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Picture Library catalogue: Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition 1921-22

 

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Here you can browse the complete listing of all the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition 1921-22 (SRAE 1921-22) items.

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There are 340 items in this collection, of which 40 are shown below. Use the navigation to view more pages.

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Price Olaf harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/63

Dead whales lie alongside three steam powered whalers lying at the shore in front of houses and warehouses. Mountain behind.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/64

View looking down on houses and warehouses standing on the shore of a fjord. A sailing ship and two steam ships lie at the shore.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/65

View looking down on sail and steam powered ship 'Quest' lying in a fjord. Mountainous coast in the background.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/66

View looking down on houses and warehouses standing on the shore of a fjord. A sailing ship and two steam ships lie at the shore. Sail and steam powered ship 'Quest' lies in the fjord beyond.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/67

View looking down on houses and warehouses standing on the shore of a fjord. A sailing ship and a steam ship lie at the shore.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/68

View looking down on sail and steam powered ship 'Quest' lying in a fjord. Mountainous coast in the background.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/69

A man works on the carcass of a whale lying in front of warehouses. Blubber lies at the water's edge in the foreground. Mountainside in the background.

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Activities on board 'Quest'

Record: P56/77/7

Two expedition members stand on the deck of steam and sail powered ship 'Quest', two more wash her wheel house.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/70

View along the deck of the ship 'Quest', on which stand three men. Two dead whales lie in the water alongside a steam whaler and a motor launch motors across the fjord behind. Coast in the background.

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[Portrait]

Record: P56/77/71

Portrait of an expedition member standing on the deck of the ship 'Quest'.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/72

Two dead whales lie in the water alongside a steam whaler. Coast in the background.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/73

View over snow-covered harbour with buildings and steam ships in the distance. Mountains behind.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/74

View over ice forming on the sea towards steam ships lying close to the shore on which stand warehouses. Snow-covered mountains in the background.

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[Portrait]

Record: P56/77/75

Two men, one smartly dressed, stand outside a wooden house. A small trolley lies on railway tracks to one side, another wooden house stands behind. Mountainside in the background.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/76

A carcass of a whale lies in front of warehouses. Blubber lies at the water's edge in the foreground. Mountainside in the background.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/77

Men work on the carcass of a whale which lies in front of warehouses. Another whale carcass lies in the water in the foreground. Mountainside in the background.

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Grytviken harbour and whaling station

Record: P56/77/78

A steam ship lies at a jetty by the shore on which stand stacks of barrels. Sail and steam powered ship 'Quest' lies in the fjord behind. Mountainous coast in the background.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/79

View along the deck of the sail and steam powered ship 'Quest' with two men working on a block and tackle. Mountainous coast in the background.

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Activities on board 'Quest'

Record: P56/77/8

Two expedition members shovel snow off the deck of steam and sail powered ship 'Quest'.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/80

View of snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/81

View over sea of snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/82

View of snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/83

View of snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/84

View over marshy ground with a river running through it to snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/85

View over a rough, grassy landscape to snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/86

Rocky, snow-covered outcrop. Mountains in the background.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/87

View over tussocky grass to fjord and mountainous coast.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/88

View over snow-covered mountains.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/89

View over sea to rocky island.

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Activities on board 'Quest'

Record: P56/77/9

Two expedition members furl the foresail of the steam and sail powered ship 'Quest'.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/90

View over sea to mountainous coast.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/91

A river runs down a boulder strewn hillside. Snow-covered mountains in the background.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/92

A river runs down a boulder strewn hillside. Snow-covered mountains in the background.

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[South Georgia]

Record: P56/77/93

A river runs down a boulder strewn hillside. Snow-covered mountains in the background.

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Inaccessible Island

Record: P56/77/94

View over a boulder-covered shore towards the sail and steam powered ship 'Quest' lying at sea. Cliffs to one side.

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Gough Island

Record: P56/77/95

View looking down steep cliffs to sea below.

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Gough Island

Record: P56/77/96

View of steep cliffs.

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Elephant seals

Record: P56/77/97

Elephant seals lie on a sandy beach. Cliffs behind.

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[Hunting] weddell seals in pack ice

Record: P56/77/98

An expedition member holding a rifle walks away from a dead weddell seal lying on ice. Two other seals nearby.

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Wandering albatross

Record: P56/77/99

An expedition member stands next to an albatross which sits in tussocky grass.