Expedition photographs
Western Geological Party returns to Terra Nova
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Debenham, Griffith Taylor, Gran and Forde, dishevelled and weather beaten, standing on the deck of the ship ‘Terra Nova’.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- The return of the Western Geological Party. F. Debenham, T.Griffith-Taylor, T. Gran and PO Forde
- Artifact date
- 1912
- Creator
- Ponting, Herbert George
- Holding institution
- Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Scope of evidence
The record establishes artifact provenance, not modern speculative Antarctic claims.
The Western Geological Party. Public-domain 1922 book reproduction. Book reproduction trims the outer frame; all four men, their postures and shipboard fittings match the original exposure.
Herbert G. Ponting, The Great White South, 1922 New York edition; Wellesley College Library scan via Internet Archive.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
Public-domain 1922 book reproduction. LOC edition record confirms the work is public domain/free reuse; actual scan supplied by Wellesley College Library via Internet Archive, not LOC or SPRI.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://archive.org/details/greatwhitesouthb00pont
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.loc.gov/item/23026514/
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-872
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