Title: Dr. Wilson skinning a seal on ice. Jan. 7th 1911.
Reference: P2005/5/155
Reference: P2005/5/155
Title: Dr. Wilson skinning a seal on ice. Jan. 7th 1911.
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written by Ponting: Jan 7th 1911. 110. Dr Wilson skinning a seal on the Ice.;Hand written on top of envelope: 110. Popperfoto label: Scanned V.I.;Box 3: Hand written by Ponting (?) on inside lid: Mr H.G. Ponting, 47 Oxford Mansion, Oxford Circus, W.1. and on outside A250 – ?320. Popperfoto label on outside of box: H. Ponting: Scott’s Antarctic Expedition Expedition 1911-1912. 73 – 112A. Width 8 inches, height 7 inches, depth 6 inches. … negatives. Scratched.;Typed label: 110. Dr. Wilson skinning a seal on ice. Jan. 7th 1911.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: Wilson bends over the carcass of a seal which lays on the ice. He is in the process of skinning it. Behind him lies a sledge with a box on it. In the far distance is an iceberg and ship ‘Terra Nova’.