Collectors' List No. 108 2004Ice & Snow: Antarctica and Mt Everest |
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111 Operation Deep Freeze US Base Little America, Bay of Whales, 1958. Thirty-six silver gelatin photographs; annotated, signed and dated verso. A detailed list of the annotations is available upon request: |
The Collection $22,000 |
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111-1 US McMurdo Base Communications room at the base, 20 x 25cm. |
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111-2 Checking core samples A geologist checking core samples from a drilling rig used to drill the ice cap US base, Little America, Bay of Whales, 20 x 25cm. |
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111-3 American USS "Glacier"... ...smashing its way through ice up to 2m thick, 25 x 20cm. |
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111-4 Men of daring... ...At Little America Base, Bay of Whales, 20 x 25cm. |
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111-5 Photographer Robin
Smith... ...wearing US Navy cold weather protective clothing, McMurdo Sound, 25 x 20cm. |
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111-6 Admiral George Dufek... ...on icebreaker "Glacier" (GB4), 25 x 20cm. |
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111-7 Admiral George Dufek US Operation Deep Freeze Commander Admiral George Dufek steps from a US Navy ski plane . . .,Little America, Bay of Whales, 25 x 20cm. |
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111-8 AH Waite US Army Signals Corp Antarctic Veteran, AH Waite with a can from Capt Scott's last expedition, 25 x 20cm. |
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111-9 An expeditioner... ...wearing a face mask . . ., Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, 25 x 20cm. |
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111-10 Officers of the base... ...playing golf with a red ball, US Little America base, Bay of Whales. 25 x 20cm. |
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