 Collectors' List No. 108 • 2004Ice & Snow: Antarctica and Mt Everest |
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91 Prefabricated Hut Ernest Shackleton’s prefabricated hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 20 x 25cm. Annotated: Cape Royds, Ross Island. Ernest Shackleton’s prefabricated hut erected as the base for the 1907 expedition. Numerous cases of outside the hut. Some cases were marked British Antarctic expedition, others bore the name of the manufacturer or supplier. Corn and hay for the ponies lay on the ground. Ref: Ant G2/1, #428 |
$1,500 |
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92 Expedition Base Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 expedition base, Cape Royds, Ross Island, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 20 x 25cm. Annotated: Cape Royds, Ross Island. Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 expedition base. Interior showing King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra picture on the wall. Ref: Ant G2/2, #1009 |
$1,500 |
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93 Prefabricated Hut... ...of Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 expedition at Cape Royds, Ross Island, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: Prefabricated hut of Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 expedition at Cape Royds, Ross Island. In Oct 1958 when this photo was taken, it was still as left at the conclusion of the expedition with shelves stocked with canned foods, medical supplies etc. Ref: Ant G2/3, #607 |
$1,500 |
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94 Prefabricated Hut Ernest Shackleton and his men erected their prefabricated hut . . ., Ross Island, Cape Royds, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; anno-tated, signed & dated verso; 20 x 25cm. Annotated: Ross Island, Cape Royds. Ernest Shackleton and his men erected their prefabricated hut here on their 1907 expedition. In 1958, when this photograph was taken, foodstuffs, medical supplies and equipment were all still there as if members of the expedition were only out for a brief absence and about to return. A small darkroom, complete with chemicals, stood in one corner of the hut. Ref: Ant G2/4, #613 |
$1,500 |
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95 Interior of Prefabricated
Hut Interior of Ernest Shackleton’s prefabricated hut, Cape Royds, Ross Island, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: Interior of Ernest Shackleton’s prefabricated hut at Cape Royds, Ross Island, the base of his 1907 expedition. A tent was suspended for drying, skin sleeping bags lay on the bunks and clothing still hung from a nail on the wall at the time this picture was taken in Oct 1958. Ref: Ant G2/5, #608 |
$1,500 |
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96 Cape Reynolds 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 20 x 25cm. Annotated: Cape Reynolds. Built in early 1900s, Shackleton Base in 1958 had changed very little. Ref: Ant G2/6, #1 |
$1,500 |
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97 An Emperor penguin These elegant birds stand about 115cm high, Bay of Whales, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: Bay of Whales. An Emperor penguin. These elegant birds stand about 115cm high. Ref: Ant G3/1, #686 |
$990 |
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98 A husky of the sled
teams A husky of the New Zealand sled teams at Scott Base, Pram Point, Ross Island, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: A husky of the New Zealand sled teams at Scott Base, Pram Point, Ross Island. Ref: Ant G3/2, #868 |
$990 |
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99 AH Waite... ...scratches the stomach of a Weddell seal . . ., Bay of Whales area, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: Bay of Whales area. AH Waite, who was on the Byrd expedition in 1929, while in the US Army Signals Corp, scratches the stomach of a Weddell seal with his fishing rod, something the seal really enjoyed! Ref: Ant G3/3, #569 |
$990 |
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100 An Emperor penguin... ...with the US icebreaker "Glacier" (GB4) in the background . . .,Bay of Whales, near US base Little America, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: Bay of Whales, near US base Little America. An Emperor penguin with the US icebreaker "Glacier" (GB4) in the background. Like their close relative, the King penguin, Emperors stand about 90 centimetres high, but are much heavier. Ref: Ant G3/4, #99 |
$1,200 |
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