Picture Library catalogue: Norwegian British Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52
Browse all items
Here you can browse the complete listing of all the Norwegian British Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1949-52 (NBSAE 1949-52) items.
You can also view these items as a gallery of images.
There are 1,986 items in this collection, of which 36 are shown below. Use the navigation to view more pages.
The 'Norsel' backs out for the last timeRecord: P55/15/8/7bThe steam ship 'Norsel' floats on the sea by the ice walls at the edge of an ice sheet. |
|
Farewell to the 'Norsel'Record: P55/15/8/8aExpedition members stand on the snow by two tracked vehicles and loaded sledges. They look at, and wave to, the steam ship 'Norsel' which floats on the sea. Two sled dogs sit and stand by caterpillar tracks lying in the snow in the foreground. |
|
Farewell to the 'Norsel'Record: P55/15/8/8bExpedition members stand on the snow by two tracked vehicles and loaded sledges. They look at, and wave to, the steam ship 'Norsel' which floats on the sea. Two sled dogs sit and stand by caterpillar tracks lying in the snow in the foreground. |
|
Loading weasel on to "Norsel"Record: P55/15/80/1aThree expedition members stand on the ice watching a tracked vehicle be hoisted with a block and tackle alongside the steam ship 'Norsel'. |
|
Loading weasel on to "Norsel"Record: P55/15/80/1bThree expedition members stand on the ice watching a tracked vehicle be hoisted with a block and tackle alongside the steam ship 'Norsel'. |
|
Wreaths being laid in memory of L.A. Quar, John Jelbart, Bertil Ekstrom, from committee and Guttorm JakobsenRecord: P55/15/80/2aAn expedition member uses a camera mounted on a tripod to film two wreaths standing at the rail of the steam ship 'Norsel'. |
|
Wreaths being laid in memory of L.A. Quar, John Jelbart, Bertil Ekstrom, from committee and Guttorm JakobsenRecord: P55/15/80/2bTwo wreaths stand at the rail of the steam ship 'Norsel'. |
|
We cast off and slip away from the quay in "NorselbuktaRecord: P55/15/80/3aView over the stern of the steam ship 'Norsel' to an ice sheet with cliff behind. An expedition member stands at the stern, ropes and rigging in foreground. |
|
Back out among the floesRecord: P55/15/80/3bView over the stern of the steam ship 'Norsel' to an ice sheet with cliff behind. Ice floes float in the water. Expedition members stand at the stern, ropes and rigging in foreground. |
|
Last lingering view up the familiar "barranca"Record: P55/15/80/4aView over the rail of the steam ship 'Norsel' to an ice sheet with cliff behind. Ice floes float in the water. An expedition member stands to one side. |
|
Last lingering view at the quay and E. Rogstad's ski-jumping 'hill'Record: P55/15/80/4bView from the steam ship 'Norsel' to an ice sheet with cliff behind. Ice floes float in the water, rigging in the foreground. |
|
View towards MaudheimRecord: P55/15/80/5aView from the steam ship 'Norsel' to an ice sheet with cliff behind. Ice floes float in the water, rigging in the foreground. |
|
Very grave and quiet, J. Giaever makes a short speech, and drops a wreathRecord: P55/15/80/5bGiaever stands at the rail of the steam ship 'Norsel', dropping a wreath over the side. An expedition member looks on. |
|
G. Jakobsen says the Burial-at-sea and also drops a wreathRecord: P55/15/80/6aJakobsen stands at the rail of the steam ship 'Norsel', dropping a wreath over the side. |
|
The wreaths land on "Norselbukta"Record: P55/15/80/6bTwo wreaths float in the sea next to the steam ship 'Norsel', a lifeboat hangs from a derrick in the foreground. |
|
[The wreaths] slowly drift asternRecord: P55/15/80/7aA wreath floats in the sea next to the steam ship 'Norsel', a lifeboat hangs from a derrick in the foreground. |
|
Everyone watches very quietly, each with his own thoughtsRecord: P55/15/80/7bExpedition members stand on the deck of the steam ship 'Norsel' by a tracked vehicle loaded with boxes and rope. |
