Blaiklock, Kenneth Victor, 1927-

Date: 1957-1958, 1980s

By: Fortune, Graham Charles, 1941-2016

Reference: PAColl-10660

Description: Comprises an autographed group photograph of members of the Crossing Party, one of the two teams of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1957-1958, taken by an unidentified photographer in Antarctica, and a photograph of a hut and tent in Antarctica, taken circa 1980s by an unidentified photographer. Signatures on the Crossing Party photograph include V E Fuchs, David Pratt, Hal Lister, Ralph Lenton, Ken Blaiklock, George Lowe, Hannes La Grange, Jon Stephenson, Geoff Pratt, Allan Rogers, David Stratton, and Roy Homard. Graham Fortune has had a long involvement with New Zealand's Antarctic programme. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 colour original photographic print(s). Processing information: The photograph of the crossing party was removed from a frame by Library staff in 2022.The frame was not kept.

Date: 1957 - 1958

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Antarctica, Antarctic exploration, discovery and expeditions]

Reference: Eph-A-ANTARCTICA-1958-01

Description: First day envelope shows on the front an illustration of two men (presumably Edmund Hillary and Vivian Fuchs) shaking hands in a snowy landscape. They stand beside a sled dog team, and a caterpillar-wheeled vehicle. A single engine plane flies low overhead. Four Ross Dependency stamps are at top right, and the envelope is rubber-stamped by Pole Station, and a stamp titled "Antarctic meeting Ross Dep[endency] 20 Jan 1958. There are also signatures of 16 participants in the enterprise, including E P Hillary, Roy Howard, George Lowe, Jon Stephenson, Vivian Fuchs, Hal Lister, Ralph Lenton, J.D.G. Pratt, Hannes la Grange, Ken Blaiklock, Allan F. Rogers, Derek Wright, P Mulgrew, M R Ellis, David [Streeton?] and David [Small?] The verso is stamped with the logos of Operation Deep Freeze (the United States Navy Task Force 43), and the International Geophysical Year Amundsen-Scott IGY South Pole Station. The verso also has the signatures of three men associated with the Trans Antarctic Flight: Flt Lt RAF G Haslop, Flt Sgt RAF Peter D Weston, and Ellis Williams. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) with ink annotations and stamps. Physical Description: Offset print, holographs, ink stamps, and postage stamps on envelope 100 x 229 mm. Provenance: Originally in the possession of expedition member Peter Mulgrew.