Summary
Lantern slide of Royal penguins gathered on the foreshare, Nuggets Beach, Macquarie Island.
One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Description of Content
The Nuggets at Macquarie Island. A large colony of Royal Penguins swimming and spread out along the beach. 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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Collection Names
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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
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Photographer
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Expedition Leader
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Monochrome
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Eric Douglas captioned the image: 'The Nuggets - Macquarie Island - Royal Penguins gathered on the foreshore - The rookery is situated some distance inland - The penguins come and go via a stream connecting the rookery to the coast'.
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Type of item
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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, Penguins