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Dousie Fell [Duse Fell] and Grytviken

Record: P66/19/22

View of a range of mountains coming down to the sea, showing Sugar Top, The Three Brothers, Dusie Fell [Duse Fell], King Edward Cove and Grytviken whaling station. The photograph has been taken from the opposite mountainside. Part of a panorama of a mountain range and Grytviken on South Georgia. Two men on a rock in the foreground, centre of the panorama.

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Surrounded by magnificent bluff peaks, the calm waters of Larsen Harbour

Record: P66/19/59A

A natural harbour surrounded by mountains that come down to the sea.

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The De Geer Glacier at head of Moraine Fjord

Record: P66/19/15

View of a glacier as it reaches the sea with steep mountains on either side.

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The Ramparts of the Mount Paget

Record: P66/19/16

View of the steep sides of Mount Paget covered in snow and ice.

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The peaks of the the Three Brothers

Record: P66/19/20

View of the tops of a range of mountains.

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The Hamburg Glacier, Moraine Fjord (doubt exists as to the correct naming of this Glacier)

Record: P66/19/19

View of a glacier as it reaches the sea, with mountains on either side. Two rowing boats are moored to the floating ice in the foreground. The figure of a person has been erased from beside the boats.

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Bull Sea Elephant defending his family

Record: P66/19/29

An Elephant Seal harem. One dominant male Elephant Seal with eight female seals.

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A Bull with Harem at Hund Bay. 17th Nov 1914

Record: P66/19/26

An Elephant Seal with harem on the beach with mountains in the background.

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A Bull emerging from the sea

Record: P66/19/50A

A bull Elephant Seal emerging from the sea.

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An adult Bull Seal Elephant

Record: P66/19/51A

A bull Elephant Seal on the beach.

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Year old "Pups" at Hund Bay

Record: P66/19/27

Seven Elephant Seal pups on the beach.

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Bull seal elephants during the breeding season are much addicted to fighting

Record: P66/19/52A

Two bull Elephant Seals fighting on the beach.

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The Seal Elephant Rookery at Gold Bay

Record: P66/19/53A

An Elephant Seal harem on the beach. In the background is a glacier with mountains beyond.

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King Penguins with young, Gold Bay, South Georgia

Record: P66/19/47A

A group of King Penguins.

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Gentoo Penguin with egg. The reproductive period is about 16-18 November.

Record: P66/19/46A

A Gentoo Penguin with egg on nest amongst tussocks of grass.

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Nest of Dominican Gull

Record: P66/19/49A

A nest with three eggs amongst tussocks of grass.

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Young King Penguin

Record: P66/19/48A

A young King Penguin stands amongst tussocks of grass.

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Cape Pigeons

Record: P66/19/30

A flock of Cape Pigeons on the sea.

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Cape Pigeons

Record: P66/19/31

A flock of Cape Pigeons on the sea.

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Entering the Pack ice. Lat 57.59S Long 22.39W. 9 December 1914

Record: P66/19/32

A group of six men looking over the bows of the ship Endurance at the pack ice.

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Typical of the pack. Lat 62.50S Long 17.21W. Immense floes

Record: P66/19/84A

View of a large expanse of open pack ice taken from the mast of the ship Endurance.

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A Glacier Berg. The Inland ice is observable to the left. January 16. Lat 76.27S Long 28.40

Record: P66/19/61A

An iceberg with floating ice on left of photograph and open water to right.

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A lake among leads

Record: P66/19/33

The ship Endurance sailing through a lead in the pack ice. The photograph has been taken from aloft.

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Hummocky Pack ice. Lat 74.10S Long 27.10W

Record: P66/19/34

View of a large expanse of pack ice with the ship Endurance in open water in the background.

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Exercising the dogs. 6th January 1915. Lat 70.44S Long 21.25W

Record: P66/19/X7

Men and dogs on the ice with the ship Endurance in the background.

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Typical of the leads between the large floes

Record: P66/19/35

The ship Endurance sailing through a lead in the pack ice. Photograph taken from aloft.

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Typical of the leads between the large floes

Record: P66/19/36

The ship Endurance sailing through a lead in the pack ice. The photograph has been taken from aloft and shows the bowsprit and its shadow.

