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Sea Elephant Rookery, Gold Bay, South Georgia

Record: P66/18/1

A group of Elephant seals lying on the shore, in the background are mountains lightly covered in snow.

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Young King penguin

Record: P66/18/2

A young King penguin stands amongst tufts of grass.

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Gentoo penguin with egg

Record: P66/18/3

A Gentoo penguin stands amongst tufts of grass with one egg at its feet.

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De Geer Glacier at head of Moraine Fjord, South Georgia

Record: P66/18/4

View of a glacier as it reaches the sea with mountains on either side and floating ice in the sea in the foreground.

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Hamburg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia

Record: P66/18/5

View of a glacier as it reaches the sea with mountains on either side and open sea in front. In the foreground a man stands on ice beside two rowing boats.

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Peaks of the Three Brothers, South Georgia

Record: P66/18/6

View of the snout of a glacier as it reaches the sea with mountains coming down to the sea shore behind.

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Entering the pack ice, December 9, 1914

Record: P66/18/7

A group of men at the bow of a sailing ship as it goes through the pack ice.

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A lake among leads in the pack ice

Record: P66/18/8

View taken from above of the bow of a sailing ship going through pack ice and entering into more open water.

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Immense floes of pack ice seen from the mast-head

Record: P66/18/9

View taken from above of a vast expanse of open pack ice with the top of a mast in the foreground.

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Approaching a high flat berg in the pack ice

Record: P66/18/10

View taken from the side of the ship of pack ice and a Tabular iceberg in the distance.

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A pinnacled glacier berg.

Record: P66/18/11

An iceberg in the shape of a pinnacle with pack ice behind it.

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Looking south over the frozen sea, January, 1915

Record: P66/18/12

Three men in the foreground stand on pack ice which is heavily hummocked and stretches away into the distance.

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"Endurance" waiting for the pack ice to open up

Record: P66/18/13

The sailing ship Endurance held fast in pack ice.

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How the pack ice breaks up

Record: P66/18/14

View of a man standing on pack ice with large cracks in the ice on either side. An iceberg is in the distance on the horizon.

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"Endurance" fast in the sea of ice

Record: P66/18/15

View of the ship Endurance held fast in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked.

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Endeavouring to cut the ship out of the ice, February, 1915

Record: P66/18/16

Several men are trying to free the ship Endurance which is trapped in pack ice, by hacking at the ice with pick axes and long staves.

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Deck of the Endurance after a snowfall

Record: P66/18/17

View of the deck of the ship Endurance covered in snow. Dogs look out of the dog kennels which are situated along both sides. A man stands in the centre looking towards the camera. Piles of sledges, boxes and other equipment are covered in snow.

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Young Emperor penguin chicks

Record: P66/18/18

Group of young Emperor penguin chicks standing on the ice.

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A dog kennel made of snow and ice

Record: P66/18/19

A dog stands at the door way of a dog kennel on the ice, which is made of wood and covered in snow and ice. A metal chain is hanging from the dogs collar.

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One of the dog team leaders

Record: P66/18/20

A dog sits at the door way of a wooden dog kennel on the deck of the ship. Another dog (out of focus) can be seen behind him.

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Another type of dog

Record: P66/18/21

Portrait of a dog wearing a leather collar (part of a sledging harness).

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The cinematographer (Hurley) at work

Record: P66/18/22

Frank Hurley stands on the ice with a camera on a tripod below the bow of the ship Endurance.

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A great serraced berg wedged in the pack ice

Record: P66/18/23

View of a large iceberg in consolidated pack ice. Two men can be seen at the base of the berg, one man prods at the ice with a stick.

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Ice conditions in August, 1915

Record: P66/18/24

View of a man standing with a sledge and dog team at rest on the ice. The view behind him is of a vast expanse of consolidated pack ice with the ship Endurance beset in the distance.

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A midsummer sunset, February, 1915

Record: P66/18/25

View of the ship Endurance in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked. The clouds in the sky indicate a sunset.

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Return of the sun after the long winter darkness

Record: P66/18/26

The ship Endurance beset in consolidated pack ice with large blocks of ice in the foreground.

