Picture Library catalogue: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1916
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Husky dogs pulling a sledgeRecord: P2001/86/147Side view of dogs pulling a sledge with one man pushing. |
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'Endurance'Record: P2001/86/152The Endurance lies frozen in pack ice. |
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Blackborow and 'Mrs Chippy'Record: P2001/86/153Three-quarter length portrait of Perce Blackborow on board ship with a cloth on one shoulder, and McNish's cat (male) on the other. |
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Shackleton examines the leadRecord: P2001/86/154Shackleton looks down at a crack in the ice at the bow of the Endurance. |
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The EnduranceRecord: P2001/86/155View across ice and a group of men and dogs towards the Endurance beyond. |
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The EnduranceRecord: P2001/86/156View across ice towards the Endurance. |
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The EnduranceRecord: P2001/86/157View across ice towards the Endurance frozen in pack ice. |
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MartinRecord: P2001/86/158Close-up of a dog wearing a harness. |
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The EnduranceRecord: P2001/86/159View across heavily hummocked consolidated pack ice towards the Endurance beset in the distance. |
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T. OrdeLeesRecord: P2001/86/160Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Hans Orde-Lees. |
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T. OrdeLeesRecord: P2001/86/161Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Hans Orde-Lees leaning against a ship's compass (in binnacle) on deck. |
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T. Green carving sealRecord: P2001/86/162The Cook carves meat from a seal hanging from rope on the ship's deck. A cat, 'Mrs Chippy', is partially visible behind his legs, raising a paw towards the carcass. |
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T. Green Carving sealRecord: P2001/86/163The Cook carves meat from a seal hanging from rope on the ship's deck. |
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J.M. WordieRecord: P2001/86/164Head and shoulders portrait of James Mann Wordie. |
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BlackborowRecord: P2001/86/165Three-quarter length portrait of Perce Blackborow on board ship with a cloth over his shoulder. |
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Two men carrying iceRecord: P2001/86/166Rear view of two men carrying a bucket of ice suspended from a pole resting on their shoulders. The bow of the Endurance frozen in ice beside them. |
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Scissor-jawed fish, Weddell SeaRecord: P2001/86/167Close-up of a fish (alepidosauridae) with a long jaw (closed). Head only in shot. |
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Frank HurleyRecord: P2001/86/168Hurley seated on a loaded sledge with binoculars in one hand. Two dogs lay at the head of the sledge. |
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Soccer during a 'hold up'Record: P2001/86/169View from rear of goal posts towards group having a game of football. |
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Frank WildRecord: P2001/86/170Head and shoulders portrait of Frank Wild in summer polar clothing (goggles, tunic with hood). |
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Frank WildRecord: P2001/86/171Head and shoulders portrait of Frank Wild in winter polar clothing (windproof tunic and helmet). |
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Six-month old pupsRecord: P2001/86/172A man stands on a lump of ice looking down on puppies. A sledge lies at right. A man decends the steps from the Endurance frozen in ice in the background. |
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Boats being man-hauled over the iceRecord: P2001/86/173A group of men pull a boat through rough ice. The masts of the submerged Endurance, and a group man-hauling a sledge, in the distance (drawing or painting). |
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Portrait of Captain (unidentified)Record: P2001/86/174Full length portrait of ship's Captain on board ship. |
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Elephant IslandRecord: P2001/86/175Rear view of a man stood on the shore smoking a pipe. Partially frozen sea in bay and mountainous coast beyond. |
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South GeorgiaRecord: P2001/86/176Men stood at side of ship. Mountainous coast of South Georgia in background. |
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Mount Frank HoulderRecord: P2001/86/177View of Mount Frank Houlder, the highest point on Elephant Island, with snow drift and ice. |
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Whaling station, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/178View across sea towards ships moored in harbour, smoke pouring from a funnel. Snow-covered mountains in background. |
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The Endurance breaking upRecord: P2001/86/179View across ice towards the masts and rigging of the Endurance as it is crushed by consolidated pack ice. |
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Shelter, Elephant IslandRecord: P2001/86/179aA group dig out a hollow in a glacier overlooking a bay. Ice cliff of glacier in background. |
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Men and boat on seashore, Elephant IslandRecord: P2001/86/180View across the shore of a man in a rowing boat at the shore line, and others on the beach adding to various piles of stores. |
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Shackleton and WildRecord: P2001/86/181Shackleton (right) and Wild stand on ice wearing winter polar clothing. |
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Wreck of the EnduranceRecord: P2001/86/182Shackleton (left) and Wild stand beside the wreck of the Endurance. Masts and rigging lie on or tilt towards the ground. |
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Elephant IslandRecord: P2001/86/183View across ice floes at shore line towards mountainous coast. |
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Men in a boatRecord: P2001/86/184One man stands the other sits in a boat on ice. A third crawls into an upturned boat covered in canvas on the left, and a fourth stands in the background looking towards the snout of a glacier. |
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Hurley securing film from aloftRecord: P2001/86/185View looking up at Hurley sat on the topgallant yard of the Endurance, with a camera mounted on a tripod. |
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Ernest ShackletonRecord: P2001/86/186Head and shoulders portrait of Ernest Shackleton. |
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Endeavouring to free the shipRecord: P2001/86/187View of a group of men using poles to break up ice around the Endurance. |
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Larsen HarbourRecord: P2001/86/188View across calm waters and mountainous coast. |
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Endeavouring to free shipRecord: P2001/86/189Close-up of a group of men with ice-axes at the side of the Endurance. |
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Sugar Top at GrytvikenRecord: P2001/86/190View from rocky shore over bay towards snow-covered mountainous coast. |
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Seashore, South Georgia whaling station (?)Record: P2001/86/191View across shore strewn with decaying whale parts and bones. Whole carcasses float in the shallow water. |
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Endeavouring to free shipRecord: P2001/86/192A group of men use pick axes and poles to cut ice away from the bow of the Endurance. |
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Edurance in iceRecord: P2001/86/193The Endurance lies frozen in sea ice. |
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Crab-eater sealRecord: P2001/86/194Seal lies on the snow, facing camera. |
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Man sitting on rock, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/195Rear view of a man sitting on a rock in a stream looking over rocky ground and water towards an ice cliff. |
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Mountain and GlacierRecord: P2001/86/196View of glacier flowing down past mountain (possibly Geer Buttress and Hooke Glacier). |
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Mountain and GlacierRecord: P2001/86/197View of glacier flowing down past mountain (possibly Geer Buttress and Hooke Glacier). |
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Mountain and GlacierRecord: P2001/86/198View of glacier flowing down past mountain (possibly Geer Buttress and Hooke Glacier). |
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Rock formation, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/199View of rock with a hole running through. Body of water in the background. |
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Rock formation, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/200View across tussock grass towards rock with a hole running through. Body of water and mountainous coast in the background. |
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Elephant seal, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/201View of an elephant seal lying amongst tussock grass with mouth wide open. |
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Seals, South GeorgiaRecord: P2001/86/202Four seals lay in a line on the beach beside tussock grass. Ice wall in background. |
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Water, sky and ice blink, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/203View across ice towards the sea and white light on underside of low clouds. |
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Elephant sealRecord: P2001/86/204Close-up of seal in tussock grass with mouth wide open. |
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Landscape, South Georgia (?)Record: P2001/86/205View across tussock grass and man reclining beside small pond, through valley towards snow-covered mountains beyond. |
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Dousie FellRecord: P2001/86/206View across rocky shore across water towards snow-covered mountains. |
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SeascapeRecord: P2001/86/207View across the sea. |
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Pack iceRecord: P2001/86/208View from on board the Endurance of open pack ice extending into the distance. |
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SeascapeRecord: P2001/86/209View across the sea. The sun is coming out from behind a cloud. |
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SeascapeRecord: P2001/86/210View across the sea, the sun behind cloud. |
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Ship at sea in icy watersRecord: P2001/86/213View across sea towards a ship steaming towards a harbour. Mountainous coast in background. Location unknown |
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ParadeRecord: P2001/86/214Elevated view looking down at a crowd of people and parade of sailors gathered at the quayside looking towards steam ships and boats moored in the harbour. One of the ships is named 'Moravia'. |
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Ship at seaRecord: P2001/86/215Side view of a steam ship in calm waters. |
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Men on boat, Punta ArenasRecord: P2001/86/218A group of men in suits and one in uniform stand on the deck of a boat at Punta Arenas, most looking towards the camera. Identified are: Shackleton (back centre wearing low brimmed hat), Rowett (off centre, bowler hat and moustache), Worsley (back right, flat cap), Wild (bottom left, bare head). |
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Nordenskjold Glacier, East Cumberland BayRecord: P2001/86/219Low angle view across melting ice in shallow water towards snout of glacier flowing into the sea. |
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Rigging encrusted with rimeRecord: P2001/86/220Low angle night view looking up at the ship's rime-encrusted mast and rigging. |
