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Expedition photographs

Browse 105 source-linked records about expedition photographs, with evidence labels, original sources and limitations.

Historical artifacts, claims and scientific context retain their own labels. Inclusion in this collection does not establish a claim as true.

• Historical record

  Adélie penguin colony on Graptolite Isle

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Artist Cuthbertson beside the icebound Scotia

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Building a biscuit supply depot

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Two expedition members unload wooden boxes containing Huntly and Palmer’s biscuits from a sledge, another is stacking boxes behind around a flagpole on a mound of gravel. A flag flies in the wind.

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  Captain Robertson taking a sextant observation

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Captain Scott beside a sledge

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Captain Scott in sledging clothing stands by a sledge.

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  Carse in the snow beside Penola

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Carse stands on ice next to the sailing ship ‘Penola’, boxes, partially buried by snow, lie on the ground nearby.

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  Carse on the deck of a steamship

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Carse stands on the deck of a steam ship.

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  Carse rowing a small boat near Mount William

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Carse sculls a small wooden boat past ice floes. Snow-covered coast and mountains in background.

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  Carse sitting on Penola’s deck

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Carse, smoking a pipe, sits on the deck of the sailing ship ‘Penola’ leaning on a stack of timber. He is drawing (?) on a board.

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  Carse transporting food supplies to the ship

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Carse pushes a sledge laden with barrels and boxes in front of an ice wall.

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  Cecil Meares playing a player piano in the expedition hut

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, Meares sits at a pianola. A metal cylinder stands on the floor in the foreground. Provisions and books are stacked on shelves on the walls.

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  Charles Wright using a surveying telescope at night

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Wright kneels on the snow, looking through a small telescope mounted on a box. Wire is attached to the telescope. Scene illuminated by flash bulb.

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  Climbing the Matterhorn iceberg

  Cataloged expedition photograph: An expedition member climbs the face of a jagged iceberg.

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  Clissold and Anton with an Emperor penguin

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Clissold and Anton Omelchenko Stand on the ice holding a pole between them. A penguin is attached to the pole by a rope. An iceberg in the background.

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  Coast of Lethwait Strait — expedition photograph

  Scottish expedition photograph.

• Historical record

  Debenham and Taylor skiing beside an iceberg

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Debenham and Taylor stand on pack ice on skis. Large iceberg in background.

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  Earth from Apollo 17 — the Blue Marble photograph

  Astronaut photograph includes the illuminated Antarctic ice cap.

• Historical record

  Elephant Island party waving toward a boat

  Frank Hurley photograph cataloged under a historical rescue caption.

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  Emperor penguin eggs

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Three emperor eggs with ruler.

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  Evans and Crean dressed for sledging

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Evans and Crean, wearing full sledging outfits, stand by a loaded sledge.

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  Evans and Day guiding a motor sledge

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Evans walks in front of a motor sledge holding a rope attached to its front. Day walks alongside the sledge.

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  Evans and Nelson digging an ice cave

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Evans and Nelson crouch inside snow cave. They work at the walls with ice-axes, a shovel lays on the floor at the mouth of the cave.

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  Evans directing Terra Nova from the lookout above deck

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View from the deck of ship ‘Terra Nova’ of Evans in the crows nest, waving his arm.

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  Expedition camp at Fitchie Bay

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Expedition members in Terra Nova’s wardroom

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Expedition members sit and stand around a table in the wardroom of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Some write, some read, a few smoke pipes. Mugs, teapots and jugs stand on the table.

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  Expedition members posing aboard Quest

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Expedition members pose at the stern of the ship ‘Quest’.

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  First seasonal sunlight on the expedition hut

  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.

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  Frank Debenham grinding rock specimens

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, Debenham sits at a trunk, on which lies a flat board. Debenham rubs stones onto the board. Behind is a bench on which stands various scientific equipment. Books and other paraphenalia are stacked on shelves.

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  Fur boots adapted to ski bindings

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Fur boots in ski bindings

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  Gran, Taylor and Wright high in Terra Nova’s rigging

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Three men stand on a yardarm of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Pack ice extends into the distance.

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  Grytviken harbour and whaling station

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View along the deck of the ship ‘Quest’, on which stand three men. Two dead whales lie in the water alongside a steam whaler and a motor launch motors across the fjord behind. Coast in the background.

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  Gurney and Moore with Chief the dog

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Gurney, holding a dog, and Moore on the deck of the sailing ship ‘Penola’.

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  Hanson’s grave at Cape Adare

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Grave by rock with cross on top.

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  Hauling stone to build Omond House

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Hekla at Sandefjord before becoming Scotia

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Herbert Ponting on Terra Nova

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Ponting sits on a capstan on the deck of ship ‘Terra Nova’.

