Picture Library catalogue: Eclipse and Maud Voyages 1888-89
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In harbourRecord: P48/285/1View of a paddle steamer and a sailing ship moored in harbour. Houses and warehouses behind. |
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Melville Bay, crushed floeRecord: P48/285/10View over broken ice of masts of steam and sail powered ship 'Maud'. |
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'Eclipse'. Dead whaleRecord: P48/285/100A dead whale lies on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Sailors stand on the deck nearby. |
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On the deck of the 'Eclipse'Record: P48/285/101Five crew members pose for the camera on the deck of the ship 'Eclipse'. Two hold harpoons. A dog lies at their feet. |
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Peter Sinclair (Shetland)Record: P48/285/102Portrait of Peter Sinclair |
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10th August 1888. Lat. 88˚ N.Record: P48/285/103Sunset over ice floes. |
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Dead polar bearRecord: P48/285/104A dead polar bear hangs by a chain from its neck over the deck of the ship 'Eclipse'. |
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'Eclipse' moored to the iceRecord: P48/285/105View looking at the bows of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' moored to the ice. Crew members, one holding a shovel, and a dog stand on the ice. |
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On the iceRecord: P48/285/106Crew members of the ship 'Eclipse' stand on the ice around a capstan. A rope extends from the capstan across the ice. |
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'Eclipse' in the iceRecord: P48/285/107View over broken ice of steam and sail powered ship 'Eclipse' with some sails set. |
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'Eclipse'. Washing decksRecord: P48/285/108A group of crew members stand on the deck of sail and steam powered vessel 'Eclipse'. One sprays water from a hose, others hold brooms. |
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Whaling boatRecord: P48/285/109View of a whaling boat being rowed by four sailors. Another stands at the steering oar in the stern and another stands holding the harpoon gun in the bows. |
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'Eclipse'Record: P48/285/11View of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' at sea. |
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'Eclipse' in the iceRecord: P48/285/110View over broken ice of steam and sail powered ship 'Eclipse' with some sails set. |
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'Eclipse'. Making off blubberRecord: P48/285/111View along deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand at benches along the ships rail and on the foredeck. On the benches are blocks of blubber which they are cutting. Two crew members stand holding blocks of blubber on boathooks. More blocks of blubber lie on the deck. |
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Polar bear on deckRecord: P48/285/112A dead polar bear lies on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Livingstone-Learmonth, wearing a deerstalker and rubber waders, stands next to the bear with one foot on its back. He holds a rifle. |
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Ship's dogRecord: P48/285/113Portrait of a dog sitting on a capstan. |
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Cook and steward of 'Eclipse'Record: P48/285/12The cook, in a white apron and holding a kettle, and the steward, wearing a tam o'shanter and holding a wooden basin, stand on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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Flenching bottlenose whales, 'Eclipse'Record: P48/285/13The severed head of a bottlenose whale lies on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. To one side stand a row of sailors holding a rope. To the other, other sailors look over the side of the ship. |
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Polar bearRecord: P48/285/14A dead polar bear hangs by its neck from a chain over a hatch cover on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. A sailor stands nearby. |
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Pack iceRecord: P48/285/15View of broken pack ice. |
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'Eclipse' boring through iceRecord: P48/285/16Sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse', sails set, in broken pack ice. |
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'Maud'Record: P48/285/17View over broken ice of masts of steam and sail powered ship 'Maud'. |
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'Maud' stuck in a neckRecord: P48/285/18View over broken ice of steam and sail powered ship 'Maud' with sails set. |
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'Eclipse' - walrus on deckRecord: P48/285/19Livingstone-Learmonth, holding a rifle, stands on the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' behind a dead walrus, its head propped up on a wooden bucket. |
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Deck of S.S. 'Eclipse'. Ready for seaRecord: P48/285/2View looking along the deck of sailing ship 'Eclipse' showing small boats lashed to the deck and rigging. Warehouses in background. |
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'Eclipse' fast to floeRecord: P48/285/20View over broken ice of masts, with some sails set, of steam and sail powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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Polar Bear on deckRecord: P48/285/21A dead polar bear lies on a hatch cover on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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Polar bear in a barrelRecord: P48/285/22A polar bear sits in a barrel. |