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Taken whilst the ship was "Laying to" awaiting for the impenetrable pack to open up. 14 January 1915 Lat 74.10S 27.10W

Record: P66/19/37

The ship Endurance is beset in the pack ice which is heavily hummocked.

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A pinnacled glacier berg observed in Lat 62.41 S Long 17.32 W. 21 December 1914

Record: P66/19/62A

An iceberg weathered into the shape of a pinnacle.

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The Endurance under full sail taken in the position where she was eventually frozen in

Record: P66/19/38

The ship Endurance under full sail beset in consolidated pack ice that is heavily hummocked.

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Soccer on the floe whilst waiting for the ice to break up. December 20th. Lat 62.42 17.58 W

Record: P66/19/93A

The ship Endurance beset in the ice. A group of men are playing soccer on the ice.

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A small berg with iceblink horizon, 8th January. 69.28 Sth 20.9 W

Record: P66/19/80A

An iceberg in open water. Along the horizon there is a white glare under the clouds (ice blink).

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Capt Worsley directing the helmsman by the semaphore, whilst navigating the pack

Record: P66/19/11B

Frank Worsley on deck holding the wooden semaphore.

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Self (Hurley) taking film from aloft

Record: P66/19/X8

Hurley sitting on the end of a yardarm with a camera

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Water, sky and iceblink. The latter is due to ice reflection on the clouds and similarly in the case of 'open water'. 8th January 69.28 Sth 20.9W

Record: P66/19/81A

Open water on the edge of the pack ice with a white glare under the clouds (ice blink).

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The Coates Land Barrier, 13 January. 74 S 25.0 W

Record: P66/19/82A

View of an ice front taken from the deck of a ship at sea.

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The ships wake through young ice. Lat 67.7 Sth 15.36 W

Record: P66/19/39

View of a navigable passage through floating ice (lead). Photograph taken from aloft, looking over the stern.

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The ship Endurance

Record: P66/19/39B

The ship Endurance beset in the ice

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The ship Endurance

Record: P66/19/40B

The ship Endurance beset in the ice

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Young Emperor Penguin chicks, 12 January 1915. Lat 74.4 S 22.33 W

Record: P66/19/27A

A group of Emperor Penguin chicks on the ice.

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Rime deposition

Record: P66/19/73

View of rime deposition on the rigging of the ship.

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Looking south over the frozen sea an impenetrable barrier of consolidated hummocks. 14 January 1915 74.10S 27.10W

Record: P66/19/42

View of a large expanse of consolidated pack ice that is hummocked. Three men in silhouette stand in the foreground.

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The ships bows entering a line of weakness

Record: P66/19/60

The bows of the ship sailing through very close pack ice. Photograph taken from aloft.

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Midsummer sunset at ocean Camp, February 1915

Record: P66/19/44

View of consolidated pack ice that is heavily hummocked with the ship Endurance in the background.

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Insets - King Penguins and Young Emperors

Record: P66/19/28A

Three cut out photographs of King Penguins and young Emperor Penguins.

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Soccer during a "hold up". Lat 74.10 S 27.10 W

Record: P66/19/46

View through hummocked ice of seven men standing on the ice. One man holds a ball, behind them is an iceberg.

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Soccer during a "hold up". Lat 74.10 S 27.10 W

Record: P66/19/35B

A group of men are playing a game of football (soccer) on the ice. The ship Endurance is in the distance.

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Soccer during a "hold up". Lat 74.10 S 27.10 W

Record: P66/19/101A

A group of five men tackling for the ball.

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Soccer during a "hold up". Lat 74.10 S 27.10 W

Record: P66/19/33B

A group of men playing football (soccer) on the ice, they are all looking towards the camera. The goal posts are on the left.

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Soccer during a "hold up". Lat 74.10 S 27.10 W

Record: P66/19/100A

A group of men play football (soccer) on the ice, with the goalkeeper ready for action in the goal. The ship Endurance is in the background.

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Soccer during a "hold up". Lat 74.10 S 27.10 W

Record: P66/19/34B

A group of men play football (soccer) on the ice, the goalkeeper places an item of clothing at the base of the pole being used as a goal.

