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Date

14 Jan 1915

Reference

PAColl-2094-26

Description

The ship Endurance trapped in ice, photographed in 14 January 1915 by James Francis Hurley during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917.

the caption "Laying to, 14 January, 1915" is Hurley's own caption for this image. (Information from "Endurance" by Caroline Alexander)

Other Titles - The approach of 4 1/2 months darkness

Other Titles - Why ships cannot always reach the southern shore of the Weddell Sea

Other Titles - Laying to, 14 January, 1915

Inscriptions: beneath image, on paper glued to bottom: 6. The approach of 4 1/2 months darkness; Verso - Why ships cannot always reach the southern shore of the Weddell Sea T Orde Lees

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.7 x 21.1 cm, with paper glued to bottom edge

Access restrictions

Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room

Part of

Orde-Lees, Thomas Hans, 1877-1958: Photographs / Photographs of the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Format

1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin print 15.7 x 21.1 cm, with paper glued to bottom edge, Orientation: Horizontal image