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A glimpse in the focstleRecord: P2001/86/221Interior of ship. A group of men sit around table playing dominoes, a board game or looking at an atlas. Most smoke pipes. One is playing the mandolin in the background. |
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Hurley giving a lantern chatRecord: P2001/86/222Hurley stands beside a makeshift screen, others sit or stand to watch. |
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Leith harbour whaling stationRecord: P2001/86/223Elevated view of buildings and moored ships in the harbour beyond. |
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ObeliskRecord: P2001/86/224An expedition member climbs half way up an ice formation. |
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The EnduranceRecord: P2001/86/225View across heavily hummocked consolidated pack ice towards the Endurance beset in the distance. |
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Grytviken Whaling Station from the (Endurance)Record: P2001/86/226View from the Endurance towards moored ships and buildings at the foot of snow-covered mountains. Smoke pours from chimneys. |
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Full dog teamRecord: P2001/86/227Dog team harnassed to sledge and laying in the snow, with three expedition members. |
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South GeorgiaRecord: P2001/86/228View from tussock-covered rocks across bay towards islet and mountanous coast. Seals lie at the shoreline. |
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Inside a kitchenRecord: P2001/86/229Interior view of stove in centre of room with large chimney going through a hole in the roof. |
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Lake, South GeorgiaRecord: P2001/86/230Rear view of a man on a snow-covered slope looking towards a lake at foot of snow-covered mountains. |
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Hurley with camerasRecord: P2001/86/231Hurley sits beside a tent pitched on a slope, a wall of rocks built behind it. He has a camera on his knee, and another mounted on a tripod behind him. Mountain in background. |
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Face Neumayer GlacierRecord: P2001/86/232Elevated view looking towards the snout of a glacier flowing down a valley. |
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GlacierRecord: P2001/86/233Ice-cliffs of chaotically crevassed glacier snout flowing into the sea. |
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Glacier and mountainsRecord: P2001/86/234View over chaotically crevassed glacier towards mountain range in background. |
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Arrival at Puerto Arenas - Pardo and group of ChileansRecord: P2001/86/235A group of men stand at the stern of a ship beneath a Chilean flag. The docks at Puerto Arenas in the background. |
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All safeRecord: P2001/86/236Rear view of a group stood at the shoreline on Elephant Island waving at an approaching small boat. |
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Sea Elephant Rookery, Gold Bay, South GeorgiaRecord: P66/18/1A group of Elephant seals lying on the shore, in the background are mountains lightly covered in snow. |
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Approaching a high flat berg in the pack iceRecord: P66/18/10View taken from the side of the ship of pack ice and a Tabular iceberg in the distance. |
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A pinnacled glacier berg.Record: P66/18/11An iceberg in the shape of a pinnacle with pack ice behind it. |
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Looking south over the frozen sea, January, 1915Record: P66/18/12Three men in the foreground stand on pack ice which is heavily hummocked and stretches away into the distance. |
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"Endurance" waiting for the pack ice to open upRecord: P66/18/13The sailing ship Endurance held fast in pack ice. |
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How the pack ice breaks upRecord: P66/18/14View of a man standing on pack ice with large cracks in the ice on either side. An iceberg is in the distance on the horizon. |
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"Endurance" fast in the sea of iceRecord: P66/18/15View of the ship Endurance held fast in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked. |
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Endeavouring to cut the ship out of the ice, February, 1915Record: P66/18/16Several men are trying to free the ship Endurance which is trapped in pack ice, by hacking at the ice with pick axes and long staves. |
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Deck of the Endurance after a snowfallRecord: P66/18/17View of the deck of the ship Endurance covered in snow. Dogs look out of the dog kennels which are situated along both sides. A man stands in the centre looking towards the camera. Piles of sledges, boxes and other equipment are covered in snow. |
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Young Emperor penguin chicksRecord: P66/18/18Group of young Emperor penguin chicks standing on the ice. |
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A dog kennel made of snow and iceRecord: P66/18/19A dog stands at the door way of a dog kennel on the ice, which is made of wood and covered in snow and ice. A metal chain is hanging from the dogs collar. |
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Young King penguinRecord: P66/18/2A young King penguin stands amongst tufts of grass. |
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One of the dog team leadersRecord: P66/18/20A dog sits at the door way of a wooden dog kennel on the deck of the ship. Another dog (out of focus) can be seen behind him. |
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Another type of dogRecord: P66/18/21Portrait of a dog wearing a leather collar (part of a sledging harness). |
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The cinematographer (Hurley) at workRecord: P66/18/22Frank Hurley stands on the ice with a camera on a tripod below the bow of the ship Endurance. |
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A great serraced berg wedged in the pack iceRecord: P66/18/23View of a large iceberg in consolidated pack ice. Two men can be seen at the base of the berg, one man prods at the ice with a stick. |