|
Heading for 'Pynten' and the open seaRecord: P55/15/80/8aView from the steam ship 'Norsel' to ice cliffs, rigging in the foreground. |
|
Last glimpse at "Norselbukta", the quay and the road to MaudheimRecord: P55/15/80/8bView from the steam ship 'Norsel' to ice cliffs. Two boats hang from derricks in the foreground, an aeroplane lies on the deck further back, rigging above. |
|
Seal killing - "Seal Barronca". A. Reece, O. WilsonRecord: P55/15/9/1aTwo expedition members stand on skis on the snow in the foreground, a third, holding a stick, walks among seals lying on the snow in the background. |
|
Seal killing - "Seal Barronca". A. Reece, O. WilsonRecord: P55/15/9/1bTwo expedition members stand on skis on the snow in the foreground, a third, holding a stick, walks among seals lying on the snow in the background. |
|
Nils Roer at theodolite at Camp IV (-33 degrees C.)Record: P55/15/9/2aRoer stands at a theodolite mounted on a tripod. |
|
Survey at "Norsel Donga" - "Rachel", "Larry", "Bub" (dogs), Alan ReeceRecord: P55/15/9/3aThree sled dogs stand on the snow by an empty sledge in the foreground, Reece stands at a theodolite mounted on a tripod behind. Ice cliff and sea in the background (blurred image). |
|
Alan Reece at "Norsel Donga" - "Rachel", "Larry", "Bub" (dogs)Record: P55/15/9/4aTwo sled dogs stand on the snow by an empty sledge (partially out of shot) in the foreground, Reece stands at a theodolite mounted on a tripod behind. Ice cliff and sea in the background. |
|
Alan Reece at "Norsel Donga" - "Rachel", "Larry", "Bub" (dogs)Record: P55/15/9/4bReece stands at a theodolite mounted on a tripod in the foreground, three sled dogs stand on the snow by an empty sledge behind. |
|
Alan Reece at theodolite - "Norsel Donga"Record: P55/15/9/5aPortrait of Reece looking through a theodolite mounted on a tripod. |
|
General view of ice front NW of landing place showing stratification, fracturing etc.Record: P55/15/9/5bAn expedition member drives an empty sledge and three sled dogs on an ice sheet in front of ice cliffs. |
|
General view of ice front NW of landing place showing stratification, fracturing etc.Record: P55/15/9/6aAn expedition member drives an empty sledge and three sled dogs in the middle distance on an ice sheet in front of ice cliffs (blurred image). |
|
Thaw channels in ice front, SW side of "Norsel Barronca"Record: P55/15/9/6bAn expedition member climbs an ice cliff. |
|
Stratification at "Half Dome Corner"Record: P55/15/9/7bAn expedition member drives an empty sledge and three sled dogs in the distance on an ice sheet in front of ice cliffs (blurred image). |
|
"Half Dome" from sea ice - thick ice band (ruined in developing)Record: P55/15/9/8aAn expedition member stands on ice in front of an ice cliff (indistinct image). |
|
Stratification at "Cuesta Pt". - general view SERecord: P55/15/9/8bAn expedition member drives an empty sledge and three sled dogs on an ice sheet in front of ice cliffs (blurred image). |
|
Launching a radiosonde-rawin balloon during a stormRecord: P57/14/1Two expedition members crouch on the ground, one stands in a snow storm. A balloon hangs from a line to one side. |
|
Seismographic operationsRecord: P62/66/1An expedition member stands on snow holding a piece of scientific equipment attached to a cable which runs back to a large shed mounted on a sledge. A tracked vehicle and a loaded sledge stand in the background. |
|
Seismographic operationsRecord: P62/66/2Two expedition members dig a hole in an ice field. A piece of scientific equipment lies next to them, a cable running from it to a tracked vehicle in the background. Another tracked vehicle, a loaded sledge and a tent stand behind. |
|
Seismographic operationsRecord: P62/66/3Two tracked vehicles stand on an ice sheet in front of a ridge of rock outcrops. One tows a loaded sledge, the other tows a loaded sledge and a large shed mounted on anoather sledge. |