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Polar Bear on deckRecord: P48/285/23A dead polar bear lies on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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'Eclipse' under way. Crew snowing down decksRecord: P48/285/24A group of sailor stand on the snow bound deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. They hold brooms. The ship is under sail. |
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Polar bear in a barrelRecord: P48/285/25A polar bear sits in a barrel. |
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Harpoon and gun in boat slung from davits(?)Record: P48/285/26Close up of wooden harpoon gun attached to bow of small boat. |
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Harpoon and gun in boat slung from davits(?)Record: P48/285/27Close up of wooden harpoon gun attached to bow of small boat. |
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Inuit dogs. NoursoakRecord: P48/285/28Five sledge dogs sit on the snow. |
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WalrusRecord: P48/285/29Two dead walruses lie on ice. |
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'Nova Zembla' and 'Maud' fast to land ice. UpernavikRecord: P48/285/3Two sail and steam powered ships are moored to an ice sheet. Men stand in the rigging and on the bowsprit of the 'Maud'. Rocky coast in background. |
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Small boats amongst the floeRecord: P48/285/30View of three small rowing boats in the middle distance being rowed in water between ice floes. People stand on the floes. |
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'Eclipse' flenching a whaleRecord: P48/285/31A dead whale is tied to the side of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Two crewmen stand on it, others stand on the deck of the ship. A rowing boat floats alongside. |
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Walrus and cubRecord: P48/285/32A walrus and cub lie on ice. |
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Ground sealRecord: P48/285/33A seal lies on ice. |
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'Eclipse' moored to the iceRecord: P48/285/34Sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' is moored by the bows to the ice. Small boats lie alongside. |
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'Eclipse'. Hands cutting up blubberRecord: P48/285/35View looking down the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' towards crew standing around a whale carcass. They hold poles. Others look over the side of the ship. |
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Inuit woman. Navy Board InletRecord: P48/285/36Inuit woman wearing hide clothing with child on back. |
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Inuit woman. Admiralty InletRecord: P48/285/37Inuit woman wearing hide clothing. |
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Inuit woman. Navy Board InletRecord: P48/285/38Inuit woman wearing hide clothing. |
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Inuit woman. Navy Board InletRecord: P48/285/39Inuit woman wearing hide clothing with child on back. |
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'Maud' close besetRecord: P48/285/4View of the sail and steam powered ship 'Maud' in the ice with sails set. |
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'Eclipse'. Clearing away decks after flenchingRecord: P48/285/40View along deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand with brushes and mops next to piles of blubber. |
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'Eclipse'. Clearing away decks after flenchingRecord: P48/285/41View along deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand with brushes, mops and hooks on poles next to piles of blubber. |
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Inuit girl and boy. NoursoakRecord: P48/285/42An Inuit girl and boy wearing traditional clothing stand side by side in front of the wall of a stone hut. The boy holds dead ptarmigan. |
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Inuit boys. Ponds InletRecord: P48/285/43Portrait of Inuit boys wearing skin clothing. |
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Inuit woman. Ponds InletRecord: P48/285/44Portrait of Inuit woman wearing hide clothing with child on back. |
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Inuit boys carrying ptarmiganRecord: P48/285/45Portrait of an Inuit boy wearing traditional clothing and holding dead ptarmigan. |
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'Eclipse'. FlenchingRecord: P48/285/46View looking down the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' towards crew working with poles on parts of a whale carcass. |
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'Eclipse'. Finished flenchingRecord: P48/285/47View looking down the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' towards crew working with poles on parts of a whale carcass hanging from the rigging. Other crew members look over the side of the ship. |
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Etar InuitRecord: P48/285/48Four Inuit people stand on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. They wear traditional fur clothing. |
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Inuit child clad in dog skin. Ponds InletRecord: P48/285/49Portrait of Inuit boy standing on a wooden bucket wearing skin clothing. |
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'Maud' and icebergRecord: P48/285/5Sail and steam powered ship 'Maud' in the middle distance in the ice. Large iceberg behind. |
