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Antarctica Collection (page 4)

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Breaking in ponies for the Scott Polar Expedition

Breaking in ponies for the Scott Polar Expedition
Breaking in one of the twenty Siberian ponies to be taken on board the Terra Nova as part of the Captain Scott Polar expedition of 1911 - 12

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Shipping Shell Motor Spirit on board the Terra Nova

Shipping Shell Motor Spirit on board the Terra Nova at Sydney for the motor sledges used by Captain Scott during his 1911-12 Antarctic expedition

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Final preparations for the Scott expedition

Final preparations for the Scott expedition
Taking twenty Siberian ponies on board the Terra Nova before the ship carrying Captain Scott and his team departed from New Zealand

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Has Captain Scott reached the Pole?

Has Captain Scott reached the Pole?
Page from The Sphere magazine speculating on whether Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his polar exploration team had reached the South Pole in December 1911, as scheduled

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Frostbitten hand of Edward Atkinson, Antarctic expedition 19

Frostbitten hand of Edward Atkinson, Antarctic expedition 19
The hand of Surgeon Edward Atkinson, swollen with blisters due to frostbite. Edward Leicester Atkinson (18811929) was a Royal naval surgeon

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - pulling sledge over ice

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - pulling sledge over ice
A view showing how sledges were rushed from one ice floe to another, with a sled pulling team waiting for two floes to meet and quickly dashing across

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - seals and ice

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - seals and ice
Seals basking on newly formed pancake ice off Cape Evans, captured by photographer Herbert Ponting during the ill-fated Scott Polar Expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1912. Date: 1913

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - glacial cave

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - glacial cave
Awe-inspiring curved cavern within an iceberg, found by the Scott polar expedition shortly after the arrival of the Terra Nova at Antarctica

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Earth Shadow

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Earth Shadow
An earth shadow from Mount Erebus on Antarctica, cast on the clouds and seen during the ill-fated Scott polar expedition of 1910 - 1912

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Diagram of food depots for the Scott polar expedition

Diagram of food depots for the Scott polar expedition
Diagrams showing how the food depots were distributed along the 750 mile route of the British Antarctic expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Scott

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The Antarctic Drama - page from The Sphere

The Antarctic Drama - page from The Sphere
Page from The Sphere which tells of the ill-fated expedition of Captain Scott and his team, showing a picture of the inner tent used by Scott and the others

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Memorial Service to the Polar Heroes at St Pauls Cathedral

Memorial Service to the Polar Heroes at St Pauls Cathedral
A birds-eye view of the interior of St. Pauls Cathedral during the memorial service to Captain Scott and his four companions who lost their lives on the return from their failed attempt to be

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Parents and brother of Captain Robert Falcoln Scott

Parents and brother of Captain Robert Falcoln Scott
Portrait of John Edward Scott, father of Captain Scott the polar explorer, together with his mother and his brother, the late Lieutenant Archibald O Connor Scott

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Dr E. A Wilson of the Scott Polar Expedition

Dr E. A Wilson of the Scott Polar Expedition
Dr Edward Wilson, biologist and artist on the British Antarctic Expedition led by Captain Scott. Wilson died along with Scott and Bowers in their tents during a blizzard in March 1912

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Why Captain Scott did not rely wholly on dogs

Why Captain Scott did not rely wholly on dogs
Page from The Sphere with drawings and photographs of the huskies used in Captain Scotts first polar expedition in 1901-4

Background imageAntarctica Collection: A suggested site for a memorial to Captain Scott

A suggested site for a memorial to Captain Scott in London, at the bottom of Regent Street, close to the memorial to Sir John Franklin

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Back to Civilisation. The Second in Command at Lyttelton

Back to Civilisation. The Second in Command at Lyttelton
Commander Evans, the Second in Command of the British Antarctic expedition of Captain Scott, pictured with the two men who saved his life when he was struck down with scurvy

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Some of the dogs of the Scott expedition

Some of the dogs of the Scott expedition
Some of the dogs of the Captain Scott polar expedition to Antarctica, pictured on the deck of the Terra Nova after the vessels return to Lyttelton, New Zealand in February 1913

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The cross erected to Captain Scott

The cross erected to Captain Scott and his companions on Observation Hill. The picture was taken at the height of summer when the rocky summit was almost bare of snow

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Officers and Men of the Scott expedition on board Terra Nova

Officers and Men of the Scott expedition on board Terra Nova
Officers and men of the Second British Antarctic Expedition on board the Terra Nova. The view was taken before the vessel left Lyttelton in December 1910

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Commander E. R. G Evans of the Scott Polar Expedition

Commander E. R. G Evans of the Scott Polar Expedition
Second in command on the ill-fated Scott expedition to reach the South Pole, 1910-1913, Lieutenant Evans (as he then was) returned to Britain in March 1912

