Picture Library catalogue: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09
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Ye Ashbin C RoydsRecord: P68/73/69A crate on a sledge. |
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Armytage holding 4 poniesRecord: P68/73/7Armytage with four ponies. Sledge in the foreground. |
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After a morning's shooting at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/70Mackintosh (holding a rifle) and Priestley (holding a rope) stand on the ice, with dogs around them. Hills in the background. |
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Raymond Priestley of that ilk star-gazing in a trench of his own devising in lake iceRecord: P68/73/71Priestley in a hole in the ice with ropes suspended above him. |
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Reading the Illustrated London News after fifteen months starvation from papers. Mackintosh, Marston, Priestley, Murray, Joyce.Record: P68/73/72Five men sitting in a row in a hut reading newspapers. Left to right: Mackintosh, Marston, Priestley, Murray, Joyce. |
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Bernard Day in his motor carRecord: P68/73/73Day sits in the driving seat of a car on the ice. |
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A group taken in the summer by the light from the solitary window of the Hut. Left to right, seated: Priestley, Joyce. Standing: Roberts, Murray, MarstonRecord: P68/73/74A group of men seated and standing beside a table inside a hut. One man (Joyce) is using a Singer sewing machine. Teapot and other kitchen objects on the table. Clothes hanging on a line behind. |
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Day, taken on the Nimrod after leaving Cape Royds, also the dog Erebus lying on a venesta boxRecord: P68/73/75Bernard Day, holding a pipe, sits on a box on the deck of the ship Nimrod with a dog on either side. |
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Northern Depot PartyRecord: P68/73/76The motor car and a loaded sledge with men standing beside it. |
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Armytage holding SocksRecord: P68/73/77Armytage holding the pony Socks by the bridle. |
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At work on top of the pony stables & motor garage. Winterquarters Cape Royds. 77º32'S latitudeRecord: P68/73/78Three men standing beside a hut with boxes, sledges and other equipment scattered around. |
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A model of the Nimrod made by Day during the winter night at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/79A model of the ship Nimrod in a glass case. |
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The Nimrod held in the packRecord: P68/73/8The ship Nimrod with sails unfurled held fast in pack ice. Men in the rigging. |
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A snow cliff and cornice, with Raymond Priestley and the dogs Cis, Erebus and PossumRecord: P68/73/80Raymond Priestley hidden behind three dogs sitting in cornice of a snow cliff. |
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Old Possum, Young Possum and Seven(?) The dogs used the few bales of compressed cork left over from the hut as nests and made them very comfortable by dint of hollowing them outRecord: P68/73/81Three dogs sitting on bales of cork. |
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Young Possum, One of the best. Died in London after the arrival of the NimrodRecord: P68/73/82A dog sitting on the ground. |
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Murray with Possum and her pups soon after landing. March 1908Record: P68/73/83Murray with a dog and a puppy. |
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Daisy and her three pups, Wolfie, Yapper and CurlyRecord: P68/73/84A dog with her three puppies snoozing in a packing case. |
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Curly, Yapper, WolfieRecord: P68/73/85Three young dogs sitting on the snow. |
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The dogs on the forward bridge of the Nimrod on their way down to the iceRecord: P68/73/86A group of dogs on board the ship Nimrod. |
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Yapper and Wolfie. The photograph was taken immediately after a three days absence on a piece of floe-ice. The dark stain on Yappies forehead is mingled sea salt and penguin bloodRecord: P68/73/87Two dogs sitting on the ice. |
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Erebus. The meekest of dogs but a good worker & a very unsophisticated character. His great drawback was a desire to bark at the wrong time and a complete lack of brainsRecord: P68/73/88A dog lies on the ground beside a wooden crate. |
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Scamp. The leader of the packRecord: P68/73/89A dog sits on a wooden crate facing towards the camera. |
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Manchurian Ponies for the Shackleton Expedition 1907-09 on Quail Island, Lyttleton, New Zealand where they were trained for their sledging work in the South. Christmas 1907Record: P68/73/9A group of ponies standing in a grass field with trees behind. |
