft above sea-level. March 1908Record: P68/73/106Group of men walking across the snow carrying large packs. |
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The picking up of the Western Party by the Nimrod. 25 January 1909Record: P68/73/107Three men on the ice, one man holds a rope a second man bends down towards another rope. Left to right: Armytage, Priestley, Brocklehurst. |
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On the Nimrod. Dunlop, Priestley, Michell. February 1909Record: P68/73/108Three men relaxing on the deck of a ship. Left to right: Dunlop, Priestley, Michell. |
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A detachment of the Nimrod's crew out from the walkRecord: P68/73/109Five men standing in a row on the ice. Three of the men are holding long sticks. |
The supporting party preparing a mast to assist them in the journey from Hut PointRecord: P68/73/110A laden sledge with mast. Three men to left, one of the men is bending over and holds the rope harness. |
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The return of the Southern PartyRecord: P68/73/111Four dishevelled men standing on the deck of the ship Nimrod. Left to right: Wild, Shackleton, Marshall, Adams. |
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The Koonya (leaves the Nimrod) on her way back to LyttletonRecord: P68/73/112View from deck of a sailing ship across the sea to a steam ship. |
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The Nimrod charging the ice of the Sound with her foresails setRecord: P68/73/113View across pack ice to a ship in an open lead with sails unfurled on the foremast. |
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A view of Pony Lake or Home Lake with the Nimrod in the back groundRecord: P68/73/114View across land and sea to ship in the distance. |
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A piece of unusually heavy pack-iceRecord: P68/73/115View across sea to large piece of pack ice. |
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A much crevassed berg off the Turks Head with the motor-car in the foregroundRecord: P68/73/116View across the ice to an iceberg. Just visible are the motor-car on the right and a seal on the left. |
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Two icebergs stranded in Back door Bay half way between Cape Royds and Cape BarneRecord: P68/73/117View across sea to two icebergs. |
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Iceberg seen on journey southRecord: P68/73/118View of an iceberg. |
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A curious ice-formation named "Foot Stalactites"Record: P68/73/119Foot Stalactites hanging down from an ice cave. They are lit by the light of two hurricane lamps. |
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A rather fine piece of ice foot. The ice foot is formed of shore snowdrifts coated with frozen sprayRecord: P68/73/120View across sea ice to a large formation of ice. |
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A prettily corroded, and tilted berg with penguins on topRecord: P68/73/121View across sea ice to an iceberg with Adelie penguins on top. |
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Snowberg very much corroded by the seaRecord: P68/73/122View of a very worn piece of ice in the sea. |
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Icebergs stranded on MacMurdo SoundRecord: P68/73/123View across sea to two icebergs. |
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Snow-berg showing stratification. A Barrier bergRecord: P68/73/124View across sea to an iceberg. |
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A general view of the Winter Quarters at Cape Royds showing amount of debrisRecord: P68/73/125View of the hut at Cape Royds tucked into the hillside. Boxes, crates and other items of equipment strewn around outside. |
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A curious ice-formation named "Foot Stalactites"Record: P68/73/126Foot Stalactites hanging down from an ice cave. They are lit by the light of two hurricane lamps. |
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Day and the motor car on the floeRecord: P68/73/127View across ice to a motor car. Bernard Day sits on the side of the car with boxes in front of him. |
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A natural wall like dyke of highly jointed kenyteRecord: P68/73/128A man stands on snow in front of a wall like structure of kenyte rock. |
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A portion of the sea spray that buried our stores during the blizzard of Feb 19, 20 and 21 1909Record: P68/73/129View of frozen sea spray covering wooden boxes. |
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View of Hut from NE showing cases stacked to prevent dispersal by windRecord: P68/73/130View of the hut with boxes piled up on one side. More boxes and other items of equipment are strewn around the ground beside the hut. |
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A fresh ice lake at Cape BarneRecord: P68/73/131View of a snow and ice covered lake with rocky hillside on all sides. |
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Poking a seal to make him look ferociousRecord: P68/73/132Three men on the ice with seals. One man pokes a seal with a long stick. Left to right: Priestley, Joyce, Murray |
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Magnetic Pole sledgeRecord: P68/73/133Two men beside a laden sledge. Some items of equipment have been unpacked. |
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Mount Erebus in eruption with the foothills and Back door Bay in the foregroundRecord: P68/73/134View over snow and ice to mountain in the distance. Steam erupts from the mountain. |
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Three man tent netRecord: P68/73/135Inner tent pitched on the ice. |
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The Turk's Head a kenytic agglomerate 12 miles south of Winter QuartersRecord: P68/73/136View across snow to rock formation. |
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Gneiss with dioritic inclusions. Photograph taken on Magnetic Pole journeyRecord: P68/73/137View of a large rock formation. |
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A microphotograph of algae, rotifers and waterbearsRecord: P68/73/138Photograph of microbes seen under a microscope. |
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A photograph of a snow tabloid and cracks in sea iceRecord: P68/73/139Photograph of ice seen under a microscope. |
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Philodina gregaria. A rotifer from Stranded Moraines and Cape Royds (Coast Lake)Record: P68/73/140Photograph of microbes seen under a microscope. |
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An Antarctic water-bearRecord: P68/73/141Microscopic photograph of an Antarctic water bear. |
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A large rotifer from Coast Lake, Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/142Microscopic photograph of a large rotifer. |
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Water bearRecord: P68/73/143Microscopic photograph of an Antarctic water bear. |
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RotiferRecord: P68/73/144Microscopic photograph of a Rotifer. |
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R.E. Priestley Feb 1909Record: P68/73/145Full length portrait of Raymond Priestley with a dog. |
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R.E. Priestley Feb 1909Record: P68/73/146Full length portrait of Raymond Priestley standing on the deck of a ship. |
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Winter Quarters at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/147View of the hut at Cape Royds with snow on the ground. Four men, dogs and boxes around the hut. |
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HMS Powerful chasing the Nimrod 1 January 1908Record: P68/73/148View of the bow of a ship with flags flying. Small boats at sea beside the ship and hills behind. |
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Frank WildRecord: P68/73/149Portrait of Frank Wild standing with one arm on his hip. |
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Seal breathing at seal holeRecord: P68/73/150Head of a seal looking out of a hole in the ice. |
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Skua gull at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/151Skua Gull |
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Icicles in a cavern in a snowbergRecord: P68/73/152Icicles hanging down from the roof of a cave. They are lit by the light of two hurricane lamps. |
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Weddell Seal and young lying at Tent IslandRecord: P68/73/153Weddell seal and one pup on the snow, with the motor car behind. |
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Icicles in a cavern in Stranded Berg. ReversedRecord: P68/73/154Icicles in a cavern. Photograph upside down? |
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"Putty"Record: P68/73/155George Marston dressed in theatrical costume. |
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Northern depot sledge. October 1908Record: P68/73/156Sledge with box, bags and flag. |
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Crabeaters in the Ross Sea PackRecord: P68/73/157Four Crabeater seals on the ice. |

