Expedition photographs

Penguins on an ice floe beside an iceberg

Historical record

Cataloged expedition photograph: A group of penguins stand on an ice floe with an iceberg in the background, partially out of shot.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Record details

Original title
Penguins and an iceberg. Jan. 7th 1911.
Artifact date
7.1.1911
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.

Penguins and an iceberg. Jan. 7 th 1911.

Penguins and an iceberg, January 1911. Public-domain 1922 book reproduction.

Herbert G. Ponting, The Great White South, 1922 New York edition; Wellesley College Library scan via Internet Archive.

Printed halftone softness and paper tint retained; no enhancement. Landscape plate rotated upright.

Image source record · Reuse terms

Image rights and evidence limits

Public-domain 1922 book reproduction. LOC edition record confirms the work is public domain/free reuse; actual scan supplied by Wellesley College Library via Internet Archive, not LOC or SPRI.

Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.

Sources and what they support

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