Adams, Jameson Boyd, 1880-1962

Date: 1907 to 1909

From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering

Reference: PA1-q-217

Description: Photographs taken during Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909, by an unidentified photographer. Many of the photographs refer to pages in Shackleton's book "The heart of the Antarctic: the farthest south" published soon after he returned to England. This album consists mainly of landscapes, many showing various depots established by the men, and many with different types of ice encountered by the explorers, including pack ice, brash ice, pancake ice, floe ice, snow bergs, icebergs and pressure ice. One photograph shows a party of three men at the Magnetic Pole. Alistair Forbes Mackay, Douglas Mawson and Professor Tannatt William Edgeworth David are seen on 16th January 1909 (at 3.30 pm), with Professor David announcing "I hearby take possession of this area now containing the Magnetic Pole for the British Empire". Exhibited in 'Collect' exhibition on the role of collection in the Alexander Turnbull Library, mounted in National Library Gallery, 15 December 2006. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "Shackleton's Expedition 1907-09, Vol 2", lettered in gold on spine; 27.5 x 38.0 cm. Album inserted in outer case, black cloth, with same title lettered in gold on spine; 28.5 x 39.0 cm

Date: Between 1907 and 1909

From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering

Reference: PA1-o-464

Description: Album of photographs relating to Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition between 1907 and 1909. Most of the images have captions, but no identification of the photographers. The car taken by Shackleton is named as an Arrol Johnson car from Scotland. Numbers of views show different forms of ice, including pack ice (surrounding Nimrod), pressure ridges in an ice pack, ice floes, and tabular icebergs Photographs relating to biologist James Murray include seals, Adelie penguins and Emperor penguins. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "Photographs" in gold, "Shackleton's Exped., 1907-09, Vol IX" lettered in ink on spine; 22.0 x 26.5 cm

Date: [ca 4 Mar 1909]

From: Creator unknown : Photographs of two British Antarctic Expeditions, 1901-1904 and 1907-1909

Reference: PAColl-4225-09

Description: The Southern Party on board the ship Nimrod during the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, after their return on 4th March 1909. From left: Frank Wild, Ernest Shackleton, Eric Marshall, Jameson Adams. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 29.3 x 37.1 cm

Date: 1908 to 1909

From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering

By: Greenstreet, Lionel, 1889-1979

Reference: PA1-o-462

Description: Album of photographs relating to Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition between 1907 and 1909. All the photographs have full inscriptions, with people and places identified. (Names listed above). Two photographs of icebergs were taken at a different time (undated) by Captain Greenstreet when sailing the SS Rimutaka in the southern oceans (p 41). Photographs on pages 33-39 show the "at home" garden party at Te Hau o Te Atua (Breath of Heaven), the home of Shackleton's New Zealand agent Joseph Kinsey, on Clifton Hills. The party was given as a farewell to the members of Shackleton's expedition and ship's officers, on November 26th 1908. Photographs show both the group who ventured to Shackleton's "Farthest south" position, and also the group who went north to the magnetic pole. Towards the end of the album are a few stereoscopic photographs, some of which show the Nimrod while being towed by the Koonya. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with greenish cloth cover, leather corners and spine; "Shackleton's Exped. 1907-09, Vol. VII" lettered in white ink on spine; 23 x 29 cm

Date: 1907 to 1909

From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering

Reference: PA1-q-218

Description: Album of photographs taken by unidentified photographers during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 to 1909. The album contains 50 pages of which 21 pages are empty. This album consists mainly of portraits of the men (listed above except for Abrahams, given only with surname and not found in published material) Other topics are the Great Ice Barrier; Adelie and emperor penguins; Ross seals, Weddell seals and crab eater seals. There are two photographs of a gramophone used by the men, one in the hut at Cape Royds, and one outside playing music to penguins (p 21). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "Shackleton's Expedition, 1907-1909, Vol. 3", lettered in gold on spine; 27.5 x 38.0 cm. Album inserted in outer cas, black cloth with same title lettered in gold on spine; 28.5 x 39.0 cm

Date: 1907 to 1909

From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering

Reference: PA1-q-216

Description: Photographs taken by undentified photographers of the beginning of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition. The album begins with scenes on board Nimrod while still in London, including several with Shackleton's wife Emily, and two young children, Raymond and Cecily (her name given as Cecilia in this album). From London scenes of shipboard life are shown, ships escorting Nimrod out of Lyttelton Harbour en route to Antarctica, with partial views of the Koonya which towed Nimrod to save fuel. Many of the members of Shackleton's party are clearly identified, as are places. Views show weather conditions (including blizzards and their effect), the landing party, the hut at Cape Royds (exterior and interior living conditions), seals, penguins, ponies and dogs, natural walls of "kenyte" rock formations, icebergs, and various forms of ice crystals, ice flowers, and ice stalactites. Other Titles - Shackleton's Expedition, 1907-09, Vol 1 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "Shackleton's Expedition 1907-09, Vol. 1", lettered in gold on spine; 27.5 x 38.0 cm. Album inserted in outer case, black cloth with same title lettered in gold on spine; 28.5 x 39.0 cm