Summary
Monochrome lantern of acrowd of people on the wharf at Hobart farewelling the ship Discovery as it leaves on the second BANZARE voyage to Antarctica.
One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Description of Content
Crowd of people at Queen's Pier, Hobart watching the SY Discovery depart for Macquarie Island and Antarctica. Eric Douglas captioned the image 'Goodbye to all that'. 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.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Sally Douglas, 10 Oct 2008
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Place & Date Depicted
Queen's Pier, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1930-1931
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Photographer
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Expedition Leader
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Ship Depicted
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Monochrome
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Language
English
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Image Dimensions - Mount
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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References
[Article] Douglas, Sally. Eric Douglas Antarctica Collection at Museum Victoria.
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Keywords
Antarctic Expeditions, Antarctic Research, Antarctica, Piers, Sailing Vessels
