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Picture library catalogue: South Georgia Survey 1951-57

 

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Pole

Record: P52/26/9/4

Two ski poles stand in front of a snow-covered rock face.

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Looking west towards Nunez Peninsular

Record: P52/26/9/5

View over snow field to rock outcrops with the sea in the distance below.

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Looking east with peak of David showing

Record: P52/26/9/6

A ski pole and a wooden frame with equipment boxes standing on it stand on a snow field in the foreground, a mountain peak just visible above the snow field in the background.

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Coast of Horten and on towards Holmestrand

Record: P52/26/9/7

View down a snow-covered slope towards a cloud-covered mountainous coast and the sea.

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Perisher and Pancake

Record: P52/26/9/9

View up a snow-covered slope towards a snow-covered mountains.

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Middle Peak and Second Ridge Point

Record: P52/26/9/10

View up a snow-covered slope towards a snow-covered mountainside.

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Perisher, Duchess and Tower Ridge (saddle)

Record: P52/26/9/11

View up a snow-covered slope towards a snow-covered mountain ridge.

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Black Saddle, Rockface and Newark Bay

Record: P52/26/9/12

View over snow-covered mountains, a valley with a rock face above it in the foreground and the sea in the background to one side.

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Babylon

Record: P52/26/9/13

View up a snow-covered slope to a snow-covered rocky ridge, ski poles (partially out of shot) in the foreground.

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Black Saddle and N.W. arm of Newark Bay

Record: P52/26/9/14

View looking down a snow-covered slope, a snow-covered rockface to one side, to the sea with snow-covered mountains in the background (poor quality image)..

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Rugged Ridge running from Saturday Point to Sandefjord (Newark Bay)

Record: P52/26/9/15

View looking up a snow-covered slope, a snow-covered ridge visible at the top. A wooden frame with ropes and bags attached stands on the snow in the foreground.

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Crag

Record: P52/26/9/16

View looking up a snow-covered slope, a snow-covered rock outcrop visible at the top to one side.

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Second Ridge Point and Babylon

Record: P52/26/9/17

View looking down a snow-covered slope (poor quality image).

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Spire and Crag

Record: P52/26/9/18

View looking up a snow-covered slope towards a snow-covered crag.

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Esmark II Nunatak and Tower Ridge (Saddle)

Record: P52/26/9/20

Three small tents, a loaded sledge and another on its side, skis, ski poles and boxes stand on a snow field, over a slight slope behind, snow-covered mountain peaks are visible.

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Side of David

Record: P52/26/9/21

View up a snow-covered slope to a steep mountainside (poor quality image).

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Annenkov Is. and Babylon

Record: P52/26/9/22

View over a snow-covered slope to jagged snow-covered peaks, sea in the background.

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Middle Peak and glaciers flowing into Horten

Record: P52/26/9/23

View down a snow-covered slope to glaciers flowing down cloud-capped, snow-covered mountains into a fjord(?) (poor quality image).

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Babel

Record: P52/26/9/24

View over a snow-covered slope, jagged peaks to one side, sea in the background.

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The Point and King Edward Cove (printed back to front!)

Record: P52/26/9/25

An expedition member, holding up a small, numbered board, stands on a steep, snow-covered hillside above a fjord. A low promontory with houses and radio masts on it juts out into the water, smoke rises from a group of buildings at the water's edge at the head of the fjord, snow-covered mountains stand in the background.

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Side of Haddow Crag

Record: P52/26/10/3

View of a snow-covered mountainside with crag.

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Ross Glacier, Ross Minor, and Cloud breaker Pinnacle

Record: P52/26/10/4

An expedition member crouches behind the sledgemeter of a sledge (out of shot) on a glacier. A snow-covered mountain ridge stands behind.

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End Spike

Record: P52/26/10/5

View of a snow-covered jagged mountain peak.

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Stenhouse and Cumberland West Bay

Record: P52/26/10/6

View over mountains and fjord.

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Mount Hopeful

Record: P52/26/10/7

View over a snow field to a snow-covered mountain.

