Expedition photographs

First seasonal sunlight on the expedition hut

Historical record

Cataloged expedition photograph: Five expedition members, two on skis, stand at the door of the hut. Skis stand upright in the snow nearby. Mount Erebus in the background.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Record details

Original title
First sun of the season on the Hut
Artifact date
8.1911
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.

First sun of the season on the Hut

Related expedition photograph—not the catalogued exposure. The return of the sun. Same Cape Evans hut and returning sunlight; different viewpoint, not the catalogued first-sun 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.

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

Sources and what they support

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