Expedition photographs

Ponies in their stalls aboard Terra Nova

Historical record

Cataloged expedition photograph: Four ponies look out from stables, their heads over the stable doors. Three dogs lie asleep on the floor. Machinery and ropes off to one side.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Record details

Original title
Some of the ponies on the Terra Nova.
Artifact date
12.1910
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.

Some of the ponies on the Terra Nova.

Related expedition photograph—not the catalogued exposure. Captain Oates and ponies on the Terra Nova. Same expedition ponies aboard the same vessel; shows Oates with two ponies, not the catalogued four-pony exposure.

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.

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