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Base of Sentinel

Record: P52/26/10/8

An expedition member, holding a small, numbered board, stands on ice next to skis and ski poles and another expedition member sitting on a loaded sledge (partially out of shot). A rocky ridge stands behind.

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Silo and ice fall from Shadow

Record: P52/26/10/9

View along steep, snow-covered slope to ice fall and a snow-covered mountainside.

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Ross Glacier down to Royal Bay and Cape Charlotte

Record: P52/26/10/10

View over glacier, mountains and fjord in the distance.

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Mount Hopeful

Record: P52/26/10/11

View over glacier to snow-covered mountain.

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Cat

Record: P52/26/10/12

View up a snow-covered slope to a jagged peak visible over the top.

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Allardyce Range - Sugarloaf, Humpback, Snoothface and Triangle. Also source of Lyell Glacier

Record: P52/26/10/13

An expedition member, holding up a small, numbered board, stands in front of a background of snow-covered mountains.

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Allardyce Range - Mount Paget (N. and S.), West Pathfinder, Hopeful

Record: P52/26/10/19

An expedition member, holding up a small, numbered board, stands in front of a background of snow-covered mountains.

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Cloud coming up from Novosilski Bay, background Cathedral and Matterhorn

Record: P52/26/10/15

View down a snow-covered valley, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Ross Pass

Record: P52/26/10/16

Skis and ski poles stand on an ice sheet, rock face to one side.

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Temple, Bluetop and Hopeful across Stina Glacier

Record: P52/26/10/17

View over a snow-covered slope to snow-covered mountains.

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Mount Strata and Ross Ridge Peak

Record: P52/26/10/18

View over a glacier to a mountain range.

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Nose and Matterhorn

Record: P52/26/10/20

An expedition member, holding up a small, numbered board, stands on a snow ridge, snow-covered valley with mountains behind.

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Dog

Record: P52/26/10/21

View up a snow-covered slope to a jagged peak visible over the top.

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Shiverer (N and S) and Ross Minor

Record: P52/26/10/23

Three expediton members, One holding up a small, numbered board, sit on and behind a laden sledge on a glacier. Cliff face and snow-covered mountains in the background. A ski lies on the ice in the foreground.

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Tallboy, Nose, Shadow

Record: P52/26/11/1

An expediton member, holding up a small, numbered board, stands on a glacier, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Allardyce Range - Sentinel, Shiverer N, White Pudding, Cloudbreaer, Crinkly Ridge, Warrior

Record: P52/26/11/2

An expediton member, holding up a small, numbered board, stands on a snow-covered slope, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Looking down Sandwich Ridge to Gable, Undine South Harbour, and Paget S.

Record: P52/26/11/3

An expediton member, holding up a small, numbered board, crouches on a stone-covered ridge, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Ridge south of Ross Pass, and Sentinel

Record: P52/26/11/4

An expediton member, holding up a small, numbered board, kneels amongst rocks, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Shadow and ridge to Gable across Stina Glacier

Record: P52/26/11/5

View across a glacier to a snow-covered mountain ridge, rocks in the foreground.

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Allardyce Range south side - Mt. Paget S. to Blue Top

Record: P52/26/11/6

View across a glacier to a snow-covered mountain, rocks in the foreground.

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Clouds in the Tropics

Record: P54/19/A1/1

Clouds over open sea.

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Smillie and Trendall on deck of the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/2

Trendall and Smillie sit on the deck by the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing a cloth which lies spread out underneath them.

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Smillie and Trendall on deck of the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/3

Trendall and Smillie sit on the deck by the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Trendall sewing on deck of the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/4

Trendall and Smillie (partially out of shot) sit on the deck by the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Smillie sewing on deck of the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/5

Trendall (partially out of shot) and Smillie sit on the deck by the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Members of the expedition and whalers leaning over the rail of the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/6

View looking down on the after deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' at a group of men in shorts leaning over the rail.

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Members of the expedition and whalers leaning over the rail of the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/7

View looking down on the after deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' at a group of men in shorts leaning over the rail.

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Boat drill on the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/8

Men in shorts and swimming trunks stand on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Boat drill on the 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/9

Men in shorts and singlets stand on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' below a lifeboat.

