Expedition photographs
Captain Scott beside a sledge
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: Captain Scott in sledging clothing stands by a sledge.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Captain Scott
- Artifact date
- 4.1911
- 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.
Related expedition photograph—not the catalogued exposure. Captain Scott in his den. Same person and expedition; indoor desk portrait, not the catalogued outdoor portrait with foot on sledge.
Ponting, Herbert George photograph, Scott's Last Expedition, arranged by Leonard Huxley (London: Smith, Elder, 1913), vol. 1; Museum Victoria / Biodiversity Heritage Library scan via Internet Archive.
Authentic independent public-domain book scan. Original print/scan softness and paper tint retained; no generated detail. Keep the distinction from the catalogued exposure visible on the card and supporting image.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
Public domain. BHL metadata explicitly considers this work no longer under copyright protection. Independent 1913 book reproduction; no SPRI scan reuse permission implied.
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/ScottquotslasteIScot
- image reuse conditionshttps://archive.org/metadata/ScottquotslasteIScot
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-369
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