Title: Giving whisky to a pony which swam ashore. Feb. 8th 1911.
Reference: P2005/5/228
Reference: P2005/5/228
Title: Giving whisky to a pony which swam ashore. Feb. 8th 1911.
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written by Ponting: Feb 8th 1911. 159A. Giving a bottle of Whiskey to a Pony which swam ashore.;Hand written on top of envelope: 159A. Popperfoto label: Scanned V.I. Hand written in pencil on reverse: 1/1 pl. Normal 7.11. 4 secs shading back left side, up to 7 for right bottom & corner.;Box 5: Hand written by Ponting on box lid left side edge: Antarctic. Hand written in pencil inside the lid: 38. Popperfoto label on outside of box: H. Ponting: Captain Scott’s Antarctic Expedition 1911-1912. 150B – 183A. Width 8 inches, height 7 inches, depth 6 inches. Scratched.;Typed label: 159a. Giving whisky to a pony which swam ashore. Feb. 8th 1911.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: Five expedition members stand round a pony on a gravel beach. They holds its head and neck whilst one man holds a bottle to its mouth. Another expedition member watches and a dog lies on the ground nearby.