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Heaney sewing on deck in the tropics

Record: P54/19/A1/10

Heaney sits at the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Smillie sewing on deck in the tropics

Record: P54/19/A1/11

Smillie sits at the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Smillie sewing on deck in the tropics

Record: P54/19/A1/12

Smillie sits at the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal sewing.

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Smillie and Heaney sewing crampons and Roots working on skis on the 'Southern Opal' foredeck

Record: P54/19/A1/13

Smillie and Heaney sit on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing, Roots looks at skis, a boot lying nearby.

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Smillie and Heaney sewing crampons and Roots working on skis on the 'Southern Opal' foredeck

Record: P54/19/A1/14

Smillie and Heaney sit on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing, Roots looks at skis, a boot lying nearby.

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Smillie sitting cross-legged sewing ski skins

Record: P54/19/A1/15

Smillie sits on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Smillie sitting cross-legged sewing ski skins

Record: P54/19/A1/16

Smillie sits on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' sewing.

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Heaney sitting on ration boxes making alterations to crampons

Record: P54/19/A1/17

Heaney sits on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' on a wooden box sewing.

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Roots screwing on ski bindings

Record: P54/19/A1/18

Roots works on skis on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Roots screwing on ski bindings with Heaney sewing crampons in the background

Record: P54/19/A1/19

Roots works on skis on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal', Heaney sits on a box in the background sewing.

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Roots working on skis on deck of 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/20

Roots works on skis on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Brian Goss, son of South Georgia policeman, painting ship in the tropics

Record: P54/19/A1/21

A boy stands next to a man sitting on a wooden trestle on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'. They paint the side of a deck house. Two paint pots sit at their feet, a man watches from behind.

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Brian Goss, son of South Georgia policeman, painting ship in the tropics

Record: P54/19/A1/22

A boy paints the side of a deck house on the deck of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'. Two men watch.

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Carse and Walton making up a sledge under a hatch between decks on 'Southern Opal'

Record: P54/19/A1/23

Carse and Walton work on a wooden sledge. Wood offcuts and canvaas lies at their feet.

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Carse hammering sledge bridges

Record: P54/19/A1/24

Carse and Walton (partially out of shot) work on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Looking down hatch at sledge construction

Record: P54/19/A1/25

View down a hatch of Carse and Walton working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Heaney and Smillie lashing sledge bridges

Record: P54/19/A1/26

Heaney and Smillie working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Smillie working on sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/27

Smillie working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Smillie working on sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/28

Smillie working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Roots and Trendall working on sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/29

Roots and Trendall working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Roots and Trendall working on sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/30

Roots and Trendall working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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General activity round sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/31

Roots, Trendall, Heaney and Smillie working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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General activity round sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/32

Roots, Trendall, Heaney and Smillie working on a wooden sledge between decks of the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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Finishing bridge lashing on sledge

Record: P54/19/A1/33

Close up of expedition members working on a wooden sledge between decks on the steam ship 'Southern Opal'.

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[Big seas in the Westerlies]

Record: P54/19/A1/34

View over the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' of waves (poor quality image).

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[Big seas in the Westerlies]

Record: P54/19/A1/35

View over the rail of the steam ship 'Southern Opal' of waves, chains in the foreground.

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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross flying at sea

Record: P54/19/A2/6

Albatross flying overhead.

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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross flying at sea

Record: P54/19/A2/7

Albatross flying over open sea.

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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross flying at sea

Record: P54/19/A2/8

Albatross flying overhead.

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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross flying at sea

Record: P54/19/A2/9

Albatross flying over open sea.

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South Georgia (Ridge NE of Leith Harbour)

Record: P54/19/A2/10

View of snow-covered mountainside.

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Buren Point looking east from mid Stromness Bay

Record: P54/19/A2/11

View over sea to snow-covered mountainous coast.

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Buren Point looking east from mid Stromness Bay

Record: P54/19/A2/12

View over sea to snow-covered mountainous coast.

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King Edward Cove shoreline east of whaling station

Record: P54/19/A2/13

Close-up view over sea to snow-covered mountainous coast.