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Etar Inuit. Arctic Highlander. Dalrymple RockRecord: P48/285/50Portrait of an Inuit man sitting on rocks wearing skin clothing. |
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'Eclipse' taking the tail on board. The last portion of the fish to shippedRecord: P48/285/51A whale tail is hoisted onto the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand on the deck holding blades on long poles. |
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'Eclipse'. Blocks of blubber on deckRecord: P48/285/52View along deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members along the ships rail and on the foredeck. At their feet are blocks of blubber. |
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Inuit woman, child and igloo. NoursoakRecord: P48/285/53Inuit woman and child wearing traditional clothing stand outside rough stone dwelling. Snow-covered hillside in background. |
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Group of Inuit people and igloo. UpernavikRecord: P48/285/54Inuit man, women and children wearing traditional clothing stand and sit outside rough stone dwelling. |
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'Eclipse'. Clearing boneRecord: P48/285/55A crew member stands on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' sawing at a piece of whalebone with a saw. Other crew members look on from nearby, one from out of a hatch. Pieces of bone lie on the deck. |
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'Eclipse'. Splitting boneRecord: P48/285/56Two crew members stand on the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. One holds upright a large length of whalebone. The other cuts shards off of the whalebone using a spike attached to a pole. |
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Inuit dog sleigh. Pond InletRecord: P48/285/57Inuit man, woman and child stand next to a laden sledge on the ice. |
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'Eclipse'. Whale's fin and blubber on deckRecord: P48/285/58View along deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members work with blades attached to poles on a whale fin which is suspended above the deck. Blubber lies on the deck at their feet. |
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'Eclipse'. Gumming boneRecord: P48/285/59Crew members stand on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' at a long narrow bench. They work at strips of whale bone on the bench. |
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Captain David Gray and son Robert on deck of 'Eclipse'Record: P48/285/6David Gray, holding a sextant, and Robert Gray, leaning on a rifle, stand by a hatch on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Rigging and funnel in background. |
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Seal on a skinRecord: P48/285/60A dead seal lies on a skin on the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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UpernavikRecord: P48/285/61View of wooden houses and church. A Danish flag flies from a flag pole. |
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Inuit skin tent. Encampment Admiralty InletRecord: P48/285/62A group of skin tents stand on stoney ground. A group of Inuit stand amongst them. |
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Seal on a skinRecord: P48/285/63A dead seal lies on a skin on the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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Dead seal on sailclothRecord: P48/285/64A dead seal lies on sailcloth. |
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Inuit woman. Ponds InletRecord: P48/285/65Inuit woman wearing hide clothing sits on the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' near a winch. A sheet of sailcloth has been suspended behind her as a backdrop. |
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Showing average height of Inuit woman. UpernavikRecord: P48/285/66An expedition member stands next to two Inuit women outside a rough stone dwelling. Children look on from nearby. Snow-covered hills and fjord in background. |
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Dead sealRecord: P48/285/67A dead seal lies on sailcloth. |
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'Eclipse' boring through iceRecord: P48/285/68Sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' with sails set in broken pack ice. |
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Oomiak. Women's boat. NoursoakRecord: P48/285/69View of umiak being rowed by Inuit women. |
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R. Gray (Dr R. W. Gray)Record: P48/285/7Robert Gray sits on the wheel mounting on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Two other seamen stand each side of the wheel. |
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Oomiak. Women's boat. NoursoakRecord: P48/285/70View of umiak being rowed by Inuit women. |
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Dead polar bearsRecord: P48/285/71One dead polar bear hangs by a chain from its neck over the deck of the ship 'Eclipse'. Two more lie at its feet. |
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'Eclipse' cabinRecord: P48/285/72Interior of the state cabin of the ship 'Eclipse'. Shows table and leather bound benches. Books stacked up on a table. |
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Whalebone on deckRecord: P48/285/73A whalebone hangs suspended over the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand to both sides. |
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Whalebone on deckRecord: P48/285/74A whalebone hangs suspended over the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand to both sides. |