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Captain Worsley and R.James taking observations

Record: P66/18/27

Two men on the ice below the stern of the ship Endurance are taking observations. Captain Frank Worsley stands on the left holding an electric cable that powers a light bulb on a stand beside him. Reginald James (physicist), on the right, is kneeling down and looking through a telescope which is mounted on a camera stand.

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The night watchmen, having a game of chess

Record: P66/18/28

Two men seated playing a game of chess. Frank Hurley seated in a wicker chair on the left and Leonard Hussey (meteorologist) seated opposite him,study the chess board. In the foreground, placed on a wooden table are the remnants of a meal, including opened tins of sardines, bread, knives and forks, mugs and teapot.

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A morning in "The Ritz", midwinter, 1915

Record: P66/18/29

A group of men carry out their daily tasks, mainly all are seated at a table. They include right: Hussey, James, Wordie, Clark and (probably) Hubert Hudson standing reading a book. Left: McNish in the foreground, Blackbarow carrying a block of ice on his shoulder and Orde-Lees at the typewriter. Plus two other men.

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Clark in the biological laboratory

Record: P66/18/30

Robert Clark sits perched on the edge of a table looking down a microscope. There are specimen jars on shelves attached to the wall beside him and on the table behind him. Other scientific equipment and jars are on the shelf and wall in front of him.

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James and Hussey in "The Rookery"

Record: P66/18/31

Leonard Hussey and Reginald James in their workroom. Hussey seated on the left, examines his Dine's anemometer and James seated on the right, works on another piece of equipment (electrograph).

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The Endurance among great blocks of pressure ice

Record: P66/18/32

The ship Endurance can be seen in the distance with large blocks of ice in the foreground.

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Round the Night Watchman's fire

Record: P66/18/33

A group of five men sit around the stove.The fire in the stove being the only light source creates an interesting atmosphere.

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Dawn at the close of Winter

Record: P66/18/34

View of the port side of the ship Endurance with large blocks of pressure ice in the foreground.

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In the heart of the pack

Record: P66/18/35

Distant view of the ship Endurance which is held fast in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked.

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Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild

Record: P66/18/36

Two men pose for the camera whilst standing amidst large blocks of pressure ice. Frank Wild stands on the left and Ernest Shackleton stands on the right with an arm resting on a block of ice.

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Great blocks of ice thrown up along pressure ridges

Record: P66/18/37

One man stands on the ice amongst large blocks of pressure ice. He has one hand raised to shield his eyes whilst looking towards the distance.

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New leads covered with ice flowers in early spring

Record: P66/18/38

View of a large expanse of pack ice covered with frost flowers. Blocks of pressure ice and the trapped ship Endurance in the background.

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Heavy blocks of ice rafted up and tilted by the pressure

Record: P66/18/39

Two large blocks of pressure ice through which can be seen two men standing and looking towards the distance.

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A typical pressure ridge with rafted floe

Record: P66/18/40

One man stands on the ice looking up at a large block of ice.

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Ice rafting at the centre of a big pressure

Record: P66/18/41

Rafted ice consisting of large forms of pressure ice where one floe overrides another with the ship Endurance in the distance to the left of the photograph.

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Bi-weekly ablutions of "The Ritz"

Record: P66/18/42

Three men are on their hands and knees with pails of water, scrubbing the floor. Left to right: Wordie, Cheetham and Macklin.

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"Endurance" at midwinter, 1915

Record: P66/18/43

View of the bow of the ship Endurance whilst held fast in the ice. The photograph was taken at night using a flash light.

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A great glacier berg, 180ft high, which menaced the ship

Record: P66/18/44

View of a large ice berg with pack ice in the foreground.

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Dogs leaving the ship for training

Record: P66/18/45

Men and dogs leaving the ship Endurance via a step ladder and a wooden ramp. Three men and three dogs are on the ramp, two men are on the steps with a further two men and a dog behind. Shackleton watches the descent from on board the ship.

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A dog team in very rough ice conditions

Record: P66/18/46

One man with a sledge and team of seven dogs stands on the ice amongst large hummocks of ice.

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"Endurance" in the pack ice much resembling a billowy sea

Record: P66/18/47

The ship Endurance beset in the ice with hummocked ice (weathered pressure ice) in the foreground.

