Title: Midwinter work group in the Hut. June 8th 1911
Reference: P2005/5/443
Reference: P2005/5/443
Title: Midwinter work group in the Hut. June 8th 1911
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written by Ponting: June 8th 1911. 297. Midwinter work group in the Hut.;Hand written on top of envelope: 297. Popperfoto stamp: Scanned V.I. Hand written in pencil on reverse: 10×8 Normal. 7.11. 8 secs slightly shading top background, up to 25 for right hand figure, up to 35 for lefthand figure, up to 100 for map & book.;Box 9: Part of a worn label on outside front edge of lid: No 470A – 564. Hand written inscription in ink, inside lid: Mr. H.G. Ponting, 47 Oxford Mansion, Oxford Circus. Popperfoto label on outside of box: H. Ponting. Captain Scott’s Antarctic Expedition 1911-1912. 254 – 287. Width 8inches, height 7 inches, depth 6 inches. Scratched.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: Expedition members sit around the table in the interior of the hut. They read from books, some smoke pipes. Pictures hang on the walls, provisions are stacked on shelves.