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Ice conditions in August, 1915Record: P66/18/24View of a man standing with a sledge and dog team at rest on the ice. The view behind him is of a vast expanse of consolidated pack ice with the ship Endurance beset in the distance. |
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A midsummer sunset, February, 1915Record: P66/18/25View of the ship Endurance in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked. The clouds in the sky indicate a sunset. |
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Return of the sun after the long winter darknessRecord: P66/18/26The ship Endurance beset in consolidated pack ice with large blocks of ice in the foreground. |
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Captain Worsley and R.James taking observationsRecord: P66/18/27Two men on the ice below the stern of the ship Endurance are taking observations. Captain Frank Worsley stands on the left holding an electric cable that powers a light bulb on a stand beside him. Reginald James (physicist), on the right, is kneeling down and looking through a theodolite which is mounted on a tripod. |
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The night watchmen, having a game of chessRecord: P66/18/28Two men seated playing a game of chess. Frank Hurley seated in a wicker chair on the left and Leonard Hussey (meteorologist) seated opposite him,study the chess board. In the foreground, placed on a wooden table are the remnants of a meal, including opened tins of sardines, bread, knives and forks, mugs and teapot. |
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A morning in "The Ritz", midwinter, 1915Record: P66/18/29A 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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Gentoo penguin with eggRecord: P66/18/3A Gentoo penguin stands amongst tufts of grass with one egg at its feet. |
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Clark in the biological laboratoryRecord: P66/18/30Robert Clark sits perched on the edge of a table looking down a microscope. There are specimen jars on shelves attached to the wall beside him and on the table behind him. Other scientific equipment and jars are on the shelf and wall in front of him. |
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James and Hussey in "The Rookery"Record: P66/18/31Leonard Hussey and Reginald James in their workroom. Hussey seated on the left, examines his Dine's anemometer and James seated on the right, works on another piece of equipment (electrograph). |
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The Endurance among great blocks of pressure iceRecord: P66/18/32The ship Endurance can be seen in the distance with large blocks of ice in the foreground. |
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Round the Night Watchman's fireRecord: P66/18/33A group of five men sit around the stove.The fire in the stove being the only light source creates an interesting atmosphere. |
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Dawn at the close of WinterRecord: P66/18/34View of the port side of the ship Endurance with large blocks of pressure ice in the foreground. |
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In the heart of the packRecord: P66/18/35Distant view of the ship Endurance which is held fast in consolidated pack ice which is heavily hummocked. |
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Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank WildRecord: P66/18/36Two men pose for the camera whilst standing amidst large blocks of pressure ice. Frank Wild stands on the left and Ernest Shackleton stands on the right with an arm resting on a block of ice. |
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Great blocks of ice thrown up along pressure ridgesRecord: P66/18/37One man stands on the ice amongst large blocks of pressure ice. He has one hand raised to shield his eyes whilst looking towards the distance. |
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New leads covered with ice flowers in early springRecord: P66/18/38View of a large expanse of pack ice covered with frost flowers. Blocks of pressure ice and the trapped ship Endurance in the background. |
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Heavy blocks of ice rafted up and tilted by the pressureRecord: P66/18/39Two large blocks of pressure ice through which can be seen two men standing and looking towards the distance. |
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De Geer Glacier at head of Moraine Fjord, South GeorgiaRecord: P66/18/4View of a glacier as it reaches the sea with mountains on either side and floating ice in the sea in the foreground. |
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A typical pressure ridge with rafted floeRecord: P66/18/40One man stands on the ice looking up at a large block of ice. |
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Ice rafting at the centre of a big pressureRecord: P66/18/41Rafted ice consisting of large forms of pressure ice where one floe overrides another with the ship Endurance in the distance to the left of the photograph. |
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Bi-weekly ablutions of "The Ritz"Record: P66/18/42Three men are on their hands and knees with pails of water, scrubbing the floor. Left to right: Wordie, Cheetham and Macklin. |
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"Endurance" at midwinter, 1915Record: P66/18/43View of the bow of the ship Endurance whilst held fast in the ice. The photograph was taken at night using a flash light. |
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A great glacier berg, 180ft high, which menaced the shipRecord: P66/18/44View of a large ice berg with pack ice in the foreground. |
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Dogs leaving the ship for trainingRecord: P66/18/45Men and dogs leaving the ship Endurance via a step ladder and a wooden ramp. Three men and three dogs are on the ramp, two men are on the steps with a further two men and a dog behind. Shackleton watches the descent from on board the ship. |