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Looking north east from mouth of King Edward Cove across Cumberland East Bay. Heaney with skis

Record: P54/19/A2/14

Heaney stands on a snow-covered grassy slope holding skis over his shoulder. A steam ship floats in a bay surrounded by snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Smillie and Heaney waxing skis

Record: P54/19/A2/15

Heaney and Smillie stand on a snow-covered grassy slope waxing skis. Two ski poles stand upright. Snow-covered mountains stand in the background.

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View from south side of King Edward Cove, with Mount Hodges and rocky peaks running south from it, taken in the spring

Record: P54/19/A2/16

View over a snow-covered slope to snow-covered mountains.

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View from south side of King Edward Cove, with Mount Hodges and rocky peaks running south from it, taken in the spring

Record: P54/19/A2/17

View over a snow-covered slope to snow-covered mountains.

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View from south side of King Edward Cove, with Mount Hodges and rocky peaks running south from it, taken in the spring

Record: P54/19/A2/18

View over a snow-covered slope to snow-covered mountains.

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Mount Paget seen across "Hestesletten"

Record: P54/19/A2/19

View of snow-covered mountains, steep slope to one side, a flat plain in the foreground below with a fjord next to it.

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Mount Sugartop seen across "Hestesletten"

Record: P54/19/A2/20

View of snow-covered mountains, rocks in the foreground, a snow-covered valley below.

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Trendall geologising, Cumberland Bay East in the background

Record: P54/19/A2/21

Trendall stands on a steep, snow-covered mountainside studying rocks. Open sea lies behind, with a snow-covered promontory in the background.

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Smillie and Mount Sugartop

Record: P54/19/A2/22

Smillie, his back to the camera, stands on a steep, snow-covered mountainside looking towards snow-covered mountains.

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Smillie scrambling with Mount Paget in background

Record: P54/19/A2/23

Smillie climbs up a rockface in the foreground, snow-covered mountains beyond a flat snow-covered plain and a fjord in the background.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Mount Sugartop from Cumberland Bay East looking across "Hestesletten"

Record: P54/19/A2/24

View over sea to snow-covered mountains.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. The pram towed behind motor boat, Mount Hodges and Grytviken in background

Record: P54/19/A2/25

A rope extends from below the camera to a small wooden boat being towed across the sea, buildings stand at the shore below snow-covered mountians in the distance behind.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Looking south in Cumberland East Bay, Nordenskjold Glacier and Allardyce Range distant: growler in foreground

Record: P54/19/A2/26

View over open sea to a rocky shore, with a glacier flowing from snow-covered mountains into the sea, an ice floe floats in the foreground.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Mount Paget with growler in foreground

Record: P54/19/A2/27

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains with glaciers, an ice floe floats in the foreground.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Mount Sugartop seen from the east

Record: P54/19/A2/28

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains, an ice floe floats in the foreground.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Allardyce Range north-west of Mount Sugartop, seen from Cumberland East Bay

Record: P54/19/A2/29

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Mount Duse seen from Cumberland, East Bay

Record: P54/19/A2/30

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains, ice floes float in the sea.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Dartmouth Point seen from south east

Record: P54/19/A2/31

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Allardyce Range from behind Nordenskjold Glacier

Record: P54/19/A2/32

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains with glacier flowing into the sea. An expedition member wearing a parka with hood up in the foreground..

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Allardyce Range from behind Nordenskjold Glacier

Record: P54/19/A2/33

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains with glacier flowing into the sea. An expedition member wearing a parka with hood up in the foreground..

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Mount Paget from north east

Record: P54/19/A2/34

View over open sea to snow-covered mountains, an ice floe floats in the sea in the foreground.

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Trip from King Edward Cove to Nordenskjold Glacier by motor boat. Carse

Record: P54/19/A2/35

Portrait of Carse on a boat.

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[Untitled]

Record: P54/19/A3/2

Snow on a grassy slope.

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Carrying stores to depot near east side of Nordenskjold Glacier snout

Record: P54/19/A3/3

Four expedition members carry boxes up a steep, rocky mountainside, snow lying underneath.

