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Shackleton / Wild / AdamsErnest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Shackleton, Wild and Adams 178 kilometres from the South Pole
Erebus and Terror, Franklins last tripThe Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return
The Workers May-Pole, design for a socialist posterThe Workers May-Pole, a design for a socialist poster, with a central allegorical figure, and banners and ribbons labelled with abstract ideas such as Leisure, Solidarity and Humanity. Date: 1894
Captain Scott and his men at the South Pole, 1912Photograph showing Captain Scott and his sledge team at the South Pole, 18th January 1912. Left to right, standing: Lt. Oates, Captain Scott, Petty Officer Evans. Seated, left to right: Lt
Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa AdvertRobert 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
Entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, Nevada, USAEntrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, spa resort on Stateline Road, Crystal Bay, Nevada, USA, near Lake Tahoe. circa 1930
Captain Scott in his workshop on board Terra NovaCaptain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer and leader of the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1912, pictured in his work room on board the Terra Nova
Japanese warrior woman with naginataJapanese warrior woman with a large Naginata. A naginata is a pole weapon that was traditionally used in Japan by members of the samurai class
Female Pole Vaulter 1927An elegant woman soars towards the bar during a pole vault
Olympics / 1912 / Pole VaultPole Vault: MS Wright, USA
Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)Photograph of Captain Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, in his cold weather clothing and skis, Antarctica, 1912
Mr Bernacchi at workMr Bernacchi, a member of the British 1901-4 polar expedition, at work with an electrometer
Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, 1595, by Gerardus MercGerardus Mercator (1512-1594). Flemish cartographer. Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio. Map of the Arctic with the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle, 1595
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, polar explorerSir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 - 1922), Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Seen here at the age of 40 in windproof garments
Sir Ernest Shackleton and others, AntarcticSir Ernest Shackleton and three members of a polar exploration party, photographed within 111 miles of the South Pole in 1907-9 on board the Nimrod
Captain Oates DiesThe young Captain Oates leaves Captain Scotts tent in a blizzard on the return trip from the South Pole and is never seen again
Reading, Royal County of Berkshire - Tram on the Bath Road, advertising the Heelas Store on Broad Street (now John Lewis). Date: 1907
Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Beardmore GlacierPhotograph taken by Captain Scott during the ill-fated polar expedition to the South Pole in 1910 - 1912, showing tents pitched on the way up the Beardmore Glacier
Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expeditionOfficers on board the Terra Nova on its return to New Zealand in February 1913 after the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions. From left to right. Back row, Mr
The Last Resting Place of Captain ScottThe inner tent in which Captain Scott and his two companions were discovered taken by a member of the relief party which found the tent on November 12th 1912
Scott of the Antarctic - page from The SpherePage from the special Scott of the Antarctic memorial number featuring a photograph of the Scott Antarctic medal, presented to the team after returning from their first successful expedition in 1904
A motor sledge which may be used at the South PoleA suggestion for the type of motor sledge to be taken by Captain Scott, who in 1909 had announced his intention to set out on a new expedition to the South Pole
The Norwegian Flag at the South Pole, 1911Photograph showing Lt. Helmer Hansen, of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, standing with his sledge, dog team and Norwegian flag at the South Pole, December 1911
Bank and shops, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USAWyoming Valley Trust Company and Second National Bank (left) and Jonas Longs Sons department store, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1907
Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. Date: circa 1905
New Milton, Hampshire - Station Road. I can report that the Coal and Manure Merchants is now a Ladbrokes...! Date: circa 1908
Shackleton / Sledging / 1908Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908
Fire Station Billiards Room
Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)Photographic portrait of Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who was the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage and reach the South Pole
Lt. Shackleton, Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson, Antarctica, 19Photograph showing Lt. Shackleton, Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson, ready for their dash towards the South Pole, during the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04
Ernest ShackletonSir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), British explorer, dressed for Antarctic conditions. Shackleton made four expeditions to the South Pole during his career
Franklins expedition seeking Northwest PassageSeals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs
Scott of the Antarctic and his predecessorsIllustration showing Captain Scott with his team flying the Union Jack flag, along with the names of previous polar explorers with the chronology traced back over a map of Antarctica
Punting at CambridgeA group of people punting on the River Cam at Cambridge, with Kings College Chapel in the background
Terra Nova on front cover of The SphereFarewell to civilisation - Captain Scott and his team pictured departing New Zealand in the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica in December 1910 in their bid to become the first to reach the South Pole
Scott at Amundsens TentScotts team arrive at the South Pole to find that Amundsens crew have beaten them to it; frozen and demoralised, they perished weeks later
Captain Oates 1912LAWRENCE 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
Female high jumper in orange costumeA female high jumper in an orange costume leaping over a pole
Captain Scott and his exploration ship, Terra NovaThe south polar expedition: Captain Scott and his exploration ship " Terra Nova"
How Captain Scott is attacking the South PoleDouble page spread from The Sphere, showing a map of Antarctica along with the route of Captain Scott and his team of ponies, dogs and men in their attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole
