Shackleton Expedition, 1907-1909 album 3

Date
1907 to 1909
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

Additional description

Alternative form available: Copy negatives available at 1/4-008697 to 008699

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Part of
Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering
Format
1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, 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
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