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Crab Eater seals

Record: P66/18/48

Two Crabeater seals lying on the ice.

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Conditions of the ice ahead of the ship, August, 1915

Record: P66/18/49

The ship Endurance beset in the ice with hummocked ice in the foreground.

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Huge blocks of ice thrown up round the ship

Record: P66/18/50

The masts of the ship Endurance can just be seen behind large blocks of rafted ice.

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"Endurance" battling with high blocks of pressure ice

Record: P66/18/51

View of the port side of the ship Endurance with large blocks of rafted ice in the foreground. The photograph was taken at night using a flash light.

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"Endurance" caught in a pressure crack, October, 1915

Record: P66/18/52

The ship Endurance trapped in the ice and listing to port.

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"Endurance" in a pressure, a week before she was finally crushed

Record: P66/18/53

The ship Endurance trapped in the ice and listing to port. Worsley and Shackleton are looking over the side of the ship, another man stands on the ice below one of the lifeboats.

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"Endurance" crushed by the ice and sinking

Record: P66/18/54

The ship Endurance breaking up in the ice, only the masts and rigging are visible. A team of dogs harnessed together sit on the ice and look towards the ship.

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Frank Wild examining the wreckage of the "Endurance"

Record: P66/18/55

The ship Endurance broken up in the ice, only a tangled mass of masts and rigging are visible. Frank Wild stands on the ice looking at the wreckage.

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Ocean Camp (Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild on the left)

Record: P66/18/56

A group of tents and other equipment on the ice with the ship's company standing and looking towards the camera. Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild are on the left in the foreground.

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Another view of Ocean Camp

Record: P66/18/57

A group of tents, men, dogs, sledges and other equipment on the ice.

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The look-out established at Ocean Camp

Record: P66/18/58

Hurley, Wild and Shackleton stand near to a tent which has other equipment, including camera tripod and cases around it. In the background is an observation platform on which stands a man looking through a telescope. The King's flag and ship's burgee fly from a spar.

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Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Hurley at Patience Camp

Record: P66/18/59

Ernest Shackleton (right) and Frank Hurley (left) sitting outside a tent, on either side of a stove. Skis are propped up in the ice behind Hurley.

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Arrival at Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/60

One of the lifeboats, the Dudley Docker, being hauled onto the shore by a group of men on Elephant Island.

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Pulling up the boats below the cliffs of Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/61

The lifeboat James Caird, being hauled onto the shore by a group of men on Elephant Island. The lifeboats Stancomb-Wills and Dudley Docker, in the foreground, are already on the shore.

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The first meal on Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/62

A group of men stand on the shore below the cliffs drinking from tin mugs. Left to right: Order-Lees, Wordie, Clark, Rickenson, Greenstreet, How, Shackleton, Bakewell, Kerr, and Wild.

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The invalids of the party on the foreshore, Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/63

A group of men sit and stand on the stony seashore at the edge of the ice. Men and boxes are in the background below the cliffs.

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Preparing the boat for the journey to secure help

Record: P66/18/64

Two men, one standing, one sitting inside one of the lifeboats on Elephant Island.

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Launching the boat for the relief journey

Record: P66/18/65

A group of men preparing to launch the lifeboat, James Caird, into the sea from the shore of Elephant Island.

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The relief boat setting out for South Georgia

Record: P66/18/66

A group of men launching the lifeboat James Caird, into the sea from the shore of Elephant Island.

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Sir Ernest Shackleton going out to board the relief boat

Record: P66/18/67

A group of men launching the lifeboat Stancomb-Wills, into the sea from the shore of Elephant Island.

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The men left on Elephant Island digging a shelter

Record: P66/18/68

Four men are digging into the ice with pick axes a fifth man stands beside them.

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Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/69

View of Elephant Island and the sea beyond.

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Inaccessible Mountain, the highest point of Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/70

View of a mountain surrounded by cloud with ice and snow and the sea at its base. There are blocks of ice in the foreground.

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The rugged ice-bound cliffs of Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/71

View of the snow and ice covered cliffs of Elephant Island coming down to the sea, with floating ice in the foreground.

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Hut in which members of the expedition lived for 4 1/2 months

Record: P66/18/72

View of an up-turned boat on the sea shore with tarpaulin roped to it, boxes, ropes and items of clothing are scattered around the base. Snow covered cliffs in the background.

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Skinning seals for food on Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/73

A group of men are sitting on snow and ice covered rocks on the sea shore skinning seals, one man stands and looks on. Blocks of ice are floating in the sea.

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View of Elephant Island from an ice grotto

Record: P66/18/74

View of Elephant Island taken from inside an ice formation with icicles hanging down in the foreground.

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The rocky ramparts of Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/75

View of Elephant Island taken from inside an ice or rock formation with blocks of floating ice in the foreground.

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Penguins on the shore of the spit, Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/76

Gentoo penguins on the shore of the spit at Elephant Island.

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Members of the expedition on Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/77

Group of dishevelled men posing for the camera on Elephant Island.

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Arrival of the rescue ship off Elephant Island

Record: P66/18/78

Group of men on the shore looking out to sea. A ship is in the distance on the horizon. To the left of the photograph two men are standing beside a fire.

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Saved!

Record: P66/18/79

Group of men on the shore wave at a small rowing boat out to sea in the distance.

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The rescued members of the expedition in front of the Royal Hotel, Punta Arenas, Chile

Record: P66/19/X1

Group of expedition members and other men standing outside a building.

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Men on board ship

Record: P66/19/X2

A group of expedition members dressed in civillian clothes are standing on the deck of a steam ship (fishing trawler). Some are smiling and waving towards the camera. Ernest Shackleton stands with hands in pockets above a man on the lower deck.

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A crowd at the dock

Record: P66/19/X3

A large crowd of people stand in a circle around Ernest Shackleton and other dignitaries. Beyond the crowd is a clock tower and band stand.

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A steam ship

Record: P66/19/X4

A steam ship at sea. A group of men can be seen standing on the deck.

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Group of the Shore Party, Officers & Crew S.Y Endurance. Weddell Sea Base

Record: P66/19/146

Group photograph of the expedition members under the bow of the ship Endurance.

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7th February 1915 Lat 76.55 Sth Long 34.30W

Record: P66/19/X5

Group of expedition members at the bow of the ship Endurance, posing for the camera whilst at sea.

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Ernest H. Shackleton

Record: P66/19/1A

Portrait of Ernest Shackleton, seated, wearing fur gloves and a manhauling harness.

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Frank Wild

Record: P66/19/2A

Portrait of Frank Wild, seated and smoking a pipe.

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A. H. Macklin

Record: P66/19/3A

Head and shoulders portrait of Alexander Macklin.

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Robert S. Clark

Record: P66/19/4A

Head and shoulders portrait of Robert Clark wearing a balaclava.

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Frank Hurley

Record: P66/19/5A

Head and shoulders portrait of Frank Hurley.

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Tom Crean

Record: P66/19/6A

Head and shoulders portrait of Tom Crean smoking a pipe.

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George E. Marston

Record: P66/19/7A

Head and shoulders portrait of George Marston wearing a fur jacket and hood.

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J. A. McIlroy

Record: P66/19/8A

Head and shoulders portrait of James McIlroy.

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R. W. James

Record: P66/19/9A

Head and shoulders portrait of Reginald James wearing spectacles.

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Leonard D. A. Hussey

Record: P66/19/10A

Head and shoulders portrait of Leonard Hussey wearing a hat.

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J. M. Wordie

Record: P66/19/11A

Head and shoulders portrait of James Wordie wearing spectacles.

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T. Orde-Lees

Record: P66/19/12A

Portrait of Thomas Orde-Lees wearing a hat and working on machinery.

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Green the Cook carving seal for the larder

Record: P66/19/3B

Charles Green cuts meat from a seal carcass which is hanging from the rigging on the deck of the ship.

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The SY Endurance leaving Buenos Aires on 27 October 1914

Record: P66/19/16A

The ship Endurance leaves the harbour of Buenos Aires, Argentina. There are two pilot boats in front of the ship and one behind.

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Crean (standing) & Cheetham

Record: P66/19/1B

Portrait of Tom Crean and Alfred Cheetham on the deck of the ship Endurance.

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Self (Hurley) securing film from aloft

Record: P66/19/20A

Hurley sits on the end of the top yardarm with a camera.

