Item MM 114732 Lantern Slide - Discovery II Bow View, in Rough Seas, Ellsworth Relief Expedition, Antarctica,1935-1936

Summary

Lantern slide of the Discovery II, Antarctica.

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

Description of Content

Bow view of 'Discovery II' in rough seas in the Southern Ocean. Drums, rigging and the front post or pole can be seen. The Discovery II was a triple oil burning steamship. 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.