Summary
Monochrome photograph of the ship's doctor, Dr. Ingram, on board Discovery 1.
One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Description of Content
The Discovery in loose pack ice near Enderby Land. The ship's doctor, Dr William Wilson Ingram, stands looking out to sea. He is holding a whale marking gun. Eric Douglas has said of the image: 'SY Discovery near Enderby Land - Time approximately 10pm with the sun low in the sky' Photograph taken during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), Voyage 1.
Physical Description
Monochrome photograph onpaper and framed in cardboard sink-mount.
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
Frank Hurley, 1929 - 1930
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Manufacturer
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
On back of mount, printed in black ink on sticker: 'Phone/ Footscray 398/ A. L. FRITH/ Picture Frame/ Manufacturer./ 17 Paisley Street,/ Footscray.'
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Overall Dimensions
380 mm (Width), 495 mm (Height)
Inlcuding cardboard mount
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
284 mm (Width), 375 mm (Height)
Photograph only (in mount)
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References
[Article] Douglas, Sally. Eric Douglas Antarctica Collection at Museum Victoria.
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Keywords
Antarctic Expeditions, Antarctic Exploration, Antarctic Research, Antarctica, Ice Floes, Photography
