Expedition photographs
Simpson working in the expedition hut laboratory
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, Simpson stands at a bench. On the bench stands a rack of test tubes and other scientific equipment. Behind on the walls are shelves stacked with further scientific equipment.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Dr Simpson in his Laboratory, at the Winterquarters Hut. December 21st 1911
- Artifact date
- 12.1911
- 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.
Dr. Simpson in his laboratory. Public-domain 1913 book reproduction.
Ponting, Herbert George photograph, Scott's Last Expedition, arranged by Leonard Huxley (London: Smith, Elder, 1913), vol. 2; Museum Victoria / Biodiversity Heritage Library scan via Internet Archive.
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/ScottslastexpedIIScot
- image reuse conditionshttps://archive.org/metadata/ScottslastexpedIIScot
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-720
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