Expedition photographs
Midwinter celebration inside the expedition hut
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, expedition members sit and stand around the table. Flags and pieces of paper hang down from the ceiling to nearly touch the table.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Midwinter Day Tree. June 22nd 1911
- Artifact date
- 6.1911
- 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.
Original material
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Sources and what they support
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-450
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