Some of the men who found Captain ScottSome of the Men who found the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions and erected a cairn, pictured on their return to New Zealand
Mary Henrietta Kingsley, traveller and writer, in her canoe on the Ogooue (Ogowe) River in Gabon, West Central Africa, in 1896
Amundsen at the PoleNorwegian explorer Amundsen and his colleagues at the South Pole
Shackletons Sled-CarIn his attempt on the South Pole, Shackleton plans to use this specially designed automobile, rather then dogs, to haul his supplies
Boys ScrumpingTwo boys, use a long pole, to knock apples from a tree while a little girl makes ready to collect them. The elder girl seems unconvinced regarding the legality of scrumping
Amundsen Winter QuartersAmundsen and others in their winter quarters at the South Pole
MAY POLE / 1904 WOK HAMA group of girls and their maypole in Wokingham, Surrey
Aerial view, Bunder Road, Karachi, PakistanAerial view, Bunder Road (now M. A. Jinnah Road), Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan, on a busy day. Date: circa 1950
Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, LondonGeneral view inside the Dome of Discovery, part of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. This part of the exhibition covered Britains conquest of the physical world through
Oxo advertisement - Scott Antarctic expedition endorsementAdvertisement for Oxo as supplied to Captain Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. The advert quotes a letter from Scott who wrote
LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with enginesLondon firefighters turning out on a fire call from Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans
Oxo in the Antarctic - Captain Scott polar expeditionAdvertisement for Oxo showing members of the ill-fated Captain Scott polar expedition to the South Pole enjoying an 11 o clock cup of OXO on board the Terra Nova
Members of the Search Party who found Captain ScottFrom left: Sub-lieutenant Gran, Petty-Officer Williamson and Mr E.W. Nelson (biologist), members of the relief party who discovered the bodies of Captain Scott
The spot where Captain Scott lies buriedA cross placed on top of a large cairn of snow marking the resting place of Captain Scott, Dr Wilson and Lieutenant Bowers
Robert Falcon Scott - at the AntarcticScott of the Antarctic. Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912) - who lost his life in an ill-fated race to be the first person to reach the South Pole
Ufos / MichalakAt Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Stephen Michalak, a Pole, approaches a landed UFO and receives a grid-pattern of burns on his chest
Photograph of Pole Arms Hotel, Seaton, Devon. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub
Quayside, Padstow, CornwallThe Quayside, Padstow, Cornwall - in quieter less-foody times... Date: circa 1910s
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 4Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 2001
The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East AfricaThe Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam (" Haven of Peace" ), Tanzania, East Africa - showing the Anzani front and the Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s
Native of Yap carrying stone moneyA native man from Yap wearing a mangrove wood comb in his hair (a sign of high rank) carrying stone money on a pole over his shoulder. Date: 1937
Calle Comercio (Commercial Road), Concepcion, Chile. Date: 1904
Street scene, Harrow SchoolPupils in the street outside Harrow School. Date: 1918
Main Street, Colebrook, New Hampshire, USAMain Street (looking north), Colebrook, New Hampshire, USA. Date: circa 1925
Main Street, Natchez, Mississippi, USAView of a busy Main Street in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. Date: circa 1904
A Pagoda in the East Indies, by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Date: 1800
AMUNDSEN / THE FRAMRoald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. The Fram
Maypole dancing Blists Hill, Shropshire -1Children in traditional costumes celebrate May Day as they dance around the Maypole at Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Date: 1990
Main Street - Yorktown, Virginia, USA Date: circa 1901
Two men on a punt, Henley-on-Thames, OxfordshireTwo men on a punt at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. circa 1970
G Jefferson fails at pole vault, 1932 OlympicsA falling American pole-vaulter grips the cross bar as he makes his descent at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, failing to make a height of 13 feet 9 inches. Date: 1932
Electric tram, Lytham St Annes, LancashireAn electric tram on the road at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, with the driver standing at the front in uniform
Captain Scotts last Antarctic expeditionA group of some of the party, including Dr. E. A Wilson, the zoologist and artist (sitting first left); Lieut H. R Bowers (sitting second on left); Captain R
High Street and Sullivan School, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland Date: circa 1904
Spain - Matador pole vaultingA Matador pole vaults over the on-rushing bull during a Spanish Bullfight. Date: circa 1910s
Captain Scotts Departure for AntarcticaTwo 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
Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, ScotlandA street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)
How Bad Weather held back Captain ScottA map showing the different routes taken by the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen and the British team led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott towards the South Pole in 1911/12
The Head Quarters of the 1910 - 13 Scott Polar ExpeditionA view showing Cape Evans where Captain Scott pitched his headquarters for his last expedition to the South Pole. The main positions of the surrounding district are also shown
The Highway to the South - Scott expeditionThe magnificent entrance to the Beardmore Glacier showing the snow slope leading up to the two massive granite pillars through which Captain Scott passed with his men
The Ewelme Almshouses (1 / 4)The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire
The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition at the furthest point SouthPhotograph showing Lt. Adams, Frank Wild and Lt. Ernest Shackleton (left to right) standing beside a British flag at the furthest point South that they reached, 9th January 1909
Roald Amundsen and his men aboard the Fram, Hobart, 1912First men to reach the South Pole; from left to right: Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, Roald Amundsen, Olaf Bjaalund and Helmer Hansen