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The upper deck showing housing of dogs

Record: P66/19/3

The upper deck of the ship Endurance with dogs in their kennels along both sides. One man attends to the dogs. In the foreground another man, Leonard Hussey stands in the doorway. Sledges and other equipment are secured to the deck.

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The Skipper. Lieut F.A. Worsley R.N.R

Record: P66/19/13A

Portrait of Frank Worsley wearing a balaclava and holding a pair of binoculars. Worsley was appointed master of the Endurance on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (Weddell Sea Party), 1914-1916.

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The ship Endurance in harbour

Record: P66/19/X6

The ship Endurance in harbour (Buenos Aires). Officers and crew are on the deck. In the background can be seen other ships docked in the port.

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Showing arrangement of dog boxes

Record: P66/19/6

The dogs in their kennels which are located along both sides of the upper deck of the ship Endurance.

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Hudson with young Emperor Penguin chicks. 12 Jan 1915 Lat. 74.45 22.33W

Record: P66/19/24A

Hubert Hudson standing and holding two Emperor penguin chicks, one under each arm.

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Blackbarow and Mrs Chippy

Record: P66/19/6B

Perce Blackbarow stands on the deck with the cat named Mrs Chippy on his right shoulder.

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Sir Daniel Gooch, "Curly"

Record: P66/19/15A

Head and shoulders portrait of Sir Daniel Gooch wearing a hat and scarf and smoking a cigarette in a cigarette holder.

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Hurley photographing from the foreyard

Record: P66/19/22A

Hurley sits on the end of the foreyard with a camera. Shackleton stands on the deck looking out to sea. Another man sits on the small platform (top) on the mast.

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The upper deck after a light snowfall

Record: P66/19/97

The upper deck of the ship Endurance covered in snow. Along either side are dogs in their kennels and a man stands in the centre, looking towards the camera.

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Wild and his chums

Record: P66/19/17B

Frank Wild sits in one of the dog kennels on board ship with one of the dogs. Another dog sits in the kennel beside him.

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Sue

Record: P66/19/31A

Portrait of the dog named Sue.

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The pups, by Sally and Samson

Record: P66/19/22B

Four puppies sitting in a row on the snow. The puppies are by the dogs named Sally and Samson.

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Dogs housed on the floe 25th Feb 1915. 76.55 Sth. 34.58W

Record: P66/19/16B

Dogs tethered outside their kennels (boxes) on the snow.

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Old Judge

Record: P66/19/14B

Portrait of the dog named Judge sitting in his kennel on the deck of the ship.

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Dr Macklin grooming Moach and Splitlip

Record: P66/19/18B

Macklin sits on the deck of the ship beside the dog kennels. He is grooming the two dogs Moach and Splitlip.

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Exercising dogs on the floe during a temporary hold up 6th Jan 1915

Record: P66/19/30A

Men and dogs on an ice floe

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Dr Macklin

Record: P66/19/15B

Macklin sits in one of the kennels on the ship's deck with one of the dogs. Two other dogs sit beside him.

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A dog

Record: P66/19/115A

Cut out photograph of a dog sitting on the snow.

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The pups six months old

Record: P66/19/46B

Tom Crean and four young dogs (puppies by Sally and Samson) on the ice. A sledge and the ship Endurance are in the background.

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The Pups

Record: P66/19/23B

Four puppies sitting in a row on the snow. The puppies are by the dogs named Sally and Samson.

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Crean and the pups

Record: P66/19/14A

Tom Crean, smoking a pipe, holds four puppies in his arms. The puppies are by the dogs Sally and Samson.

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Cutting up seal carcasses for dog meat

Record: P66/19/27B

A group of men on the ice cutting up seals for dog meat.

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Soldier, Wild's Leader

Record: P66/19/47B

A cut out photograph of the dog Soldier in a harness. Soldier was the leader of Frank Wild's dog team

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Lupoid

Record: P66/19/48B

A cut out photograph of the dog Lupoid in a sledging harness.

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Soldier

Record: P66/19/114A

Portrait of the dog named Soldier.

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Owd Bob

Record: P66/19/24B

Portrait of the dog named Owd Bob.

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Lupoid

Record: P66/19/25B

Portrait of the dog named Lupoid.

