Explorer Gallery

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa Advert

Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic, dying in a 1912 attempt to reach the South Pole. This promotional card for Fry's depicts Scott and his expedition party setting out on their final attempt on the Pole with dog teams and sleds, laden high with Fry's produce!

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, polar explorer

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 - 1922), Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Seen here at the age of 40 in windproof garments. He was preparing for a new expedition, known as the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (aka Endurance Expedition), which took place between 1914 and 1917. Date: 1914

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Captain Scotts Departure for Antarctica

Two photographs reporting the departure of Captain Scott and his team on board the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica where they would attempt to reach the South Pole first. Top picture shows the crew on board waving to those they were leaving behind. The bottom picture shows the Siberian ponies taken by Scott to haul supplies. Scott's predominant use of ponies and motor sledges over dogs (used by the successful Norwegian, Amundsen) is cited as one of the reasons Scott failed in his attempt to reach the South Pole first. Date: 1911

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans