Summary

Lantern slide of the Discovery in an ocean swell during the return trip from the Antarctic to Hobart.

One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.

Description of Content

Ship's rigging comprising cables, cordage and lines of the ship Discovery. Photograph taken during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), Voyage 2.

Physical Description

Standard format lantern slide, consisting of two glass sheets each 3.25 x 3.25 ins (83 x 83mm), one pane bearing a positive transparent image and the other pane protecting the image. Sealed with paper binding strips around the four edges of the lantern slide and internally framed with a black cut-out window mask.

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