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Samson

Record: P66/19/26B

Portrait of the dog named Samson.

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Sunset nearing South Georgia

Record: P66/19/35A

View of a sunset taken from the side of the ship.

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Group of Station managers South Georgia. Left to right: Sir E. Shackleton, Jacobsen, Bernstein, Hansen, Capt Thom, Hammer, Worsley, Sorte.

Record: P66/19/33A

Group of nine men standing on the deck of a ship. Hurley names only eight men.

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Sir Ernest in the Crows Nest of the Endurance

Record: P66/19/36A

Ernest Shackleton looks through binoculars from the Crows Nest of the ship Endurance.

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We were piloted into Grytviken Harbour by the "Sitka". Capt Michelsen 5th November 1914

Record: P66/19/32A

The whaler boat Sitka at sea. A man is standing on the bow next to the harpoon gun.

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Showing the harpoon gun mounting over the bows of a whaler

Record: P66/19/34A

Shackleton stands beside the harpoon gun at the bows of a whaler.

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Grytviken from the hills looking East

Record: P66/19/37A

View of Grytviken taken from the hills behind. A church is in the foreground and whaling ships are in the harbour beyond.

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Grytviken Whaling Station from the (Endurance) Harbour, c.1915, by Frank Hurley.

Record: P66/19/8

View of Grytviken Whaling station taken from the deck of the ship Endurance with snow covered mountains behind.

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Grytviken looking towards Dousie Fell [Duse Fell]

Record: P66/19/9

View of Grytviken looking towards Duse Fell. The Endurance is the smaller of the two ships at anchor.

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The flensing plan, Grytviken

Record: P66/19/38A

The flensing plan at Grytviken, with work being carried out on a whale carcass.

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Gentoo Penguins, South Georgia

Record: P66/19/44A

A group of Gentoo Penguins standing on tussocked grass beside a pool of water.

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Moraine Plaine and Mt. Paget from Dousie Fell [Duse Fell]

Record: P66/19/25

View of Moraine Plain and Mount Paget taken from Duse Fell. A man stands on the mountain side looking at the landscape.

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The Nordenskjold Glacier

Record: P66/19/23

View of the Nordenskold Glacier as it reaches the sea, with mountains in the background.

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Veslegarrd Hut 28th November 1914. Where Clark, Wordie, James & Self spent a few days

Record: P66/19/43A

Three men stand outside a small wooden hut on the sea shore. A rowing boat is on the stony beach beside them. From left to right: Wordie (holding a coat), Hurley (holding a camera case) and Clark. James took the photograph.

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The Plan at Leith Harbour, South Georgia

Record: P66/19/10

The Plan at Leith Harbour, South Georgia. Work is being carried out on several whale carcasses.

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Harpoon Gun ready for action

Record: P66/19/40A

A man stands ready to fire a harpoon gun from the bow of a ship. A coil of rope is positioned below the harpoon.

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Stromness Station (Sandy Fjord Whaling Co)

Record: P66/19/39A

View of the Sandy Fjord Whaling Company station at Stromness with a factory ship in the harbour.

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The Leith Harbour Whaling Station

Record: P66/19/11

View of the whaling station at Leith Harbour.

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The Allardyce Range

Record: P66/19/88A

View of a range of mountains with sea and a rocky coastline in the foreground. Part of a panorama of Cumberland Bay with the Allardyce Range on the left and the "Sugar Top" and Grytviken on the right.

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Sugar Top and Grytviken

Record: P66/19/89A

View of a range of mountains with sea and a rocky coastline in the foreground. Part of a panorama of Cumberland Bay with the Allardyce Range on the left and the "Sugar Top" and Grytviken on the right.

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Dousie Fell [Duse Fell]

Record: P66/19/90A

View of a range of mountains with sea and a rocky coastline in the foreground. Part of a panorama of Cumberland Bay with the Allardyce Range on the left and the "Sugar Top" and Grytviken on the right.

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Hamburg Glacier

Record: P66/19/21

View of a range of mountains coming down to the sea, showing Mount Paget, Moraine Fjord, Moraine Plain and Hamburg Glacier. The photograph has been taken from the opposite mountainside. Part of a panorama of a mountain range and Grytviken on South Georgia.

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