 Collectors' List No. 108 • 2004Ice & Snow: Antarctica and Mt Everest |
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106 The base to which... ...Captain Scott never returned . . ., 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed & dated verso; 20 x 25cm. Annotated: The base to which Captain Scott never returned. Situated on the eastern shore of McMurdo Sound, it. like Shackleton's base, is remarkably well-preserved. Inside, with equipment and stores stacked on shelves, pictures on the walls and a copy of The Bystander dated January, 1907, open on the table, it was difficult to dismiss the thought that we had gone back in time and that the expedition had perhaps moved out earlier in the day. Ref: Ant G5/1, #13 |
$1,800 |
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107 Scott's Discovery Hut Sleds lean against the hut from expeditions . . ., Scott’s Discovery Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island, 1958. Silver gelatin photo-graph; annotated, signed & dated verso; 20 x 25cm. Creases upper right. Annotated: Scott's Discovery Hut, Hut Point, Ross Island. Sleds lean against the hut from expeditions early in the 1900s while modern aircraft used to supply the US McMurdo base from Christchurch and to travel to the various other bases on the continent stand on their sea ice airstrip nearby. Ref: Ant G5/2, #577 |
$1,500 |
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108 Scott's Discovery Hut Cases of biscuits outside Robert Scott’s Discovery hut, Hut Point, Ross Island, 20 x 25cm. Annotated: Hut Point, Ross Island. Cases of biscuits outside Robert Scott's Discovery hut. In the background the shapes of American aircraft can be seen on their ice airstrip bringing supplies to their McMurdo base. Ref: Ant G5/3, #373 |
$1,500 |
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109 Elaine Shepherd with
Anna American TV reporter Elaine Shepherd with Anna, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: American TV reporter, Elaine Shepard with Anna. Elaine tried to convince Admiral George Dufek, commander of Operation Deep Freeze, to allow a woman reporter to visit Antarctica. The response was that there were no facilities for women at the bases. Photo at Christchurch. American planes left from here for McMurdo Sound. Ref: Ant G5/4 |
$990 |
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110 Elaine Shepherd American TV reporter Elaine Shepherd, in her attempt in Christchurch to convince the Americans to transport her to Antarctica, 1958. Silver gelatin photograph; annotated, signed and dated verso; 25 x 20cm. Annotated: American TV reporter Elaine Shepard, in her attempt in Christchurch, to convince the Americans to transport her to Antarctica. Permission was declined because of lack of facilities for women at the bases. American TV reporter, Elaine Shepard with Anna. Elaine tried to convince Admiral George Dufek, commander of Operation Deep Freeze, to allow a woman reporter to visit Antarctica. The response was that there were no facilities for women at the bases. Photo at Christchurch. American planes left from here for McMurdo Sound. Ref: Ant G5/5 |
$990 |
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