Item MM 114710 Lantern Slide - RAAF Wapiti A5-37 Stowed at the Stern, Discovery II, Ellsworth Relief Expedition, Antarctica,1936

Summary

Lantern slide of RAAF Wapiti A5-37 on the ship Discovery II, Antarctica.

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

Description of Content

RAAF Westland Wapiti Mark I aircraft with a Jupiter V111F Engine stowed aft (with its wings detached) on the Discovery II. Photograph taken during the Ellsworth Relief Expedition, 1935-1936.

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.