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'Eclipse'. Man at wheelRecord: P48/285/75A sailor stands at the wheel of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Sail is set above his head. |
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Sailor with harpoonRecord: P48/285/76A sailor stands at a capstan on the deck of ship 'Eclipse'. He holds a harpoon. A dog lies at his feet. |
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Glacier on south coast of Ponds InletRecord: P48/285/77View over water towards a glacier descending in a valley to the sea. |
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ReflectionsRecord: P48/285/78Sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' lies at anchor on still water. Mountainous coast in background. |
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'Eclipse'. Captain Gray on bridgeRecord: P48/285/79Gray stands on raised walkway above the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Rigging above. |
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'Eclipse' in the iceRecord: P48/285/8View over broken ice of steam and sail powered ship 'Eclipse'. |
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'Eclipse' cabinRecord: P48/285/80Interior of the state cabin of the ship 'Eclipse'. Shows table and leather bound benches. |
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Berg about 300 ft. highRecord: P48/285/81View of iceberg over ice floe. |
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Berg about 300 ft. highRecord: P48/285/82View of iceberg floating in the sea. |
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'Eclipse'. Narwhal on deckRecord: P48/285/83A dead narwhal lies on the deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Crew members stand on the deck. Rigging above. |
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'Windward'. Steaming through iceRecord: P48/285/84Sail and steam powered ship 'Windward' steams though ice floes, smoke pouring from her funnel. |
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Whale's tailRecord: P48/285/85A whale's tail hangs suspenced above the deck of the ship 'Eclipse'(?). Crew man stand on the deck pushing at the tail with poles. |
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Inuit pups on sleighRecord: P48/285/86Pups lie on a small sledge in front of a wooden house. A woman looks through an open door, a child stands to one side. |
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'Eclipse'. Crew snowing down decksRecord: P48/285/87A group of sailor stand on the snow bound deck of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. They hold brooms. The ship is under sail. |
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Drawing of 'Eclipse'Record: P48/285/88Photograph of a drawing of sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' with sails set amongst ice. Two other ships in the background and four whaleboats chasing a whale in the foreground. |
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Sailor with drawingRecord: P48/285/89A sailor stands on the deck of ship 'Eclipse'. He holds a drawing of 'Eclipse' on top of a capstan. |
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Iceberg in broken pack iceRecord: P48/285/9View of iceberg over broken pack ice. A rowing boat approaches it in the far distance. |
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'Eclipse'. Dead narwhalRecord: P48/285/90A dead narwhal hangs suspended over the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. A sailor stands on the deck of the ship holding the tusk of the narwhal. |
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'Eclipse' moored to the iceRecord: P48/285/91Sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' is moored by the bows to the ice. Small boats lie alongside. |
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'Eclipse'. Flenching bear on deckRecord: P48/285/92Two crew members bend over a dead polar bear on the deck of the ship 'Eclipse'. They are in the processing of skinning it. |
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'Eclipse'. Flenching bear skinRecord: P48/285/93Two crew members stand on the deck of the ship 'Eclipse' at a bench over which is draped a polar bear skin. They clean it with small knives. Another crew member stands to one side with a boathook. |
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Stretching bear skinRecord: P48/285/94On the deck of the ship 'Eclipse' crew members, holding knives, stand around a wooden frame. A polar bear skin is stretched out in the middle of the frame. |
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'Eclipse' in the floeRecord: P48/285/95View over broken ice of steam and sail powered ship 'Eclipse' with some sails set. |
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Polar bear on deckRecord: P48/285/96A dead polar bear lies on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Livingstone-Learmonth, wearing a deerstalker and rubber waders, stands next to the bear with one foot on its back. He holds a rifle. |
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Ship under sailRecord: P48/285/97View across water of a sail and steam powered ship under sail. |
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'Eclipse'. Captain D. Gray and dog 'Bob'Record: P48/285/98David Gray stands on the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse' looking through a sextant. A dog sits beside him. In the background a sailor stands at the ship's wheel. |
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'Eclipse'. Dead whaleRecord: P48/285/99A dead whale hangs suspended over the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Eclipse'. Sailors stand on the deck nearby. |