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A huge pressure hummock at Ocean Camp

Record: P66/19/47

View of consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked and weathered. A large hummock of ice is in the foreground with the ship Endurance in the background.

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Rafting astern brash ice made by the ship in efforts to break free, 15 February 1915

Record: P66/19/71A

A group of men are trying to free the ship Endurance which is trapped in pack ice, by hacking at the ice with long staves.

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Rafting floes sawn out to make a lead for the ship, 15 February 1915

Record: P66/19/72A

A group of men are trying to free the ship Endurance which is trapped in pack ice, by cutting the ice using saws on long staves.

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Further progress southward was blocked by impenetrable pack, 20 January 1915. Lat 76.39 Long 31. 55W

Record: P66/19/48

View of consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked, taken from the bow of the ship Endurance.

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Strenuous endeavours were made to free the ship on the 14th and 15th February 1915, but were unsuccessful. Lat 76.50 Long 34.58 W

Record: P66/19/67A

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. Two men watch the proceedings from the bow of the ship.

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Strenuous endeavours were made to free the ship on the 14th and 15th February 1915, but were unsuccessful. Lat 76.50 Long 34.58 W

Record: P66/19/68A

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

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Strenuous endeavours were made to free the ship on the 14th and 15th February 1915, but were unsuccessful. Lat 76.50 Long 34.58 W

Record: P66/19/69A

Several men are under the bow of the ship Endurance trying to free the ship from pack ice, by hacking at the ice with pick axes.

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Strenuous endeavours were made to free the ship on the 14th and 15th February 1915, but were unsuccessful. Lat 76.50 Long 34.58 W

Record: P66/19/70A

A group of men are on the ice beside the hull of the ship Endurance. They are trying to free the ship from pack ice, by hacking at the ice with pick axes.

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Macklin and Hurley's teams

Record: P66/19/X9

Two dog teams with two sledges and three men at rest on the ice.

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Rime Crystals

Record: P66/19/75

Close up of surface hoar with a half hunter watch at the bottom of the photograph (possibly for scale).

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A characteristic line of pressure. Lat 74.10 S Long 27.10 W. 14 January 1915

Record: P66/19/49

A vast expanse of pressure ice with a man standing in the centre of the photograph (possibly for scale).

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Frank Wild in winter garb

Record: P66/19/X11

Portrait of Frank Wild wearing an anorak with the hood up.

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Frank Wild in summer garb

Record: P66/19/X10

Portrait of Frank Wild wearing a jacket, balaclava and goggles.

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Pressure hummocks thrown up close to the ship at Ocean Camp. 16 February 1915

Record: P66/19/50

Large pieces of hummocked ice with a man standing in silhouette in the background.

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Pressure hummocks thrown up close to the ship at Ocean Camp. 16 February 1915

Record: P66/19/51

Large pieces of hummocked ice. A man stands beside one of them with a hand raised to his eyes.

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Frequently the pack resembled a billowy sea

Record: P66/19/52

The ship Endurance beset in consolidated pack ice that is heavily hummocked and weathered.

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Lupoid

Record: P66/19/49B

A cut out photograph of the dog Lupoid in harness.

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Bastions of the South. A serraced berg surrounded by pack ice. Visited by Worsley, Wordie and self on 11th March, some 8 miles S.W. ship

Record: P66/19/66

A large iceberg with consolidated pack ice in the foreground. Two men can just be seen at the base of the iceberg.

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Macklin and Bosun

Record: P66/19/50B

A cut out photograph of Macklin looking through binoculars and the dog Bosun (see also P66/19/X25).

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Hurley with team

Record: P66/19/135

A cut out photograph of Hurley with his dog team.

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A Glacier Berg visited on 11th March 1915. Approximately 180 feet above sea level

Record: P66/19/67

A large iceberg with pack ice in the foreground. Two men can just be seen at the base of the iceberg.

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In the heart of the pack

Record: P66/19/53

A vast expanse of consolidated pack ice that is heavily hummocked. The masts of the ship Endurance can just be seen on the horizon.

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The way to the lead

Record: P66/19/54

View of the row of snow cairns marking the way to the lead in the pack ice. Photograph taken from aloft and through the rigging of the ship.

