Summary
Black and white glass negative of two images, 'Reconnaissance Flight' & 'Little America', Ellsworth Relief Expedition, Antarctica.
One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Description of Content
Negative made from a copy of two photographs. The top photograph is of RAAF DH 60X Gipsy Moth A7-55 seaplane in the distance in the air. This was at the commencement of the Reconnaissance flight in the Ross Sea. Eric Douglas said 'Start of the Reconnaissance flight in the Ross Sea, F/Lt Douglas and F/o Murdoch - from the Discovery II. The search for Explorers Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon'. The bottom photograph is of five members of the Discovery II search party at 'Little America' which is defined by the masts and poles. Access to the radio and accommodation hut was through a hole in the ice near the figure on the left. Photographs taken during the Ellsworth Relief Expedition, 1935-1936.
Physical Description
Glass plate with negative image printed on surface
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
Little America, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 1935-1936
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Place & Date Depicted
Antarctica, 1935-1936
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Aircraft Depicted
Aircraft, de Havilland DH60X Gipsy Moth, 1935-1936
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Organisation Depicted
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1935-1936
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
101 mm (Width), 127 mm (Height)
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References
[Article] Douglas, Sally. Eric Douglas Antarctica Collection at Museum Victoria.
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Keywords
Aircraft, Antarctic Expeditions, Antarctic Exploration, Antarctica, Expeditions, Ships, Reconnaissance Aircraft, Seaplanes, Scientific Research, Radio Transmitters, Radio Aerials
