Summary
Lantern slide of the de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth seaplane from the barrel of the Discovery I, looking down to the areoplane resting on the skid deck of the ship. The seaplane was assembled on the deck of the ship, as the Discovery went south to the Antarctic, by the two RAAF pilots Stuart Campbell and Eric Douglas.
One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Description of Content
Barrel view of de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth VH-ULD housed on board the ship Discovery. Eric Douglas captioned the image 'A view showing the housing of Gipsy Moth seaplane VH-ULD'. 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.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Sally Douglas, 10 Oct 2008
-
Place & Date Depicted
-
Photographer
-
Expedition Leader
-
Ship Depicted
-
Aircraft Depicted
Aircraft, de Havilland DH60X Gipsy Moth, Antarctica, 1929-1930
-
Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Monochrome
-
Language
English
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Image Dimensions - Mount
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
-
References
[Article] Douglas, Sally. Eric Douglas Antarctica Collection at Museum Victoria.
-
Keywords
Aircraft, Antarctic Expeditions, Antarctic Exploration, Antarctica, Expeditions, Ships, Reconnaissance Aircraft, Seaplanes, Scientific Research
