Expedition photographs
Loading sledges beside Terra Nova
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: Two expedition members pack bags and bundles onto a sledge. Another stands by and watches. Other bags and bundles stand on the ice. Ship ‘Terra Nova’ and coastline in the background.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Loading sledges by the “Terra Nova”
- Artifact date
- 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.
Original material
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Sources and what they support
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-199
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