Title: Capt Scott writing his journal in the Winterquarters Hut
Reference: P2005/5/518
Reference: P2005/5/518
Title: Capt Scott writing his journal in the Winterquarters Hut
Description: glass plate negative;Typed: H.G.Ponting;Hand written on top of envelope: Repro Neg. Not 341. Scott entering up Diary. Not in Book. Popperfoto label: Scanned V.I. Hand written in pencil on reverse: 1/1 pl. Normal. 7.11. 5 secs;Box: 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. 323 – 344. Hand written in ink above Popperfoto label: A33?-418. Width 8 inches, height 7 inches, depth 6 inches. Scratched.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: Scott sits at a desk writing in a book. Behind him are a bed, shelves crammed with books, clothing and equipment hanging off hooks and pictures on the walls.