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Eight Emperor penguins before Marshall's folly (the igloo or snow hut)Record: P68/73/90A group of Emperor penguins stand on the ice beside a man-made snow structure. Shadow of the photographer in the foreground. |
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A young seal endeavouring to climb out of the seal hole into which we had pushed it as an experimentRecord: P68/73/91A young seal in an ice hole. Man to right of photograph. |
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Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adelie) in the Rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/92An Adelie penguin stands with one wing outstretched. Other penguins behind. |
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Adelie Penguins and youngRecord: P68/73/93An Adelie penguin sitting on a nest with two chicks. Other penguins behind. |
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Adelie Penguins in the Rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/94Adelie Penguins in the Rookery at Cape Royds. |
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A family discussion. Adelie Penguins at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/73/95Two Adelie Penguins, one seated on a nest the other standing by its side, in the Rookery at Cape Royds. |
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Professor T W Edgeworth David after sledgingRecord: P68/73/96Three quarter length portrait of Edgeworth David looking dishevelled. |
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Professor David in winter clothing and with a photographic expressionRecord: P68/73/97Three quarter length portrait of Edgeworth David in winter clothing standing on the ice. |
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Professor DavidRecord: P68/73/98Portrait of Edgeworth David. |
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Murray and Priestley down a trench in Green LakeRecord: P68/73/99Murray and Priestley in a shaft in a lake at Cape Royds. |
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Northern depot partyRecord: P68/76/1Four men stand beside a car on the ice. Another man stands beside a loaded sledge. |
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Adelie PenguinRecord: P68/76/10Adelie penguin calling. |
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Magnetic Pole PartyRecord: P68/76/100Mackay, David and Mawson stand beside a Union Flag which has been planted in the snow. |
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Alister Forbes MackayRecord: P68/76/101View of a man's back (Mackay) in a bath made of canvas. |
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Alister Forbes MackayRecord: P68/76/102Side view of Mackay carrying a rucksack with rope over his shoulders. He holds an ice axe and is wearing finnesko on his feet, pipe in mouth. |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/103James Murray wearing sunglasses and with hood up holds a penguin chick. He stands amongst adult Adelie penguins. |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/104James Murray wearing a wide brimmed hat stands on the ice with a dog. |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/105James Murray with a bag across his shoulders stands on the ice, he holds an ice axe. |
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James Murray looking into a Stevenson ScreenRecord: P68/76/106Side view of James Murray on board ship looking into a Stevenson Screen (louvered box containing meteorological equipment). |
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James MurrayRecord: P68/76/107James Murray standing on the deck of a ship wearing fur gloves and woollen hat. |
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George MarstonRecord: P68/76/108George Marston lying down in bed reading a book with a candle balanced on his head. |
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George MarstonRecord: P68/76/109George Marston dressed in theatrical costume as a woman. |
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Adelie penguin on nestRecord: P68/76/11Adelie penguin sitting on a nest made of stones. |
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Frank WildRecord: P68/76/110Frank Wild wearing cold weather clothing, including long boots, gloves and a balaclava. |
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Frank WildRecord: P68/76/111Frank Wild stands with hand on hip. |
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Douglas MawsonRecord: P68/76/112Douglas Mawson wearing wind proof clothing, including fur gloves, finnesko and a balaclava. |
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Douglas MawsonRecord: P68/76/113Side view of Douglas Mawson holding up a camera (?) |
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Marston and Bertram ArmytageRecord: P68/76/114Marston and Armytage stand on the snow with a dog behind them. Marston (left) smokes a pipe. Armytage (right) wears wide brimmed hat carrying something inside his jacket. |
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Ernest JoyceRecord: P68/76/115Ernest Joyce stands holding a box camera. |
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Philip BrocklehurstRecord: P68/76/116Philip Brocklehurst holds a camera (?). |