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James, Magnetitian, at the door of his observatory

Record: P66/19/77A

Reginald James stands outside the door of his observatory, a small wooden hut covered in snow. In the distance is the ship Endurance beset in the ice.

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The "Dogloo" where Sally and her pups were enclosed

Record: P66/19/75A

The enclosure made of snow and ice where the dog Sally and her puppies were kept.

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The way to the lead. A line of ice mounds were thrown up, linked with cable to serve as guidance during blizzards

Record: P66/19/55

View of the row of snow cairns marking the way to the lead in the pack ice. Photograph taken from close to one of the cairns, looking towards the ship Endurance.

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"Ocean Camp" showing the location of the dogs also the meteorological screen

Record: P66/19/71

The ship Endurance beset in the pack beside which are numerous kennels for the dogs in the form of small wooden huts covered in snow. A man can be seen looking at the meteorological screen on the stern of the ship.

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Martin

Record: P66/19/51B

Portrait of the dog named Martin.

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Jerry

Record: P66/19/52B

Portrait of the dog named Jerry.

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The dogs were housed in igloos on either side of the ship, and in such way that they could be shipped without delay in case of emergency

Record: P66/19/72

Numerous kennels on the ice for the dogs. They are in the form of small wooden huts covered in snow.

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Self (Hurley) giving a "Lantern Chat". These were given monthly during the Winter on Across Australia by Motor, Java and the East Indies, New South Wales, New Zealand

Record: P66/19/95

Frank Hurley giving a talk to a group of men on board ship. He is standing beside a screen on which an image of a ship in a port has been projected. The image on the screen has been hand coloured.

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Capt Worsley and James taking observations during the Winter

Record: P66/19/137

Two men on the ice below the stern of the ship Endurance are taking observations. 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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A weekly gramophone evening in the "Ritz", Sunday evening

Record: P66/19/87

A group of men on board ship sit and listen to records being played on a gramophone. The gramophone and a pile of 78 Rpm records are on a table in the foreground with a man (George Marston) standing beside them.

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Evening amusements in the Ritz

Record: P66/19/86

A group of men on board ship watching and playing various games, including one man who is playing miniture billiards in the foreground. Some of the men are smoking pipes.

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Showing the deposition of rime crystals on the rigging

Record: P66/19/74

The rigging of the ship Endurance covered in rime crystals

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Dog weighing during winter. June 3rd 1915. Lat 74.45 Long 44.6W

Record: P66/19/X12

Two men stand on the ice below the bow of the ship Endurance. One man holds a dog that is suspended in a cradle from a hook attached to scales and the other man holds a lantern. Other dogs are sitting close by and one drinks from a bowl.

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Martin and Jerry

Record: P66/19/53B

Portrait of the two dogs named Martin and Jerry sitting on the snow.

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Susie and the Ikeys

Record: P66/19/54B

Portrait of the three dogs named Susie and the Ikeys

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Dog feeding during the Winter. June 3rd 1915. Lat 74.45 Long 44.6

Record: P66/19/88

A man walks between the dog kennels on the ice carrying a wooden box with the ship Endurance, beset in the pack ice is behind him. A lamp has been placed on top of one of the kennels.

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Pressure of young ice overriding an old ridge. 4 April 1915. Ice flowers in foreground.

Record: P66/19/56

View of rafting ice with a man standing in the background. Large expanse of ice flowers in the foreground.

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Hurley's team

Record: P66/19/55B

A team of seven dogs harnessed to a sledge at rest on the ice.

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Hurley

Record: P66/19/X13

Frank Hurley stands on the ice with two cameras on tripods and three camera cases on the ground beside him. Part of the ship Endurance can be seen in the background.

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Typical rafting ice. 4 April 1915

Record: P66/19/57

Rafting ice with the ship Endurance in the background.

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Clark in the biological laboratory

Record: P66/19/83

Robert Clark, with hands in his pockets, sits on the edge of a table looking down a microscope. There are glass 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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The cook skinning a penguin

Record: P66/19/85

Charles Green, the cook, skins a penguin that is hanging from the ceiling in front of the stove.

