Petty Officer in the Royal Navy and member of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904, and of the British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913). Died 17 February 1912 during Scott's attempt to reach the South Pole.
Evans, Edgar, 1876-1912
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For the glory of the Empire; the great sacrifice of Captain Oates, a brave English gent...
Date: 1913 - 1920
Reference: Eph-D-ANTARCTICA-1913-01
Description: A British poster showing inset photographic portraits of members of the 1912 British Antarctic Expedition, against a background showing Antarctic scenes (the 'Terra Nova", an ice barrier, Oates going outside the tent in a blizzard. The portraits are of: Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Captain L E G Oates, Dr E A Wilson, Petty Officer Evans, Lieutenant H R Bowers. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on sheet 445 x 390 mm (sight) Processing information: Deframed by the Library.
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British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) album 1
Date: 1910-1912
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912; Gran, Jens Tryggve Herman, 1889-1980; Bowers, Henry Robertson, 1883-1912; Levick, George Murray, 1877-1956; Priestley, Raymond Edward (Sir), 1886-1974; Debenham, Frank, 1883-1965
Reference: PA1-f-066
Description: Photographs taken by Scott, Gran, Bowers, Levick and Priestly during the British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1912). The last photographs of the relief party, searchers and final scenes of the memorial cairn were taken by Frank Debenham. A photocopy of a letter written by Robert Falcon Scott on March 24th, 1912, to Joseph Kinsey is attached inside the first page. It begins "My dear Kinsey" and ends "Your friend R. Scott". The letter was written a few days before Scott died. Images include landscapes, bird and animal life in Antarctica, and the activities associated with the expedition. Scenes show the ponies Scott used, man-hauling when the men hauled their own sleds, and tents, huts and igloos at various stops. The last pages show the relief party who came searching for Scott's immediate group who died on their way back from the South Pole, with views of the cairn erected in their memory. Other Titles - Spine title - Scott Expedition, 1910-1912, Vol I Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "Scott Expedition, 1910-12, Vol. I" lettered in gold, on spine, and spine of outer case
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Thomas Crean and Petty Officer Evans mending sleeping bags, Antarctica
Date: 16 May 1911
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-f-067-036-3
Description: Thomas Crean (on left) and Petty Officer Evans (on right) mending sleeping bags. Taken by Herbert George Ponting on 16 May 1911 during British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913). Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - 269a. Evans and Crean mending sleeping bags. May 16th 1911. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 115x172mm mounted on album page
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott's last birthday dinner, during the British Antarctic Expedi...
Date: 6 Jun 1911
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Reference: PA1-f-067-039-4
Description: Captain Robert Falcon Scott's last birthday dinner, 6th June, 1911, photographed by Herbert George Ponting during the British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913). From left to right: Atkinson, Meares, Cherry-Garrard, Taylor, Nelson, Evans, Scott (centre), Wilson, Simpson, Bowers, Wright, Debenham, and Day. Standing are Oates (left) and Gran. Men identified in "The photographs of H G Ponting" by Riffenburgh and Cruwys, 1998, plate 7. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - 293. Capt. Scott's birthday dinner. June 6th 1911. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 12 x 16.9 cm, on album page
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British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) album 2
Date: 1910-1912
From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
By: Ponting, Herbert George, 1870-1935
Reference: PA1-f-067
Description: Photographs, mainly by the official photographer Herbert Ponting (1870-1935), on the British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Photographs on pages 77-101, labelled with an "A" possibly taken by someone other than Ponting, maybe Edward Atkinson. Other Titles - Spine title - Scott Expedition, 1910-1912, Vol II Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with back cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "Scott Expedition, 1910-1912, Vol. II, lettered in gold on spine, and on spine of outer case.