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Bill AdamsRecord: P68/76/117Adams stands with arms by his side. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/118View of the back of Dunlop skiing alongside a sledge being manhauled by three men. Two other men beside the laden sledge. |
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Aeneas MackintoshRecord: P68/76/119Aeneas Mackintosh in uniform. |
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Adelie penguin callingRecord: P68/76/12Side view of an Adelie penguin calling. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/120Henry Dunlop, smartly dressed casually leans against a wooden post on a verandah. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/121Henry Dunlop, chief engineer, in oily clothes. |
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Mac and Doc (Michell)Record: P68/76/122AMackintosh looks through a sexton and Michell writes in a note book. |
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Michell and John K DavisRecord: P68/76/122BMichell (left) and Davis (right) stand on the deck of a ship. Unfurled sail and rigging behind. |
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Man looking out of open hatch aboard shipRecord: P68/76/123Man looking out of open hatch aboard ship. |
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John K DavisRecord: P68/76/124John K Davis on board ship with a dog. |
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Harbord and MackintoshRecord: P68/76/125Harbord (left) and Mackintosh (right) with a bandage over his right eye. |
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Michell and John K DavisRecord: P68/76/126Michel (left) sitting and John K Davis (right) standing on the deck of a ship. Unfurled sail and rigging behind. |
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HarbordRecord: P68/76/127Full length photograph of Arthur Harbord aboard ship. |
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Harbord and MacRecord: P68/76/128Harbord (left) and Mackintosh (right) with a bandage damaged right eye. |
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Leo CottonRecord: P68/76/129Leo Cotton with a camera on a tripod. |
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A discussion between matesRecord: P68/76/13Two Adelie penguins facing each other with beaks open. Other penguins behind. |
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Alfred Reid, Manager of the ExpeditionRecord: P68/76/130Head and shoulders portrait of Alfred Reid. Photograph out of focus. |
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Henry DunlopRecord: P68/76/131Henry Dunlop working on deck of ship. |
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Officers and childrenRecord: P68/76/132Officers holding two children (Raymond and Cecily Shackleton) on board ship |
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Emily Shackleton, Officers and childRecord: P68/76/133Emily Shackleton and Officers on board ship. One of the officers is holding a child (Raymond Shackleton). |
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Group of men in hutRecord: P68/76/134A group of men sitting at a table inside a hut. Tins, bottles, cutlery and a sewing machine are on the table. Clothes hang on a line behind. Left to right: Marston, Priestley, Roberts, Murray, Joyce (smoking a pipe). |
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Wild, Shackleton, Marshall and Adams on board shipRecord: P68/76/135Four dishevelled men standing on the deck of the ship Nimrod. |
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Group photograph of shore partyRecord: P68/76/136Group photograph of shore party on the ice. Standing left to right: Joyce, Day, Wild, Adams, Brocklehurst, Shackleton, Marshall, David, Armytage, Marston. Sitting left to right: Priestley, Murray, Roberts. |
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Shackleton and AdamsRecord: P68/76/137Ernest Shackleton and Jameson Boyd Adams eating sandwiches on deck of the ship Nimrod. |
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Man and penguinRecord: P68/76/138A man holds a penguin by its feet beside an A frame set of poles. Another penguin hangs from a similar group of poles behind. Boxes and other equipment are stacked and strewn around. |
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Bernard DayRecord: P68/76/139Bernard Day, smoking a pipe, stands beside the car (?) on board ship. |
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Readjusting the eggs in the nestRecord: P68/76/14A pair of Adelie penguins on their nest. One of the penguins moves an egg with its beak. |
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Two boats loading at the Icefoot. March 1909Record: P68/76/140Two rowing boats with men inside, bows against the ice. |
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Penguins pecking at a woollen mit on the groundRecord: P68/76/15A pair of Adelie penguins peck at a woollen mit which has been thrown down by Murray. Other penguins stand behind. |
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Adelie penguin on nest with chicksRecord: P68/76/16An Adelie penguin sits on a nest with two chicks. Other penguins behind. |
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Adelie penguin on nest with chicksRecord: P68/76/17An Adelie penguin sits on a nest with two chicks. |
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Adelie penguins and chickRecord: P68/76/18Two Adelie penguins, on a nest with a chick. Other penguins sitting on nests behind. |
