Expedition photographs
Simpson and Day using a balloon-tracking instrument
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: Simpson looks through a theodolite mounted on a tripod. Day watches.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Dr Simpson and B Day at the balloon theodolite
- Artifact date
- 3.1911
- 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
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-953
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