Title: Entering the Pack. Fo’castle of the Terra Nova. Dec. 9th 1910
Reference: P2005/5/5
Reference: P2005/5/5
Title: Entering the Pack. Fo’castle of the Terra Nova. Dec. 9th 1910
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written by Ponting: Dec 9th 1910, 2A, Entering the Pack. On the Fo’castle of the “Terra Nova”;Hand written on top of envelope: 2B [the B is in purple/different ink]. Popperfoto label: Scanned V.I.;Box 1: Hand written by Ponting(?) on outside of box: Antarctica 1A. Popperfoto label on outside of box: H. Ponting. Captain Scott’s Antarctic Expedition 1911-1912. 1-34. Hand written on inside of lid: 39. Width 8 inches, height 7 inches, depth 6 inches. 52 negatives in box. Scratched.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: Expedition members stand on the deck at the bow of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Some lean over to look at pack ice which is all around the ship.