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Hussey and Hurley [Nightwatch] indulging in a friendly game

Record: P66/19/84

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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The Nightwatchman's Visitors

Record: P66/19/82

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

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Hussey and Samson

Record: P66/19/118A

Hussey hugging the dog Samson.

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The Ship at Midwinter, June 1915

Record: P66/19/78

View of the bow of the ship Endurance. The photograph was taken by flashlight.

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Detail picture of rigging encrusted with rime

Record: P66/19/77

The rigging of the ship Endurance covered in rime.

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Midwinter Dinner, 22 June 1915

Record: P66/19/80

The members of the expedition sitting at a table having a meal together.

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Midwinter Celebrations, 22 June 1915

Record: P66/19/81

The men dressed up in theatrical clothes. A man in the foreground is holding a bango.

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A morning in the Ritz, Midwinter 1915

Record: P66/19/90

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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Haircutting tournament

Record: P66/19/91

Two men (standing) are shaving the heads of two men (seated). A group of other men are standing watching and laughing.

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The Rookery

Record: P66/19/92

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

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A glimpse in the fo'c'stle

Record: P66/19/93

A group of men at leisure. Two men are playing dominoes, two are playing draughts. Two men behind them are playing musical instruments. Four of the men are smoking pipes. They are surrounded by various items of clothing and equipment.

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Clark returns from winter exercise

Record: P66/19/X14

Robert Clark holding a pair of skis enters the ship from the upper deck through the hatch which leads to the hold.

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Returning from exercise

Record: P66/19/56B

Four men lead four dogs up a ladder on the side of the ship. In the foreground is a fully laden sledge.

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Harnessing the dogs

Record: P66/19/59B

A group of men on the ice harnessing up a group of dogs. The photograph has been taken from above the group.

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The deck at the close of winter

Record: P66/19/138

A man dressed in cold weather clothes stands on the deck of the ship Endurance. A lantern has been placed close to his feet. Boxes with the inscription: Bovril sledging rations, have been placed on a sledge and ontop of the dog kennels.

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Surly

Record: P66/19/108A

Portrait of the dog named Surly

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Shakespeare

Record: P66/19/109A

Portrait of the dog named Shakespeare wearing a harness.

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Wolf

Record: P66/19/110A

Portrait of the dog named Wolf wearing a harness.

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Sue's pups, The Ikeys

Record: P66/19/107A

Portrait of the two dogs named The Ikeys.

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Wild and Lupoid

Record: P66/19/57B

Cut out photograph of Frank Wild and the dog named Lupoid. The dog is standing on hind legs.

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Steamer

Record: P66/19/111A

Portrait of the dog named Steamer standing and wearing a harness.

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Dawn at the close of Winter

Record: P66/19/100

View of the port side of the ship Endurance beset in pack ice with rafting ice in the foreground.

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The battle with pressure ice during winter

Record: P66/19/101

View of the port side of the ship Endurance beset in pack ice with rafting ice in the foreground. The photograph was taken with flash lights.

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Taking ice on board for the galley

Record: P66/19/X15

Two men on the ice load blocks of ice into a basket. Two other men are hauling a basket full of ice up the side of the ship.

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Saturday evening toast "Sweethearts and Wives"

Record: P66/19/140

A group of the expedition members are gathered together on board ship around a table and are holding mugs raised in a toast.

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The bi-weekly ablutions of the "Ritz"

Record: P66/19/139

Three men are on their hands and knees scrubbing a floor. Left to right: Wordie, Cheetham, Macklin

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Sledging, in fresh ice for ship's water

Record: P66/19/X16

Five men are manhauling a sledge loaded with blocks of ice, towards the ship Endurance.

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Clark and Wordie in their cabin

Record: P66/19/141

Robert Clark (left) and James Wordie (right) sit on their bunks reading books. Books, photographs, a candle stick and lamp are on the shelves and the wall behind them.

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Greenstreet (illustrating breath icicles)

Record: P66/19/X18

Portrait of Lionel Greenstreet with icicles forming on his beard and moustache.

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Picking ice from a hummock for the ship

Record: P66/19/X17

A man uses a pick axe to cut ice from a hummock of ice. Four other men load the cut pieces of ice onto a sledge. The ship Endurance can be see in the background.

