IMAGE
Party at Magnetic Pole
- Date
- 16 January 1909
- Reference
- PA1-q-217-240
- Description
Alistair Mackay, Professor Edgeworth David and Sir Douglas Mawson at the Magnetic South Pole, after erecting an English flag. Photographed 16 January 1909 by an unidentified photographer.
Source of title - Title transcribed from item
Inscriptions: Album page - above image - Prof David: "I hereby take possession of this area, now containing the magnetic Pole for the British Empire."; Album page - right of image - Took this photo & gave three cheers for His Majesty, the King.; Album page - beneath image - Party at Magnetic Pole. 16 Jany 1909 3.30pm. Lat 72 [degrees]'25' S Long 155.16 E altitude 7260' Temp: 0 [degrees] Fah.
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on album page.
Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 7.6 x 9.9 cm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering / Shackleton Expedition, 1907-1909 album 2
- Format
- 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on album page, Photographs, Gelatin silver prints, Group portraits, Silver gelatin print 7.6 x 9.9 cm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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