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[Untitled]

Record: P54/19/A3/1

Indistinct image.

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Depot Site

Record: P54/19/A3/4

Four expedition members, two holding a box between them, stand on a steep, rocky mountainside, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Depot Site

Record: P54/19/A3/5

Four expedition members stand on a steep, rocky mountainside, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Looking down from depot on snowy beach at Elephant Seals with their pups. Nordenskjold snout in background

Record: P54/19/A3/6

Elephant seals lie on a snow-covered beach, ice wall of glacier snout behind, snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Angry bull Elephant Seal

Record: P54/19/A3/7

An expedition member stands on a beach by an elephant seal with its mouth open. The ice wall of glacier snout behind and snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Bull Elephant Seal among stranded brash ice. Nordenskjold Glacier snout in the background

Record: P54/19/A3/8

Two elephant seals lie on a beach, blocks of ice lie nearby. The ice wall of glacier snout behind and snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Bull Elephant Seal among stranded brash ice. Nordenskjold Glacier snout in the background

Record: P54/19/A3/9

Two elephant seals lie on a beach, blocks of ice lie nearby. The ice wall of glacier snout behind and snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Carse emerging from white tent of Walton design pitched near base hut at Grytviken

Record: P54/19/A3/10

Carse crawls out of a small tent pitched on a snow-covered beach. Another tent, and four poles, stand behind, sea in the background with a rocky coast in the distance.

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Carse emerging from white tent of Walton design pitched near base hut at Grytviken

Record: P54/19/A3/11

Carse crawls through the circular opening of a small tent pitched on a snow-covered beach, sea in the background with a rocky coast in the distance.

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Walton sitting in sleeve of purple tent to his design. Army two-man tent in background. Whale vertebrate in foreground

Record: P54/19/A3/12

Walton sits in the circular opening of a small tent pitched on a snow-covered beach, two tents pitched behind. Sea in the background with a rocky coast in the distance, whale bone lies on the snow in the foreground.

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Surf and brash ice cast up on King Edward Point

Record: P54/19/A3/13

Waves break on ice blocks lying on a gravel beach, sea in the background with snow-covered mountains in the distance.

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Surf and brash ice cast up on King Edward Point

Record: P54/19/A3/14

Waves break on ice blocks lying on a gravel beach, sea in the background with snow-covered mountains in the distance.

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Hope Point looking across breakers from King Edward Point

Record: P54/19/A3/15

In the middle distance a cross stands on a grassy slope above cliffs, rough sea below. Sea in the background with snow-covered mountains covered in cloud in the distance.

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Hope Point looking across breakers from King Edward Point

Record: P54/19/A3/16

In the middle distance a cross stands on a grassy slope above cliffs, rough sea below. Sea in the background with snow-covered mountains covered in cloud in the distance.

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Heaney surveying with theodolite near base hut (Grytviken), Roots booking

Record: P54/19/A3/18

Heaney stands at a theodolite mounted on a tripod, Roots sits, writing in a notebook, on a small trolley standing on a railway track nearby. Boxes and a bag lie in the foreground, two tents stand on snow behind, the sea in the background with snow-covered mountains in the distance.

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Roots using prismatic compass

Record: P54/19/A3/19

Roots stands on snow looking through a compass, a tents and poles stand on snow behind, the sea in the background with snow-covered mountains in the distance.

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Heaney using prismatic compass

Record: P54/19/A3/20

Heaney stands on snow looking through a compass next to a theodolite mounted on a tripod, a tent and poles stand on snow behind, the sea in the background with snow-covered mountains in the distance.

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Looking down on King Edward Point from about 900 ft. up on Mount Duse Rudge; Moraine Fjord in background

Record: P54/19/A3/21

View down on a low promontory with buildings and a radio masts standing on it, sea beyond and snow-covered rocky coast in the distance.

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Grytviken Whaling Station from about 500 ft. up

Record: P54/19/A3/22

Smoke rises from chimneys standing amongst factories, circular storage tanks, a church and houses standing at the shore of a fjord, a sailing ship lies at the shore, snow-covered mountainous coast behind.