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A dog team in very rough ice conditionsRecord: P66/18/46One man with a sledge and team of seven dogs stands on the ice amongst large hummocks of ice. |
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"Endurance" in the pack ice much resembling a billowy seaRecord: P66/18/47The ship Endurance beset in the ice with hummocked ice (weathered pressure ice) in the foreground. |
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Crab Eater sealsRecord: P66/18/48Two Crabeater seals lying on the ice. |
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Conditions of the ice ahead of the ship, August, 1915Record: P66/18/49The ship Endurance beset in the ice with hummocked ice in the foreground. |
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Hamburg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South GeorgiaRecord: P66/18/5View of a glacier as it reaches the sea with mountains on either side and open sea in front. In the foreground a man stands on ice beside two rowing boats. |
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Huge blocks of ice thrown up round the shipRecord: P66/18/50The masts of the ship Endurance can just be seen behind large blocks of rafted ice. |
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"Endurance" battling with high blocks of pressure iceRecord: P66/18/51View of the port side of the ship Endurance with large blocks of rafted ice in the foreground. The photograph was taken at night using a flash light. |
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"Endurance" caught in a pressure crack, October, 1915Record: P66/18/52The ship Endurance trapped in the ice and listing to port. |
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"Endurance" in a pressure, a week before she was finally crushedRecord: P66/18/53The ship Endurance trapped in the ice and listing to port. Worsley and Shackleton are looking over the side of the ship, another man stands on the ice below one of the lifeboats. |
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"Endurance" crushed by the ice and sinkingRecord: P66/18/54The ship Endurance breaking up in the ice, only the masts and rigging are visible. A team of dogs harnessed together sit on the ice and look towards the ship. |
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Frank Wild examining the wreckage of the "Endurance"Record: P66/18/55The ship Endurance broken up in the ice, only a tangled mass of masts and rigging are visible. Frank Wild stands on the ice looking at the wreckage. |
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Ocean Camp (Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild on the left)Record: P66/18/56A group of tents and other equipment on the ice with the ship's company standing and looking towards the camera. Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild are on the left in the foreground. |
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Another view of Ocean CampRecord: P66/18/57A group of tents, men, dogs, sledges and other equipment on the ice. |
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The look-out established at Ocean CampRecord: P66/18/58Hurley, Wild and Shackleton stand near to a tent which has other equipment, including camera tripod and cases around it. In the background is an observation platform on which stands a man looking through a telescope. The King's flag and ship's burgee fly from a spar. |
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Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Hurley at Patience CampRecord: P66/18/59Ernest Shackleton (right) and Frank Hurley (left) sitting outside a tent, on either side of a stove. Skis are propped up in the ice behind Hurley. |
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Peaks of the Three Brothers, South GeorgiaRecord: P66/18/6View of the snout of a glacier as it reaches the sea with mountains coming down to the sea shore behind. |
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Arrival at Elephant IslandRecord: P66/18/60One of the lifeboats, the Dudley Docker, being hauled onto the shore by a group of men on Elephant Island. |
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Pulling up the boats below the cliffs of Elephant IslandRecord: P66/18/61The lifeboat James Caird, being hauled onto the shore by a group of men on Elephant Island. The lifeboats Stancomb-Wills and Dudley Docker, in the foreground, are already on the shore. |
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The first meal on Elephant IslandRecord: P66/18/62A group of men stand on the shore below the cliffs drinking from tin mugs. Left to right: Order-Lees, Wordie, Clark, Rickinson, Greenstreet, How, Shackleton, Bakewell, Kerr, and Wild. |
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The invalids of the party on the foreshore, Elephant IslandRecord: P66/18/63A group of men sit and stand on the stony seashore at the edge of the ice. Men and boxes are in the background below the cliffs. |
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Preparing the boat for the journey to secure helpRecord: P66/18/64Two men, one standing, one sitting inside one of the lifeboats on Elephant Island. |
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Launching the boat for the relief journeyRecord: P66/18/65A group of men preparing to launch the lifeboat, James Caird, into the sea from the shore of Elephant Island. |
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The relief boat setting out for South GeorgiaRecord: P66/18/66A group of men launching the lifeboat James Caird, into the sea from the shore of Elephant Island. |
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Sir Ernest Shackleton going out to board the relief boatRecord: P66/18/67A group of men launching the lifeboat Stancomb-Wills, into the sea from the shore of Elephant Island. |
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The men left on Elephant Island digging a shelterRecord: P66/18/68Four men are digging into the ice with pick axes a fifth man stands beside them. |
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Elephant IslandRecord: P66/18/69View of Elephant Island and the sea beyond. |
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Entering the pack ice, December 9, 1914Record: P66/18/7A group of men at the bow of a sailing ship as it goes through the pack ice. |