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Adelie penguin chickRecord: P68/76/19Very young Adelie penguin chick. |
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Preparing for sledging. Winterquarters Cape Royds. August 1908Record: P68/76/2Group of men inside hut. Frank Wild (smoking a pipe) works on the runners of a sledge. Left to right: Priestley, Shackleton, Adams, Day, Wild, Armitage, David, Mackay, Joyce. |
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Adelie penguin chicks on nestRecord: P68/76/20Two Adelie penguin chicks on rocky nest with adult penguins behind. |
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Adelie penguins and chicks on nestRecord: P68/76/21Two Adelie penguins with chicks on rocky nest with adult penguins behind. |
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Very young Adelie penguin chick, with egg shell on nestRecord: P68/76/22Very young Adelie penguin chick, with egg shell on rocky nest. |
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Two Adelie penguins with chick on nestRecord: P68/76/23Two Adelie penguins with chick on rocky nest. Another penguin behind. |
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Adelie penguinRecord: P68/76/24Adelie penguin facing the camera. |
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Adelie penguinRecord: P68/76/25Adelie penguin facing away from the camera. |
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Adelie penguins and chicksRecord: P68/76/26Three Adelie penguins sitting on three separate rocky nests with chicks. |
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Adelie penguin and chicksRecord: P68/76/27Adelie penguin sitting on a rocky nest with two chicks. Other penguins behind. |
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Adelie penguin rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/28Adelie penguins on a hillside. |
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Emperor penguins investigating the motor carRecord: P68/76/29A group of Emperor penguins stand on the ice looking at three men who are standing beside a motor car. |
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Emperor PenguinsRecord: P68/76/3Two Emperor penguins stand facing each other. |
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Adelie Rookery at Cape BirdRecord: P68/76/30A man stands amongst a large group of Adelie penguins. |
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Adelie penguin rookeryRecord: P68/76/31Adelie penguins sitting and standing on a rocky nests. |
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Two Adelie penguinsRecord: P68/76/32Two Adelie penguins and a rocky nest. |
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Penguin and youngRecord: P68/76/33Adelie penguin and chick on nest. |
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Adelie penguins moulting. February 1909Record: P68/76/34Group of six Adelie penguins in various stages of moulting. |
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Adelie penguin in the snowRecord: P68/76/35One Adelie penguin almost fully buried in the snow. |
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Adelie penguin in the snowRecord: P68/76/36Adelie penguin buried in the snow with just the head showing. |
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Adelie penguin in the snowRecord: P68/76/37Adelie penguin buried in the snow with just the beak showing. |
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Adelie penguins in the snowRecord: P68/76/38Adelie penguins buried in the snow with just their heads showing. |
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Adelie penguin rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/39Two men, one sitting, one standing, amongst Adelie penguins on a hillside. |
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Emperors on Pony Lake Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/4Two Emperor penguins standing together. |
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Adelie penguin moultingRecord: P68/76/40Group of Adelie penguins standing on the ice. The penguins are in various stages of moulting. |
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Adelie penguin rookery at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/41A man stands amongst Adelie penguins on a hillside. |
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Fish caught in a fish-trap at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/42Catch of fish lying on the ice. |
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Seals at Tent IslandRecord: P68/76/43A man (Joyce) holding a long stick, stands on the ice close to two seals. |
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Ross Seal caught at Relief Inlet. February 1909Record: P68/76/44Seal skins on the deck of a ship. |
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Weddell Seal at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/45A Weddell Seal on the ice with two men behind. Two more men and another seal on the ice behind them to the left. |
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Weddell Seal at Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/45aWeddell Seal on the ice, a man stands behind. |