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Loading sledge onto Grytviken motor boat at the start of the first reconnaissance trip; Goss, the policeman, on the quay

Record: P54/19/A3/23

An expedition member (Carse?), with the help of another man, loads a wooden sledge onto the roof of the cabin on a motor boat lying at a wooden jetty. Another man stands on the deck watching, Goss, smoking a pipe and holding skis, stands on the jetty. Factories with smoke billowing from chimneys stand below a steep, snow-covered mountainside at the shore in the distance behind.

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Motor boat tied up against King Edward Point jetty with expedition members standing around

Record: P54/19/A3/25

Two expedition members stand at the stern of a motor boat lying at a wooden jetty, bags and boxes at their feet. Another expedition member coils a rope at the bows, a fourth is stepping onto the jetty towards three more who stand there. A pair of wellington boots stand on the jetty, wooden houses stand in the background.

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First reconnaissance party sets off; Walton, Roots, Heaney

Record: P54/19/A3/26

Walton stands at the bows of a motor boat with two men, one coiling a rope. Bags and a sledge lie on the roof of the cabin, in which a man stands (at the wheel?). Roots and Heaney stand at the stern. Snow-covered mountainous coast stands in the background.

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First reconnaissance party sets off; Walton, Roots, Heaney

Record: P54/19/A3/27

Five men stand on the deck of a motor boat which tows a small rowing boat. Bags lie at the stern, bags and a sledge lie on the roof of the cabin. Buildings stand on a snow-covered mountainous coast in the background.

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'Albatros'. the Grytviken sealer, tied up at the whaling station

Record: P54/19/A3/28

An expedition member stands on the wooden deck of a ship untying rope which holds down sledges, another expedition member, wearing wading boots, sits on a wooden box. A wooden rowing boat hangs from a derrick behind, quay in the background.

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'Albatros'. the Grytviken sealer, tied up at the whaling station

Record: P54/19/A3/29

Expedition members stand on the deck and bridge of a steam ship 'Albatros' lying at a quay. Another man stands on the quay. Coils of rope lie at the bows of the ship. A railway track runs along the quay, a pipe hangs from a crane, sheds stand in the background.

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The sealer 'Albatros'

Record: P54/19/A3/30

View towards the bows of steam ship 'Albatros' (blurred image).

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The sealer 'Albatros'

Record: P54/19/A3/31

View from the side of steam ship 'Albatros'. Men stand on the decks, wooden rowing boats lie on top of the cabin, a steam ship (partially out of shot) lies in the background below steep, snowy coast.

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The sealer 'Albatros'

Record: P54/19/A3/32

The steam ship 'Albatros' steams below a steep, snowy coast, buildings and two radio masts lie on a low promontory behind.

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Elephant seal pup

Record: P54/19/A3/33

An elephant seal pup lies in snow.

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Elephant seal pup

Record: P54/19/A3/35

An elephant seal pup lies in snow.

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Elephant seal pup

Record: P54/19/A3/36

An elephant seal lies on gravel at the water's edge.

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Gentoo penguin

Record: P54/19/A4/8

A penguin walks along a low gravel ridge, an expedition member (partially out of shot) walks alongside.

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Gentoo penguin

Record: P54/19/A4/9

A penguin stands on a low gravel ridge.

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Gentoo penguin

Record: P54/19/A4/10

A penguin stands on grassy ground, an expedition member stands nearby. A hulk lies in the sea behind, factories stand below a snow-covered mountainside in the background.

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Gentoo penguin

Record: P54/19/A4/11

A penguin walks on stoney ground away from the camera, a snow-covered mountainside stands in the background.

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Gentoo penguin

Record: P54/19/A4/12

A penguin walks on stoney ground.

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Elephant seal basking on its side in tussock grass

Record: P54/19/A4/13

An elephant seal lying on its side.

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Angry bull elephant seal rearing

Record: P54/19/A4/14

An elephant seal lying on grass by a rock at the water's edge rears up, other seals lie behind. Sea with a rocky coast in the background.

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