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  Hooper and Dimitri and a Weddell Seal at Cape Evans. March 1911

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Hooper and Dimitri Geroff stand on the ice by a seal which lies at their feet. Hooper prods it with a stick. Coast and icebergs in background.

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  Ice after a blizzard at Cape Evans

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View towards sea over ice in foreground. Ice floes and icebergs in distance.

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  Ice crystals in the Cape Evans hut darkroom

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Close up of ice crystals.

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  Levick preparing a penguin specimen aboard Terra Nova

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Levick stands on the deck of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. He skins a penguin which is hanging off the side of a tarpaulin covered crate.

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  Lillie handling a tow net aboard Terra Nova

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Lillie, wearing a balaclava, stands at the stern of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. He works on a conical net which hangs from a derrick over the deck.

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  Loaded motor-tractor sledges beside the expedition hut

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Day secures the load on one of three loaded sledges standing on the ice. Hut in background.

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  Loading sledges beside Terra Nova

  Cataloged 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.

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  Lucas machine measuring deep-sea depth

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Meares and Capt Oates at the blubber stove cooking food for the dogs

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the stable, Meares, smoking a pipe, and Oates sit on sacks in front of a stove on which stands a big metal pot and a kettle.

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  Meares and Dimitri at the stove in Discovery Hut

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, Meares, smoking a pipe, and Dimitri Geroff sit on boxes at a brick stove on which sit three metal pans. Clothing hangs from a line suspended from the ceiling, boxes are stacked against the walls.

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  Midwinter celebration inside the expedition hut

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, expedition members sit and stand around the table. Flags and pieces of paper hang down from the ceiling to nearly touch the table.

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  Midwinter Day at Cape Adare, 1911

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Six members of the northern party sit around a table in the Cape Adare hut. Bottles and mugs stand on the table, flags hang from the ceiling above the table.

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  Moore beside a crabeater seal

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore stands next to a seal which is lying on the ice. Harnessed sled dog team sits on the snow behind. Mountains in the far distance.

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  Moore beside pressure ice near Bourgeois Fjord

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore stands next to jagged ice blocks. Ice field and mountainous coast behind.

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  Moore driving a sled-dog team

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore drives a sledge and sled dog team towards the camera (blurred image).

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  Moore helping unload a tractor aboard Penola

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore stands on the deck of the sailing ship ‘Penola’. He pulls a small tractor which hangs by cables above the deck from a block and tackle.

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  Moore standing on a gravel beach slope

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore stands on a gravel slope. Mountain behind.

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  Moore with Imp the sled dog

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore crouches on the snow with a sled dog (poor quality image).

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  Moore with Prince the sled dog

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore bends down to kiss a sled dog. Skis stand in the snow to one side, an overturned sledge stands behind. Rocky outcrop in the background.

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  Moore with Sophie the sled dog

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore bends down, holding a sled dog.

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  Moore’s sledge and dog team beside an iceberg in Square Bay

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Moore sits on a sledge on a flat ice field. Harnessed sled dogs lie on the ice in front, cliffs of iceberg behind.

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  Mossman recording weather at Omond House

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Mrs Jeffrey beside Quest in Simonstown

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View along a quay to the stern of the sail and steam powered ship ‘Quest’. Mrs Jeffrey, smartly dressed, stands on the quay in front of the boat. Warehouse stand behind, settlement under a mountain in the background.

• Historical record

  Operation Highjump aircraft on Antarctic ice — film still

  A different archival frame showing expedition aircraft. The two frames are not counted as two independent expeditions or corroborations.

• Historical record

  Operation Highjump’s Little America IV base — film still

  A distinct archival film frame reproduced in NARA’s Highjump feature. It shows a documented expedition base, not evidence of a hidden-base claim.

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  Packing expedition supplies onto a sledge

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Three expedition members secure bags, bundles and boxes to a sledge. Another sits on a rock at the front of the sledge fixing a rucksac. Sea in background.

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  Pancake-shaped sea ice viewed from Terra Nova

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Four members of the Expedition stand at ship ‘Terra Nova”s rail, looking out at ice floes which extends to horizon.

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  Penguin advertisement for Lyle’s syrup

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Penguin stands on a gravel nest. Next to it lie two tins of Lyle syrup.

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  Penguins among broken sea ice

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Broken pack ice with penguins in the middle distance.

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  Penguins on an ice floe beside an iceberg

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

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  Ponies in their stalls aboard Terra Nova

  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.

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  Ponting and Nelson camping by Cape Royds penguin colony

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Ponting and Nelson stand by a pyramid tent and a loaded sledge. A tripod stands on the snow between them.