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Hoisting a dead seal inboard on the Nimrod. December 1908Record: P68/76/46A dead seal suspended by rope over the side of the ship Nimrod. |
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Crabeater Seals in the pack. December 1908Record: P68/76/47Three Crabeater seals on the ice. |
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Man and seals on the iceRecord: P68/76/48Three seals and a man sitting on the ice. |
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Crabeater seal in packRecord: P68/76/49Crabeater seal killed in pack, two men with ropes beside it. |
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Penguins asleepRecord: P68/76/5Two penguins with their heads tucked down their backs. Adelie penguins in the background. |
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Weddell seal and young, Tent islandRecord: P68/76/50Weddell seal on ice beside a young seal in the water, looking out of a hole in the ice. A man stands on the ice behind. |
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Weddell seal and young, Cape RoydsRecord: P68/76/51Weddell seal and one pup on the ice. |
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Skua Gull at Cape Royds. December 1908Record: P68/76/53Skua Gull on a rock. |
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Cis. March 1909Record: P68/76/54The dog named Cis being held by Able Seaman Paton on the deck of a ship. Ladies and young men behind. |
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Gwen and Possum fighting. January 1909Record: P68/76/55The dogs named Gwen and Possum fighting. They are watched by two men, Murray and Roberts. Crates stacked and strewn around the ground behind them. |
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Wee Wolfie. February 1909Record: P68/76/56Side view of dog named Wee Wolfie, sitting on the ground. |
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Priestley, Possum, Erebus and pupsRecord: P68/76/57Raymond Priestley with dogs and puppies on sloping piece of ground. |
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Priestley and dogs, Cis, Erebus and DaisyRecord: P68/76/58Raymond Priestley sitting with dogs on the ice. |
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Possum's first litterRecord: P68/76/59Three puppies curled up together. |
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Another position of an Emperor restingRecord: P68/76/6An Emperor penguin lays on its stomach on the ice. Other other penguins stand beside and behind. |
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TripRecord: P68/76/60Portrait of the dog named Trip. Photograph out of focus. |
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Rowland, Merry and BoyRecord: P68/76/61Three puppies. Photograph out of focus. |
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PossumRecord: P68/76/62Portrait of the dog named Possum. |
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CisRecord: P68/76/63Side view of the dog named Cis. |
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Young PossumRecord: P68/76/64Dog named Young Possum sitting on the ground. |
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The Boudoir. October 1908Record: P68/76/65Dogs tethered outside on the snow beside wooden dog kennels. Penguins in the backgrounnd. |
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Terror. October 1908Record: P68/76/66The dog named Terror sitting on the ground. |
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ErebusRecord: P68/76/67The dog named Erebus snoozing. |
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Priestley with dogs and seals, Blacksand BeachRecord: P68/76/68Raymond Priestley sits on the snow with a group of dogs looking at a group of seals. |
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Adelie penguin and Gwen. October 1908Record: P68/76/69An Adelie penguin stands before the tethered dog named Gwen. Car in the background. |
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Emperor penguins in an Adelie rookeryRecord: P68/76/7A group of four or five Emperor penguins standing amongst Adelie penguins. |
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Dogs round camp. Joyce skinning an Emperor. January 1909Record: P68/76/70Two dogs walk amongst boxes and other items which are strewn around the ground. Joyce skinning a penguin which is suspended from an A frame structure made of poles. Another suspended penguin hangs in the foreground. |
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The Doggery. November 1908 (?)Record: P68/76/71Dogs tethered on hillside. |
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Priestley and dogs, Tuff ConeRecord: P68/76/72Priestley with dogs stands on a Tuff Cone covered in snow. |
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BoyRecord: P68/76/73Photograph of the dog named Boy |
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GwenRecord: P68/76/74Photograph of the dog named Gwen, lying down amongst crates. |
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Joyce and Trip on deck of shipRecord: P68/76/75Ernest Joyce and the dog named Trip on the deck of the ship Nimrod. |
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Dogs asleep on sleeping bagRecord: P68/76/76Two dogs sleep on a reindeer sleeping bag. Crates and other items are strewn around on the ground. |