Summary

Lantern slide of an iceberg, Antarctica.

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

Description of Content

Very old and tall iceberg seen off the coast of Enderby Land. Eric Douglas captioned the image 'A very old Iceberg seen off Enderby Land - Observed height 342 ft. Possibly the tallest iceberg ever seen'. Photograph taken during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), Voyage 1.

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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