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  Ponting photographing Terra Nova in pack ice

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Ponting stands on pack ice, looking through a box camera which he holds in front of him. Sail and steam powered ship ‘Terra Nova’ with sails set in background.

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  Portrait of Captain Oates

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Captain Oates.

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  Portrait of Carse — Graham Land expedition

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Carse

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  Portrait of Moore — Graham Land expedition

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Moore.

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  Rasmussen Island shore and nearby coast in summer

  Cataloged expedition photograph: An expedition member climbs up a rocky cliff face above water.

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  Rennick and Drake approaching Adélie penguins

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Rennick and Drake walk towards a group of five Adelie penguins who stand on a patch of snow on a beach. Hut in background.

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  Rennick with an Adélie penguin

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Rennick sits on a sheet of ice. He leans towards an Adelie penguin which he is stroking on the back. Hut in background.

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  Rudmose Brown and Captain Robertson in Scotia’s cabin

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scientists skiing with Russ the dog in the Weddell Sea

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scientists working high in Scotia’s rigging

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scotia anchored off Gough Island

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scotia measuring ocean depth in the Weddell Sea

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scotia’s gangway while the ship was frozen in

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scotia’s helmsman at the exposed steering wheel

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scotia’s return home

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Scott and Wright viewed through a glacier cave

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View looking out of a cave in a glacier towards Scott and Wright.

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  Scott’s party at Amundsen’s South Pole tent

  Historical photograph records Scott’s polar party at Amundsen’s tent.

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  Scott’s Southern Party with Mount Erebus behind

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Scott and other members of the expedition stand by fully loaded sledges on a flat snow field. They wear full trekking gear. Mount Erebus in background.

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  Sea cliffs at Cape Crozier

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View from the sea of cliffs at Cape Crozier. Snow-covered hills behind.

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  Shore ice along Cape Adare

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View along coast with steep cliff, ice shelf and weathered icebergs.

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  Simpson and Day using a balloon-tracking instrument

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Simpson looks through a theodolite mounted on a tripod. Day watches.

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  Simpson working in the expedition hut laboratory

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, Simpson stands at a bench. On the bench stands a rack of test tubes and other scientific equipment. Behind on the walls are shelves stacked with further scientific equipment.

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  Sled dogs resting in camp

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Sled dogs lie in snow.

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  Taylor, Debenham and Gran in their hut cubicle

  Cataloged expedition photograph: In the interior of the hut, Taylor, smoking a pipe, works on a piece of equipment, Debenham reads and Gran writes in a book. They sit at a table in between two sets of bunks. Book shelves are on the wall behind the table.

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  Terra Nova crew repairing clothes

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Two crewmen sit on the deck of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. They sew thick sheets of material which lies on their laps.

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  Terra Nova stopped by pack ice

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View of ship ‘Terra Nova’, some sails set, over pack ice.

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  Terra Nova’s crew entering pack ice

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Expedition members stand on the deck at the bow of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Some lean over to look at pack ice which is all around the ship.

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  Thomson using a rangefinder aboard Scotia

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Unloading a motor sledge from Terra Nova

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Six expedition members stand in line on planks of wood lying on the ice next to ship ‘Terra Nova’. They haul on a rope which is attached to a motorised sledge, equipped with caterpillar tracks, which is suspended by a block and tackle from the Terra Nova’s yardarm. Other expedition members stand on the ice and on deck watching.

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  Weather-observation shelter at Omond House

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Weathered volcanic boulder nicknamed the Antarcticosauras

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View of weathered boulder on rocky terrain.

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  Western Geological Party returns to Terra Nova

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Portrait of Debenham, Griffith Taylor, Gran and Forde, dishevelled and weather beaten, standing on the deck of the ship ‘Terra Nova’.

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  William Speirs Bruce aboard Scotia

  Scottish expedition photograph.

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  Wilson and Bowers recording a thermometer reading

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Wilson and Bowers stand at the top of a snow-covered rocky outcrop. Bowers looks at a thermometer on a wooden stand, Wilson writes in a notebook. They are illuminated by a flash bulb.

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  ‘Quest’ at quayside, Simonstown, South Africa

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View along a quay to the stern of the sail and steam powered ship ‘Quest’. Warehouse stand behind, settlement under a mountain in the background.

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  ‘Quest’ at quayside, Simonstown, South Africa. McIlroy and Mrs Jeffrey on quay

  Cataloged expedition photograph: View along a quay to the stern of the sail and steam powered ship ‘Quest’. McIlroy and Mrs Jeffrey, both smartly dressed, stand on the quay in front of the boat. Warehouse stand behind, settlement under a mountain in the background.

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  ‘Quest’ at San Miguel, Azores

  Cataloged expedition photograph: Sail and steam powered ship ‘Quest’ lying at anchor. Settlement on the coast in the background (blurred image).