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Ponies of the Scott Polar Expedition

Ponies of the Scott Polar Expedition
Some of the nineteen ponies taken by Captain Scott on his expedition to reach the South Pole in 1910-13

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier

The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier
Captain Scotts expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Captain Scott smoking on board the Terra Nova

Captain Scott smoking on board the Terra Nova
Captain Scott having a quiet smoke on board the Terra Nova on his way to the Antarctic in December 1910

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Lieutenant Campbell R. N

Lieutenant Campbell R. N
Lieutenant Campbell, a member of the Scott expedition of 1910-12, viewing some difficult work being carried out on the Terra Nova

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Dr. Wilson at work

Dr. Wilson at work
Dr Wilson, zoologist and artist, at work in the Antarctic (during the Discovery" 1901-3 expedition) examining a thermometer

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson

Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson
Captain Robert Falcon Scott pictured with Dr E. A. Wilson pictured together on their first polar expedition (1901 - 4) photographed before departing on a sledging expedition

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Geology in the Antarctic

Geology in the Antarctic
A photograph from Charcots " The Voyage of the Pourquoi Pas" showing a striking example of bare rock in the Graham Land area of the Antarctic

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Zoology of the Antarctic Regions drawn by Dr. Wilson

Zoology of the Antarctic Regions drawn by Dr. Wilson
A series of heads of the Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, drawn by Dr Wilson, who accompanied and died with Captain Scott on his fateful expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Captain Scott on ski

Captain Scott on ski
Impression of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912, wrapped up in his kit and skiing

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The Kings Visit to the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery

The Kings Visit to the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery
Sir Clements Markham presenting Captain Scott to King Edward VII on board the Discovery at Cowes on August 5th, 1901, prior to Scott embarking on his polar expedition to the Antarctic with Shackleton

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Captain Scott at the South Pole

Captain Scott at the South Pole
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer pictured in his kit during his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Polar explorer, pictured in kit and on skis in the Antarctic, prior to embarking on his ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in which he

Background imageAntarctica Collection: A View up the Great Beardmore Glacier

A View up the Great Beardmore Glacier
A view on the Great Beardmore Glacier up which Captain Scott ascended to the plateau during December 1911 on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Honouring Antarctic Heroes

Honouring Antarctic Heroes
Officers of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole facing the camera after receiving their medals from the King at Buckingham Palace on July 26th 1913

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Pony drawing sledge in Antarctica

Pony drawing sledge in Antarctica
A pony about to draw a sledge loaded with supplies over the ice foot in Antarctica. Photograph taken at the time of the Discovery Antarctic expedition by Scott

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The South Polar Times

The South Polar Times
Page from the Illustrated London News showing pages from the South Polar Times, the furthest south illustrated newspaper edited by Lieutenant Ernest Shackleton

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The Steep Nature of the Shore Ice Edge

The Steep Nature of the Shore Ice Edge
View demonstrating the difficulties of landing during the 1912 expedition to the South Pole. The barrier edge is perpendicular

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Announcement of Captain Scotts engagement in The Tatler

Announcement of Captain Scotts engagement in The Tatler
Page from The Tatler announcing not only the engagement of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the Polar explorer to Kathleen Bruce, but also featuring a portrait of Clementine Hozier

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Captain Oates

Captain Oates
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip

Background imageAntarctica Collection: The Disaster of the Scott Expedition

The Disaster of the Scott Expedition
Page from The Sphere, a journal which took great interest in the expedition to the South Pole of Captain Scott, which gives a commentary on the disaster

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Officers of the Terra Nova

Officers of the Terra Nova, the ship which transported Captain Scott to his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, pictured just after leaving London for the Antarctic in June 1910

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Memorial plaque to Captain Scott

Memorial plaque to Captain Scott
A memorial tablet in bronze to Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions, unveiled by the Prime Minister in 1916 in St

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Emperor Penguins - Antarctica

Emperor Penguins - Antarctica
Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on an Antarctic ice shelf. Stylised painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Shackleton selects dogs in New Zealand

Shackleton selects dogs in New Zealand
Ernest Shackleton selects Huskies for his attempt on the South Pole in New Zealand - his first expedition

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Whos Afraid by Ethel Parkinson

Whos Afraid by Ethel Parkinson
Two children, wrapped up in eskimo or Inuit style coats and hats play a pleasant game of see saw with a friendly Polar Bear

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Multiplication is vexation by Ethel Parkinson

Multiplication is vexation by Ethel Parkinson
Three large penguins line up to be taught some mathematics by a strict little eskimo child

Background imageAntarctica Collection: Walrus and children

Walrus and children
Two children, wrapped up charmingly against the cold in white, furry outfits, look fairly sanguine about meeting an enormous walrus. Then again, they are trudging around a glacier on their own



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