Summary
Photograph of J.H. Close taken by Frank Hurley on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. Part of a collection of Antarctic exploration documents and photographs.
Close worked as an Assistant Collector on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. He was born in Sydney, served in Rhodesia during the South African War and then was a teacher of physical culture at Sydney before participating in the Expedition. He was a member of the Main Base Party (Adelie Land) and several sledging parties, the Close Islands at the entrance to Buchanan Bay are named after him.
Frank Hurley was an Australian photographer, filmmaker and adventurer. He was the official photographer on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 and The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, and served as an official photographer with Australian forces during both world wars.
Description of Content
Portrait of a bearded man wearing a knitted woollen jumper and scarf.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph. Adhesive label with typewritten text affixed to reverse.
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Science & Measurement, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Person Depicted
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Photographer
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Typewritten text on reverse in black ink reads: 'from the collection of the / Mawson Institute for Antarctic / Research, University of Adelaide / Australasian Antarctic Expedition / 1911-14 photo - by Frank Hurley / C52 - Portrait of J.H. Close'.
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
248 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Antarctic Exploration, Antarctic Research, Antarctica, Expeditions