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Macklin and Greenstreet boiling blubber for dogs

Record: P66/19/142

Macklin (left) seated and Greenstreet (right) are standing beside a large pot which is suspended on rods above a lit stove. They are surrounded by a wall made of blocks of ice.

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The ship beset by heavy pressure on 1st August 1915

Record: P66/19/103

View of the bow of the ship Endurance beset in pack ice with rafting ice in the foreground.

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Dogs leaving the ship for Training (which was indulged in every other day)

Record: P66/19/130

Men and dogs descend from the ship to the ice below along a wooden ladder and gang plank.

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The Obelisk. A huge rafted pinnacle about 20 feet high. A favorite rendezvous of the dog teams

Record: P66/19/104

A man (Frank Worsley) sits on the top of a hugh piece of rafted ice.

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The Obelisk. A huge rafted pinnacle about 20 feet high. A favorite rendezvous of the dog teams

Record: P66/19/105

A man (Frank Worsley) climbs up a hugh piece of rafted ice.

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Rafting and tilting, 20th August 1915. Lat 70.16 Sth Long 49.40 W

Record: P66/19/106

Two men stand inbetween large pieces of rafting ice.

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Showing ice conditions at the close of winter, September 1915

Record: P66/19/109

One man and a team of dogs at rest on the pack ice. The ship Endurance can be seen in the distance and is held fast in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked. See also the photograph P66/19/109.1.

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The ice immediately ahead of the ship, August 1915

Record: P66/19/108

The ship Endurance held fast in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked.

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Typical pressure ridge with rafted floe

Record: P66/19/107

A man stands below a hugh piece of rafted ice.

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A meeting of the hounds out on the sea-ice

Record: P66/19/131

Men and dogs and sledges on the ice. One man stands on top of a hummock of ice.

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The dogs frequently treated the camera with contempt

Record: P66/19/X19

Two dogs raise their back legs against the wooden structure of their kennels.

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Hackensnit [Hackenschmidt] and Samson

Record: P66/19/X20

Two dogs sitting by their kennels on board ship.

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The breaking up of the pack

Record: P66/19/111

A man stands on an ice floe with a vast expanse of pack ice behind him and an iceberg in the distance.

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The pack lit by the low rays of the winter's sun

Record: P66/19/113

The ship Endurance beset in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked.

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The floe cracking up, 29 September 1915

Record: P66/19/X21

Ernest Shackleton stands looking at a crack in the pack ice which has developed in front of the ship Endurance (see also photograph P66/19/X22).

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The floe cracking up, 29 September 1915. An hour later

Record: P66/19/X22

Photograph showing the widening of the crack in the pack ice which had developed in front of the ship Endurance (see also photograpgh P66/19/X21).

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Hurley "cineing" from sledge

Record: P66/19/X23

Frank Hurley sits astride a sledge with a cinematograph camera. Another cinematograph camera on a tripod stands on the ice beside him.

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At the junction of two pressure ridges

Record: P66/19/112

Two men stand by a ridge or wall of broken floating ice which has been forced up by pressure. Left to right: Frank Wild and Ernest Shackleton

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Hurley cinematographing under the bows

Record: P66/19/149

Frank Hurley with a camera on a tripod, stands on the ice under the bows of the ship Endurance.

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The return of the Sun

Record: P66/19/102

View of the ship Endurance beset in the pack ice. Large pieces of rafted ice in the foreground.

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New leads covered with ice flowers, early spring

Record: P66/19/114

Distant view of the ship Endurance beset in the pack ice with ice flowers covering a new lead in the foreground.

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New leads covered with ice flowers, early spring

Record: P66/19/115

Distant view of the ship Endurance beset in the pack ice with ice flowers covering a new lead in the foreground.

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Ice conditions existing after upheaval, 1st August 1915

Record: P66/19/109.2

One man and a team of dogs at rest on the pack ice. The ship Endurance can be seen in the distance and is held fast in the consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked. See also the photograph P66/19/109.

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Ice breakers. Pressure centre. 1st August 1915

Record: P66/19/116

View of the masts of the ship Endurance from behind large pieces of rafted ice.

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